Flickr

safd, originally uploaded by lynealet.

Flickr is an image and video hosting website, web services suite, and online community platform. In addition to being a popular website for users to share personal photographs, the service is widely used by bloggers as a photo repository. It allows users a place to store their photos, tag them and share them with others either through a link to the site or by embedding them in their personal blog or web page. There are all types of photos available on Flickr, from simple home photos to creative works of art. The one above is an example of what I have found (1).

The difference between Flickr and other image software tools is connectivity. With both private and public image storage, anyone with adequate access can view users photos and in learning environments it is easy to share these images/powerpoint presentations with students (1). Moreover, through the internet students have the ability to view them in their own personal time outside school hours.The only problem with this is that some schools have blocked access to this site which means this powerful e-learning tool is out of reach for some students.

References
1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flickr

REFLECTIONS
What are your thoughts of Flickr as an e-learning tool? How would you use it?