Wow, was this lesson a toughie! I had the worst problem with trying to find a picture that was compatible with being uploaded through the URL. However, it was quite an experience that taught me how to make use of figuring out which pictures have "jpg" at the end of its web address. I would like to personally thank Dr. Wall and Nick Caudill for helping me with this project!
As far as Flickr was concerned, I liked the use of the website in order to browse through pictures that are great quality and are just fun in general. I think it would be great to use Flickr within my classroom to show what my class has done so far. Of course with all the students permissions, I think it would be a great resource for parents to see what we've been doing as a class. It would be fun to post pictures from field trips, group activities, projects and other events that occur throughout the year. As far as pictures being in the open web, there are a few restrictions that I would need to be careful with in order to ensure privacy to my students. But, I think if I was able to make the pictures seen through a selected group of people, then it would become a great way to interact with our class and see all the great activities that we've done together!
I have yet to try to explore further websites like Flickr, but I think it is a great way to share photos without having to pay! I think that could make for a fun activity for my students and I to explore! I think that the students would like to look at their pictures as much as their parents would, so being able to post pictures online would be a great way to engage the students within the classroom.
Image Citation:
JoJo. "One of JoJo's Days." John 3000. 30 May 2009. 9 Feb 2012
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Good idea for the classroom, I never thought about using it so parents could see class projects. I guess I really do learn something new everyday. I look forward to explore the site a bit more as well.
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