Flickr




 * Flickr ** is an image and video hosting website. It allows users to upload, share and embed photographs and arrange them into albums to share. you can make and receive comments on photo's, tag pictures and label desired photo's as favourites.

Links:

 * Flickr website: @http://www.flickr.com
 * How to Use Flickr
 * Newbie's guide to Flickr

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Uses in Education:

 * By creating a school/class account students can take photo's, upload them and share. This can be used for whole class, group or individual activities.
 * This tool can be used to guide students' in tasks. By pre-organising photo's for a certain task, students will not need to roam the internet looking for appropriate photos and thus becoming distracted.
 * This tool is an excellent starting place for photo stories
 * Another great use is as a portfolio of students work. This can be used to show parents and potential students student work
 * It is great for multimedia lessons and integration with other study areas.
 * It is easy access to some wonderful and interesting royalty free images
 * Students can create pictures for school promotion and even promote their school or community through Flickr
 * This tool is excellent for backing up files, as it is online. So if your computer were to break down, you would still be able to access them through the internet.
 * Teachers can share resources through Flickr
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Excellent for class activities
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">By lending students cameras and asking them to do a specific task, you are also teaching them how to use cameras and project a certain image (e.g. rule of thirds and composition).

Advantages/Disadvantages:

 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Photos can be organised into groups, which makes finding and sorting them easier
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">This site can be used for blogging
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">It is easy to use and navigate
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Flickr gives you the option of 'tag clusters'
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Users can add tags and comments on other peoples pictures.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Flick does contain outside advertisement, which can be distracting and dangerous for students
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">There can be some inappropriate content (teachers need to be wary of this)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">There would need to be some form of student monitoring by teachers
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Flickr is unavailable in some schools
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">There is the issue of cyber bullying arsing
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">You are required to sign up, which is an issue with certain schools and their regulations regarding the internet
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Flickr cannot use school email accounts

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