Flickr represents a unique learning tool for students, allowing them to create more visually appealing work using copyright free imagery. As the old saying goes, a picture paints a thousand words. Using Flickr, students can express the individuality and creativity and share this with their class mates.
In an educational context I would use Flickr as a framework to construct some simple homework tasks. Pictures and imagery can have underlying themes and contexts that can enhance students’ critical thinking and observation skills. So, as part of a homework task I would ask students to choose an image related to a topic we are covering in class, describe the background behind the context of that image, and than discuss its relevance to the topic and share this with the class. By asking students to do their own investigative analysis, students develop better understanding of specific areas of the subject matter and by sharing it with the class they expose other students to what they have learnt. When all students do this it can result in covering an extremely wide scope of subject matter.
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How would you use Flickr in the classroom? What are some of the implications of students sharing their own personal photos on Flickr?
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Flickr is a great resource as it can be utilised in a number of subject areas. The example you have given could easily be an English class. I could also use it as part of my PE Theory lessons. Asking students to take photos while they are participating in sport. Then back in the classroom to analyse their technique, focus on the muscles used correctly and incorrectly. This would be a great introduction to students becoming coaches.
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