The
revolution that is Flickr is useful in a number of ways. The use of tags to sort large number of
pictures into categories has probably done more for people looking to add a
little color to their blogs in relevant ways.
I greatly enjoyed entering various words and seeing what picture people
have uploaded with that tag, and the amazing shots that were available to view.
Unfortunately,
I cannot think of a way to integrate this technology into regular classroom
use. It may occasionally be used to
spice up a powerpoint presentation or to grab students’ attention during a
particularly difficult lecture but, Flickr does not appear to have much
inherent educational value. However that does not exclude it as a useful
resource. Many students today are glued
to their cameras (be they actual cameras or attached to a phone) and upload
pictures on a regular basis. For a class
in which this is a project, Flickr could be invaluable, or make possible papers
in which students need to find images about specific subjects.
Picture
Courtesy of user freefotouk (Ian Britton) under Creative Commons Licensing and
may be found at http://www.flickr.com/photos/freefoto/8675232160/
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