Flickr
Pictures can be used on classroom blogs in a variety of ways:
Example 1, Example 2, Example 3.
Example 1, Example 2, Example 3.
Flickr is a photo sharing site that goes beyond the basics.
(1) It can:
- store photos (upload up to 10MB per month)
- share photos (send invitations)
- tag photos (for easy finding and sharing)
- add notes to your photos
- add and receive comments
- create sets or albums (limit of 3 with the free version)
- creates multiple versions (great for use on websites and blogs)
- upload:
- from your computer
- from your cameraphone
- to your blog
- provide access to other's photos
- set privacy levels to your photos
- assign who has access to your photos
- join or create groups
- create RSS feeds
(2) Creative Commons
- Watch the movie (5 minutes 40 seconds)
- Watch the slideshow (2 minutes)
(3) Play Time!
Create an account and/or check out these very cool flickr tools!
More to Explore
- Flappr (click a flag!)
- Daily Zeitgeist
- Mappr
- Flickr Colour Pickr
- Flickr Graph
- a movie called: Flickr (by Johnathan Coulton)
Warning: contains an off color remark towards the end
You could easily spend hours on this .... we've got 10 minutes. ;-)
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