Photo Sharing in the Classroom With…

By Cory Roesing – Project 1: Productivity and Software

What is Flickr? Flickr is both a mobile

app and an online website

You can: Upload & organize

pictures View other peoples’

photos from all around the world

Stay in touch with friends & family

Crop, fix, & edit photos and videos

Explore Blog

Target Audience Teachers, parents, and students Grades 6-12

Any subject could benefit from photo sharing on Flickr

(Richardson, 2010)

Objectives

1. Develop teacher familiarity with Flickr

2. Introduce teachers to the use of Flickr in the classroom

3. Relate Flickr resources to the curriculum for teacher use

Benefits of FlickrFlickr offers free accounts as well as benefits for registered accounts

Teacher and student benefits:Digital storytellingCreative classroom ideas and set upsAccess to the Library of Congress ArchivesProvides feedback to studentsWorld interaction through photos

(Richardson, 2010)

What Can You Do?Search for photos, people, information, and groups

Explore keywords, tags, locations, cameras, videos, etc.

View public photos and videos

Upload videos, photos, digital stories, etc.

Blog

Creating an AccountFirst, create a Flickr account

Click the sign up button and complete the required information

Customize Your ProfileOnce you have created an account, go to your profile and customize it with what you want your students to see.

Add Your Students

Then, set up your groups and contacts which would be your classes and students.

Create New GroupsYou can create a new group, search for a group, and organize all uploads at any time.

UploadingNext, upload your information, pictures, videos, and any other content you want to share with your students.

Uploading• Uploading Options:• Web-based upload form• Flickr Uploadr for Windows• Flickr Uploadr for Mac• “Send to Flickr” Windows XP• Upload by email• and more!

Add Comments• Once a photo or video is uploaded, add comments!

Blogging

Finally, you can start a new blog to include discussions about specific lessons, topics, etc.

Science Project

1. Digital Storybook

A great science project for teaching high school students the property of matter would be to have them use Flickr to create a digital storybook. Students would create a story based on an element and, through the story, the students would represent the element’s transformation through all three stages of matter. This would include solid, liquid, and gas.

NJCCCS: • 5.2.12.A.1 - Use atomic models to predict the behaviors of atoms in interactions• 5.2.12.A.2 - Account for the differences in the physical properties of solids, liquids,

and gases.• 5.2.12.C.1 - Describe and explain the properties of solids, liquids, and gases

Spanish Project2. Pen Pal Project

A great project for a middle school Spanish class would be to develop a pen pal through Flickr. Students from all around the world can post pictures to their pen pal and they must describe and comment on each picture in Spanish. This includes the colors they see, the clothes that are being worn, etc. Not only does this expand technology skills, Spanish skills, and social skills, but the pen pals can help and/or correct each other if a term is used incorrectly, etc.

NJCCCS: • 7.1.NM.B.5 - Exchange information using words, phrases, and short sentences

practiced in class on familiar topics or on topics studied in other content areas.

• 7.1.IH.A.7 - Infer the meaning of some unfamiliar words and phrases in new formal and informal contexts.

• 7.1.IM.A.8 - Use knowledge of structures of the target language to deduce meaning of new and unfamiliar structures.

History Project3. Library of Congress PowerPoint

Flickr offers access to the Library of Congress Archives. Using this resource, middle school social studies teachers could have their students create a PowerPoint presentation in which they describe the history and transformation of the United States. Students will not only use the pictures through Flickr, but they can create the PowerPoint through Flickr, too. To take this project even further, a teacher can require other groups to comment and provide feedback on their classmates’ projects.

NJCCCS: • 6.1.8.B.3.b - Determine the extent to which the geography of the United States

influenced the debate on representation in Congress and federalism by examining the New Jersey and Virginia plans.

• 6.1.8.A.5.b - Compare and contrast the approaches of Congress and Presidents Lincoln and Johnson toward the reconstruction of the South.

English Project4. Blogging

One of the greatest features of Flickr is its blog. High school English teachers can start a blog by posting a creative research prompt. The students would have to make an initial comment and then reply several times to different classmates. This blog can also be used for debates, as well. Students would pick a side and argue for or against it, trying to persuade their classmates to change sides and/or defend their choice. Pictures can be inserted into a blog, too!

CCSS: • W.11-12.1b - Develop claim(s) and counterclaims fairly and thoroughly, supplying

the most relevant evidence for each while pointing out the strengths and limitations of both in a manner that anticipates the audience’s knowledge level, concerns, values, and possible biases.

• W.11-12.1e - Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from and supports the argument presented.

• W.11-12.9 - Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

Health Project5. Collage

One of the most commonly used features of Flickr is the picture editing feature. For a fun and creative health project, for any secondary grade, when learning about nutrition, would be for the students to make a collage of good nutritional choices compared to poor nutritional choices. Students can use Flickr not only to create and edit the actual collages, but they can explore and search for pictures of each food group, as well. They can combine all of these pictures into each separate collage and their classmates can comment, analyze, and provide feedback.

NJCCCS:• 2.1.6.B.3 - Create a daily balanced nutritional meal plan based on nutritional

content, value, calories, and cost.• 2.1.8.B.1 - Analyze how culture, health status, age, and eating environment

influence personal eating patterns and recommend ways to provide nutritional balance.

• 2.1.12.B.3 - Analyze the unique contributions of each nutrient class (fats, carbohydrates, protein, water, vitamins, and

minerals) to one’s health.

ResourcesFlickr this website gives a complete summary of what Flickr

is all abouthttp://www.flickr.com/about/

Google Images – “Flickr” provides excellent snapshots used for directions

Google Images: Flickr

Richardson, Will. (2010) Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms. “Ch. 7 – Fun with Flickr”. 101-109.

Shelly, G., Gunter, G., Gunter, R. (2011) Teachers Discovering Computers “Ch. 3 – Software for Educators”. 99-152.

State Standards provides the NJCCCS standards for each project

http://www.state.nj.us/education/cccs/