I've created my Flickr account and added some of my favorite pictures from our summer 2008 vacation. This is Split Rock Lighthouse on the north shore of Lake Superior in Minnesota. I also joined a group on Flickr on Split Rock Lighthouse and added 2 of my pictures to the group. This is my first experience with Flickr even though I think it may be one of the best known sites. I've visited Picasa webshare and a few others (wherever my sister happens to be landing her pictures at the moment).
I think using a photo-sharing site for a class such as digital photography would be a great tool. Students could then view and critique each others work as convenient. I certainly might use it in my teaching role as a 4-H photography leader and judge.
In the classroom (library) I think I would use it to have students comment on a picture from a group of pictures. I would ask them to reflect upon what they noted in the photo, the details, how it made them feel, and ultimately have them write a short essay or a short story involving the picture. This would meet NETS_S 2. Communication and collaboration.
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