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Fun with. Creating, Publishing, & Using Images Online. ECOMP 6008 Valore, Leonardson, Fogel. Where can students go to publish digital images and writing, and connect with people all over the world?. Flickr!. Web-based digital photography portal Free, up to 100 images per month
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Fun with Creating, Publishing, & Using Images Online ECOMP 6008 Valore, Leonardson, Fogel
Where can students go to publish digital images and writing, and connect with people all over the world?
Flickr! • Web-based digital photography portal • Free, up to 100 images per month • Purchased by Yahoo in 2005 • Social software • Place to capture and share special events • Field trips • Speakers • Special projects • Class “photo stream”
Getting Started • Yahoo account • Add images to personal Flickr folder • Upload your own • Download other people’s photos • “Friends,” “Family,” or “Public” • View images • Communicate with others by adding comments
Comment Feature • Annotation feature • Type into the image and add hidden notes • Students can learn more about the photographer and the photograph • Safety factor • Students don’t have to divulge any personal information
Social Software • Springboard for writing • “Photo Field” • “Random Writes” • “Make it Mine” • “Flicktion” • http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/flicktion/ • Tracking comments • “Recent Comments” • Track student writing without visiting the photo page by subscribing via the RSS feed
Key Words Link Global Images • Tags or keywords associated with it by the publisher and those tags are searchable • Tag examples: • wedding • vacation • family
Categorizing & Creating • Organize photos easily by creating separate albums for different sets of pictures • Slide shows tell stories
Classroom Uses • Online portfolio • Descriptions and reflections about a picture • Share travel pictures • Discuss what teachers and students are seeing and learning • Bring images for learning into the classroom http://www.flickr.com/groups/plantdirectory/pool/show/ • Share current events • Many pictures often end up on Flickr before major news.
Classroom Uses • Locate pictures to use for learning • Problem solving • Concepts • Vocabulary • Poetry • 7th grade weblog • http://verity7math.blogspot.com/
Classroom Uses • Social Studies Lessons • http://www.flickr.com/photos/mapplegate/493344616/ • Geotags link Flickr photos onto a Google Map George Washington Statue, Federal Hall National Memorial, Wall Street, Manhattan, New York City George Washington Statue, Federal Hall National Memorial, Wall Street, Manhattan, New York City
Try it! • A great tool for introducing students not only to the digital imagesand publishing, and it connects people all over the world through social conversations and collaborative learning • http://www.flickr.com/