Photo Sharing withPhoto Sharing withFlickrFlickr

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Flickr allows you to…Flickr allows you to…

Upload digital images and videosUpload digital images and videos Organize your digital media Organize your digital media Assign privacy and permissionsAssign privacy and permissions License your creative workLicense your creative work Invite commentsInvite comments Share with friends, family or the worldShare with friends, family or the world Even edit your images onlineEven edit your images online

Introductions & LogisticsIntroductions & Logistics

WelcomeWelcome RestroomsRestrooms BreaksBreaks Emergency ExitsEmergency Exits

Photo Sharing InPhoto Sharing InPlain EnglishPlain English

http: www.commoncraft.com/photosharing

Photo Sharing AgendaPhoto Sharing Agenda

Create a free Flickr accountCreate a free Flickr account Upload a digital imageUpload a digital image Add a photo title, description and tagAdd a photo title, description and tag Assign privacy and permissionsAssign privacy and permissions Share with a friendShare with a friend Discuss Creative CommonsDiscuss Creative Commons Discuss use of Flickr in educationDiscuss use of Flickr in education

Create Flickr AccountCreate Flickr Account

When you sign up for a new Flickr When you sign up for a new Flickr account, you’ll need to sign in with your account, you’ll need to sign in with your Yahoo! ID. If you don’t have a Yahoo! Yahoo! ID. If you don’t have a Yahoo! Account, you can create a new one by Account, you can create a new one by clicking the “Sign Up” link on the Yahoo! clicking the “Sign Up” link on the Yahoo! sign in pagesign in page

Create a unique password with at least Create a unique password with at least one number and one symbolone number and one symbol

Upload with FlickrUpload with FlickrThere are 5 ways to upload your photos and There are 5 ways to upload your photos and

videos to Flickrvideos to Flickr

Via the upload web pageVia the upload web page Via iPhoto, Apertur, or Windows XP Via iPhoto, Apertur, or Windows XP

pluginsplugins Via emailVia email Via various free third-party programsVia various free third-party programs Via the Flickr UploadrVia the Flickr Uploadr

Free Flickr AccountFree Flickr Account

Upload 100 MB of photos each calendar Upload 100 MB of photos each calendar month (10 MB per photo)month (10 MB per photo)

3 Sets3 Sets Post any of your photos in up to 10 group Post any of your photos in up to 10 group

poolspools

Flickr Pro AccountFlickr Pro Account

$24.95 per year, can be given as gift$24.95 per year, can be given as gift Unlimited uploads and storageUnlimited uploads and storage Unlimited sets and collectionsUnlimited sets and collections Access to original filesAccess to original files Stats on your accountStats on your account Ad-free browsing and sharingAd-free browsing and sharing Maximum 20 MB per photoMaximum 20 MB per photo

File Sizes or File TypesFile Sizes or File Types

Flickr supports JPEGs, non-animated Flickr supports JPEGs, non-animated GIFs, and PNGsGIFs, and PNGs

You can also upload TIFFs and some You can also upload TIFFs and some others, but will be converted to JPEGothers, but will be converted to JPEG

Published photos are compressed and Published photos are compressed and resizedresized

Pro account stores originalsPro account stores originals

Resources Resources

Dennis Curtin’s Dennis Curtin’s A Short Course in PixelsA Short Course in Pixels provides further discussion about digital provides further discussion about digital images. Specifically, this website will images. Specifically, this website will provide you with technical information provide you with technical information about sensors, pixels and image sizes.about sensors, pixels and image sizes.

http://www.shortcourses.com/sensors/http://www.shortcourses.com/sensors/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JPEGhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JPEG

UploadUpload

Select photos and videosSelect photos and videos Select privacySelect privacy UploadUpload Add titles, descriptions, tags or add to a Add titles, descriptions, tags or add to a

setset SaveSave

PrivacyPrivacy

Select Private or PublicSelect Private or Public Within Private you can select friends, Within Private you can select friends,

family or bothfamily or both Optional settings include safety level, Optional settings include safety level,

content type and ability to hide images content type and ability to hide images from public searchesfrom public searches

TagsTags

Tags are one word descriptors that you Tags are one word descriptors that you can assign to your bookmarks to help can assign to your bookmarks to help you organize and remember themyou organize and remember them

Thin of them as KEYWORDSThin of them as KEYWORDS

Tags ContinuedTags Continued

Do not form a hierarchyDo not form a hierarchy FlexibleFlexible Choose yourselfChoose yourself No spaces allowed, i.e. Kansas CityNo spaces allowed, i.e. Kansas City Limited to 75 tags per photoLimited to 75 tags per photo

The OrganizrThe Organizr

Sets are grouping of photos and videos Sets are grouping of photos and videos that you can organize around a certain that you can organize around a certain theme, such as theme, such as My Africa TripMy Africa Trip

Collections are a grouping of Sets so you Collections are a grouping of Sets so you can organize around grander themescan organize around grander themes

The Organizr is where both Collections The Organizr is where both Collections and Sets are created.and Sets are created.

The Organizr Cont.The Organizr Cont.

The Organizr allows you to perform The Organizr allows you to perform common tasks on large batches of common tasks on large batches of photos and videos, such as tagging, photos and videos, such as tagging, changing permissions, or editing changing permissions, or editing timestamps.timestamps.

