Flickr in the classroom

Flickr can be used by many KLA’s and teachers as a resource in the classroom. Students can share photos for assignments and connect on a visual level. This is very important as one of Gardner’s multiple intelligences. However, this is just the basic level of it. More important is the idea that you can join groups and create networks. Also, the use of mapping photos. Students can go on an excursion, take photos and then upload them. They then have the ability to mark on a map where the photos were taken. This helps them keep an interactive and visual record of where they went and can then show others were they took the photos.