Again this is unfamiliar to me and outside my comfort zone. Flickr is the easiest way to create and publish content other than text. It is using digital photography and is easily accessible. It is simple software used to edit and resize, and it is free! One neat thing is you can connect your pictures to other peoples' pictures when you tag them. The more tags you use, the better chance your photos will link to others with the same subject. I was nervous about privacy but you can create private groups to work in your own space and you have the ability to turn off the discussion.
For me I would need to get permission to publish student photos on the Web. Flickr.com is free as long as you don't publish more than 100 MB of images and more than 500 MB videos. There are many ways to publish photos to the Web easily and cheaply. Again I need practice and time to implement Flickr in my classroom. It is great to learn about all the options, especially the inexpensive, easy ones!
I have looked at Flicker and can see how useful it too would be for me. Being an art teacher, I am always looking for ways to display art and have interaction to the creation of the art. I agree it would have to be a private site because of the children, and in my case so young.
ReplyDeleteI've been having lots of fun with Photopeach and Flickr, but I have not yet begun to tap into their true potential. You mention how you can connect your pictures to others' pictures by tagging. This whole idea still eludes me. I think I need to see a concrete example in the works.
ReplyDeleteI agree Sue. An example would definately help me.
ReplyDeleteI love Flickr! You can look up pics of ANYTHING! There are so many amazing and cool pics out there!
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