Copyright & Creative Copyright & Creative CommonsCommons

In most parts of the world, including the U.S., In most parts of the world, including the U.S., you are automatically granted copyrights to you are automatically granted copyrights to your photos you ownyour photos you own

The nonprofit Creative Commons offers six The nonprofit Creative Commons offers six default licenses as an alternative to full default licenses as an alternative to full copyright to meet your needscopyright to meet your needs

http://http://creativecommons.orgcreativecommons.org/about/license/about/license Choose license within FlickrChoose license within Flickr http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/

Creative Commons Cont.Creative Commons Cont.

The ability to search photographs and The ability to search photographs and videos with a Creative Commons license videos with a Creative Commons license is very valuable for teachers. I have is very valuable for teachers. I have located a Powerpoint to help teachers located a Powerpoint to help teachers search images in Flickr with a CC licensesearch images in Flickr with a CC license

http://www.slideshare.net/karenprek/how-http://www.slideshare.net/karenprek/how-to-find-flickr-photos-with-a-creative-to-find-flickr-photos-with-a-creative-commons-license-presentation/commons-license-presentation/

Maps and GeotaggingMaps and Geotagging

You can geotag your photos (in Organizr) You can geotag your photos (in Organizr) to show where you took them, or you can to show where you took them, or you can just browse around the world and see just browse around the world and see where other people have been and what where other people have been and what they sawthey saw

Flickr has added a map of the worldFlickr has added a map of the world http://www.flickr.com/map/http://www.flickr.com/map/

Geotagging Cont.Geotagging Cont.

Geotagging is the art of adding location Geotagging is the art of adding location information to things like a photo. You information to things like a photo. You can geotag your photos using Organizr can geotag your photos using Organizr by dragging and dropping them on to the by dragging and dropping them on to the map where you took them.map where you took them.

To geotag a photo just click “Add to your To geotag a photo just click “Add to your map” on the photo pagemap” on the photo page

Geotagging Cont.Geotagging Cont.

Watch the screencast on Flickr about Watch the screencast on Flickr about geotagging and mapping features.geotagging and mapping features.

http://www.flickr.com/help/screencasts/vohttp://www.flickr.com/help/screencasts/vol1/l1/

Geoprivacy is separate from photo Geoprivacy is separate from photo privacy so everyone does not need to privacy so everyone does not need to know where you took your photoknow where you took your photo

Sharing PhotosSharing Photos

Blog any of your own public photosBlog any of your own public photos Set up your own Flickr web address and Set up your own Flickr web address and

share with all your friendsshare with all your friends Email, link, blog, or get the HTML code to Email, link, blog, or get the HTML code to

embed pictures using the “Share this…” embed pictures using the “Share this…” button that’s located top right of your button that’s located top right of your browser windowbrowser window

Sharing Cont.Sharing Cont.

Send individual photos to people, either Send individual photos to people, either as attachments to an email or as a link to as attachments to an email or as a link to a Flickr pagea Flickr page

Make a Flickr badge for your websiteMake a Flickr badge for your website Add tags to your photos so anyone Add tags to your photos so anyone

searching the Flickr collection can find searching the Flickr collection can find themthem

Add your photos to a groupAdd your photos to a group

Sharing – Guest PassSharing – Guest Pass

Anyone can see your public photos, Anyone can see your public photos, whether they are a Flickr member or not.whether they are a Flickr member or not.

If you want to share private photos with If you want to share private photos with people, use a Guest Pass.people, use a Guest Pass.

The “Contacts” tab on Flickr contains The “Contacts” tab on Flickr contains your contact information for easy editingyour contact information for easy editing

A Word About CommentsA Word About Comments

Most of the time anyone can comment on Most of the time anyone can comment on your digital images unless you specify your digital images unless you specify otherwise in your default settings.otherwise in your default settings.

When you are looking at a photo or When you are looking at a photo or video, you can also click the “Privacy” video, you can also click the “Privacy” link under Additional Informationlink under Additional Information

Organizr can change permissions Organizr can change permissions

Comments Cont.Comments Cont.

If someone leaves a comment that you If someone leaves a comment that you don’t like, you can delete it. don’t like, you can delete it.

You can block a person from You can block a person from commenting on your account.commenting on your account.

When someone leaves a comment, you When someone leaves a comment, you can see it on your homepage under can see it on your homepage under “Recent Activity”“Recent Activity”

Picnik and Photo EditingPicnik and Photo Editing

Picnik is an API, Application Program Picnik is an API, Application Program Interface. Once installed, you can edit Interface. Once installed, you can edit your photos online.your photos online.

http://www.picnik.comhttp://www.picnik.com To get started using Picnik, just click on To get started using Picnik, just click on

the “Edit Photo” button on a photo’s main the “Edit Photo” button on a photo’s main page.page.

Free with Free or Pro accountFree with Free or Pro account

Flickr for EducationFlickr for Education

Karen Montgomery has outstanding Karen Montgomery has outstanding resources available for educators on her resources available for educators on her website.website.

http://http://thinkingmachine.pbwiki.comthinkingmachine.pbwiki.com/Think Photo Sharing with /Think Photo Sharing with FlickrFlickr

Or Or http://http://thinkingmachine.pbwiki.comthinkingmachine.pbwiki.com

Rob Barth’s Flickr Rob Barth’s Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rwb59b/http://www.flickr.com/photos/rwb59b/

Wrap-UpWrap-Up

Contact Information For Rob BarthContact Information For Rob Barth Website, Website, http://web20intheknow.comhttp://web20intheknow.com Email, Email, rob@web20intheknow.comrob@web20intheknow.com Cellular Phone, 573-718-9974Cellular Phone, 573-718-9974 Thank you to Shannon and the Poplar Thank you to Shannon and the Poplar

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