WK 3 - Ch. 7 Flickr

One item that stuck out to me from chapter 7 in our Richardson (2010) text was while using Flickr, you can “drag your mouse around the photo [and] notes pop up” (Richardson, 2010). I could see how this would help with identifying different areas of a picture. This can help teachers incorporate technology with ease and allow for increased curricular focus, if the correct photos are used. One example of using Flickr for support is if students are new to a school and there is a campus picture, adding notes could help new students navigate around campus.

Additionally, I also found the ability to add coordinates, while coordinating with Google Earth, to the pictures a positive feature (Richardson, 2010). This feature would be very useful when introducing new information that is not easily accessible. For example, if students are able to go on a field trip they can take pictures as part of their ‘scavenger hunt’ – then they can create a class photo-sharing site using Flickr and incorporate some geographic support with Google Earth.  Students, parents and other stakeholders would be able to visit Flickr and re-experience the field trip.

Overall, flicker can be used in more ways than just posting pictures. Incorporating it into the classroom could allow for further connection with your students, parents, school and other stakeholders.

Richardson, W. (2010). Blogs, wikis, podcasts, and other powerful web tools for classrooms. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.