Flickr

=[|Flickr]= Flickr is an online photo sharing system. Flickr allows you to upload photos, create albums, connect to other users albums, and share photos.

__**Resources**__
[|Flickr.com] [|Library of Congress Flickr]

**Strengths:**

 * Easy to upload
 * Customize albums
 * make titles and descriptions
 * Organized so that you can see title and description
 * Great way to communicate
 * See how many people viewed each photo
 * See the date uploaded (no cheating for students!)

**Weaknesses:**

 * Students may not have a computer or digital camera to access/upload photos
 * Photos may be viewable to all
 * With everyone having access, it would be hard to see who uploaded what
 * Blocked some school districts due to the threat of inappropriate material.

**Opportunities:**

 * Class can make their own album; share with other classes
 * Flickr is an excellent source to document projects/trips/etc.
 * Communicate all over the world
 * View pictures from anywhere; link under resources provides access to many historical pictures
 * Discussion section allows for students to talk on site about pictures

**Threats:**

 * Easy for others to view what content is being posted online
 * students may have access to content that is inapporpriate

__**Ideas for the Classroom**__

 * Album of recent projects or field trips
 * have students bring in photos for student sharing
 * take pictures of the weather to make a photo journal
 * good way to document projects like plant growing; taking pictures each day will demonstrate the change and Flickr will let you compare each photo side by side.
 * Take 1 picture a day and have students use the strategy they are learning that day to write the photo description (imagery, complex sentences, etc.). By the end of the year, students can use the album for memories and be able to view their progress.