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 * ** Flickr’s primary purpose is to provide an online space where people can [|upload] and store their photos and videos. Like many of the social media tools it also offers great potential for teaching. ** || [[image:teachingwithflickr/flickr_logo.jpg]] ||
 * Flickr affords opportunity to teach **
 * The skills of //digital literacy// (uploading, tagging, organizing, creating networks)
 * //Critical thinking// skills (how to appropriately tag [|images]/[|videos]; comparison/analysis of tags used by other Flickr users)
 * //Language// skills (literal v figurative language; spelling; discussion/comments; creative writing)


 * A 1 hour workshop to demonstrate how Flickr can be used to realize these teaching goals.**


 * Activity 1**

¢ Show an image ¢ Brainstorm possible tags ¢ Distinguish between literal and figurative ¢ See what other images share the same tag ¢ Have students find or create images on assigned tag(s) ¢ Review images and use as starting point for discussion (critical thinking) and or creative writing


 * 2. Using Flickr to create a class network**
 * agree on a group tag //(eg flickrteach08)//
 * have students upload an image and tag with this agreed group tag
 * search all Flickr [|uploads] for images using this tag
 * //(use username of others in the workshop if no images appear with this tag)//
 * go to profile of creator of any photo found and 'add as contact'
 * go to 'your contacts' to see the photos of your newly created network

//Notes://
 * 1) //Flickr can sometimes take up to 48 hours for all images with the class or group tag to appear.//
 * 2) //You can also use the [|Create Group] feature in Flickr to join group members together.//


 * 3. A Basic Exercise in Digital Literacy**
 * each student uploads an image
 * have them give the image a title, description, and tags
 * students browse each others' images and comment on title, and tags (they might suggest further tags)
 * //Discussion//: the purpose of tagging

**Note:** any user can add tags to //any// other photo in Flickr but the user/owner must enable this feature.


 * 4. Subject Specific Tag Searching**
 * think of a topic within your subject or teaching area
 * search for images using that topic as a tag
 * select images that may be included as part of course content
 * explain why //(discussion)//

//(Are there other ways you might use subject specific images from Flickr in your teaching?)//


 * 5. Uploading Images via Email or MMS**
 * go to your account
 * click on the Email tab
 * you will see the automatically generated email address Flickr provides for email or MMS uploading of images
 * use the edit link to insert tags that always appear with any images you email or upload by phone


 * 6. Creative Commons (via Advanced Search)**
 * click on the Search tab (top right)
 * select Everyone's Uploads and Advanced Search
 * select Full Text or Tags Only
 * scroll down and select 'only search within Creative Commons licensed content'
 * start your search

Images designated as Creative Commons can be used freely for other purposes as long as the original owner of the image is attributed.

**7. Finding your Flickr (RSS) Feed**
 * click on your Photostream
 * scroll to the bottom of the page
 * notice 'subscribe to user's Photostream'
 * run your mouse over the //latest// link
 * right mouse click to copy the link to clipboard
 * paste wherever you wish to create an RSS feed of your photos (eg [|Moodle], [|Protopage], Google Reader, etc)

8. **Getting a Flickr Badge**
 * [[image:teachingwithflickr/flickr_badge.jpg]] || * Make sure you are logged in and go to http://www.flickr.com/badge.gne and follow the steps. //(You will need to copy the code provided and paste where you want your badge to appear.)//
 * see [] for an example of an embedded Flickr badge ||
 * 9. Using the Add Note Tool**
 * open any photo
 * select the Add Note from the menu above the photo
 * position and resize the target rectangle as necessary
 * type comment in text box and press save

//Possible Uses//:
 * captions for photos - thought bubbles, imagined dialogue of people in a photo, highlighting aspects of a photo (eg the right and wrong way of using a power tool), etc
 * [|examples]


 * 10. Telling Stories**
 * have students take a series of photos that tell a story
 * students tell their story in class, OR
 * have other students construct story from the series of [|images]


 * 11. Having FUN with Flickr**
 * go to Big Huge Labs at [] to create Mosaics, Captions, and much more!
 * [] is a great way to create a world of image tags - punch in a tag and see what comes up. Click on the planet to see the images.
 * watch the images roll in on a world map in almost real time at [|flickrvision]


 * FURTHER RESOURCES**
 * [|How to use Flickr in Teaching and Learning]
 * [|What can we do with Flickr?]
 * Using Flickr to //Tell Stories://
 * [|a series of images]; [|example 2]
 * [|The Six Word Story]
 * [|Public Domain Images]
 * [|Create a Museum Tour]
 * [|Teaching Vocabulary]
 * use[| flickrCC]to search for Creative Commons images
 * Also see this resource - a guide to using Flickr with tutorials
 * [|Motivating Language Learners with Flickr] - Aaron Campbell
 * [|Classroom Uses of Flickr] - David Jakes
 * [|Exploring Examples of Pedagogical Uses of Flickr]
 * [|Shahi - A Visual Dictionary] that combines standard text definitions with Flickr images
 * Flickr Group: [|Images4Education] - mainly language focus but lots of good ideas that can be transferred to other contexts
 * Web Tools09 - Flickr //(created by Frankie Forsyth)//
 * [|A Guide to using FlickR in higher education] - Robyn Jay


 * Please contribute ANY OTHER IDEAS on Teaching with Flickr //(click edit this page, add your bit, and save.)//**