About Flickr

 

 

Flickr is a photo sharing site that has a wealth of educational and instructional uses.

 

Get a free account to get started.  You might even want to set up a classroom account, using an email created on a free site, such as Yahoo or Gmail.

 

Photos uploaded to the account can be set to private, shared with select individuals, or public.

 

 

Ideas and Tips for Using Flickr

 

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Set up a group or set for student access.  This will save bandwidth and make for quicker access online.

 

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Have students tell stories in five frames or pictures.  Create a title for the visual story and then select the pictures.  Look here for examples.

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Illustrate a concept.
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Tell about an event.
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Demonstrate vocabulary knowledge.
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Solve math problems.
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Demonstrate a chemical reaction.

 
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Develop a "Six Word Story."  Pick a picture and then write a story.  Look here for examples.

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Use as an assessment option.
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Develop concept flashcards.
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Teach vocabulary.

 
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Flickr + Fiction = Flicktion! ☺ Take any single image and write a short story around it.  Use the "Edit title, description, and tags" option.  Tag the creation as flicktion.

 

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Use the notes feature to caption photos for use or instruction.  Look here for a sample.

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Use pictures with notes on students for subs.
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Develop learning materials with links to more information.
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Develop a one picture virtual tour.
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Create a diagram for a concept.

 

"Toys" to Use with Flickr

 

                                            

                        BIG HUGE LABS                                  RSS 2 PDF

 

Both of these are free tools that provide a wide range of options for using digital pictures (both with and without Flickr access) as learning tools.

The Flickr Toys at Big Huge Labs has options for making magazine covers, trading cards, photo cubes, dialog boxes, mosaics, jigsaw puzzles, and many more.  The site does NOT require registration for uploading pictures.  Also, pictures are NOT stored on the site permanently.

RSS 2 PDF for Flickr allows you to upload up to 10 images from your Flickr account and easily create a PDF file from them.  This site does NOT require registration.

 

Ideas for using these Toys:

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Create a picture cube for a test review.
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Make trading cards of literary characters, authors, historical figures, elements, etc.
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Use the thought bubble feature to practice writing dialogue or creating a graphic novel.
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Gather sets of pictures to use as writing prompts, quiz questions and make them a PDF for easy storage and printing.
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Make a badge to help others review for a test.
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Create your own!!  The possibilities are endless!

 

 

More information:

FlickrStorm Search engine to use with Flickr.  Gets better image results than the Flickr search engine.  Use the tray feature to provide student sets of images.