When I saw that the chapter this week was all about Flickr, I was intrigued. I did not know how the chapter would suggest integrating Flickr into a classroom. I have heard of Flickr, and I understand the concept of Flickr, but I did not really know how Flickr could be used in a classroom setting. After reading the chapter, I see that Flickr could be useful in uploading pictures from a class field trip, project, or event; these pictures could then be used to show parents (or students) what is going on at school functions or in the classroom. I thought that a good option provided by Flickr was the ability to restrict who views the photos. I think that if the photos were restricted to parents and students, Flickr could be a useful tool to aid in communication with parents. Another useful component of Flickr is the annotation tool. The annotation tool allows you to add text to any part of the photo. This tool could be extremely useful in providing information about the event, project, or experience. I think that the annotation tool also allows people to learn and express their knowledge of the photo/environment.
Outside of the classroom, I think that Flickr could be extremely useful in providing accurate and fast information, via pictures or videos. As the book discussed, there are oftentimes pictures of natural disasters and historical events that are posted on Flickr faster than on other news outlet sites; this would be extremely helpful in getting many points of view (and many images) of the same event. Flickr would also be useful in showing students many pictures/slideshows of these events to help them visualize the historical situation.
As a teacher, I feel that Flickr could be a helpful resource to use when preparing a lesson, but I do not think that I would actually have my students make their own Flickr accounts. I think that I would have my own Flickr account and transfer the photos of the classroom projects or field trips to my classroom blog. I do not think that I would use Flickr by itself in my classroom; I would use Flickr to publish photos and then move those photos to other classroom sites. I think that I would, if I had the proper means, use my Flickr account in my classroom to bring up photos for a story writing time, where the students would write a story to go along with the given picture.
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