Flickr in the Classroom

Flickr could be used in the classroom in many different ways. Flickr is a photo sharing site that allows users to store their photographs online as well as edit photographs. Users have a choice to keep their photographs private or share them with the public. A good place to start with Flickr is teaching students about intellectual property and the correct way to either give credit properly to the creator or how to use the Creative Commons section. The Creative Commons area of Flickr would useful for students when they are creating presentations or need to use photographs for assignments. This is how I would primarily utilize Flickr in the Library. The creative commons could also help educators when creating lessons that would benefit from the use of photographs. This is just one example of how Flickr could be useful in the classroom. Some other examples for classroom use of matching or identifying photographs to their category, artist, or geographic places. Students could create online portfolios and create a collaborative work environment. There are many possibilities for Flickr use in the classroom and some good resources with examples listed online.

Specific Example: 5th grade students research one of the early presidents, then create a Blabberize speech using a picture of the president. I would have students get their photograph from the Creative Commons section from Flickr.