Flickr is an image and video sharing website where users can post photos for others to see. The document provides instructions for teachers on how to set up a Flickr account and use it for educational activities in the classroom. Some suggested projects include having students create diamante poems, action verb stories, timelines, travel brochures, autobiographies, and activities comparing and contrasting images. Overall, the document outlines how Flickr can be used as a tool for students to creatively express themselves while meeting various language arts and technology standards.

1. Using Flickr in the Classroom Tiffany Cohen March 8, 2010 NJCU

2. What is Flickr? Flickr is an image and video posting website and online community. It is a popular site for people to post pictures for blogs, social media, and entertainment As of October 2009, Flickr housed more than 4 billion images

3. Getting Started with Flickr…

4. The first thing to do when you get onto Flickr is to create an account. This account is for only you to access but remember that everyone can see your pictures for now.

5. Once your enter your personal information, such as e-mail and name, you will get to choose your screen name for Flickr. This will be used a way for people to find your images.

6. So Your Done with the Set-up- Now what? Once set up is complete, you are ready to begin! The main screen will show you every option you have. Take a minute and search around. The best way to learn from a new website is to explore what they have to offer.

7. Flickr Basics…Who are you on Flickr?

8. Flickr Basics… Now you can set up who you are on Flickr by personalizing your buddy icon, choosing your URL name, and personalizing your profile.

9. Choosing your own URL… You can choose your own URL name as a way for people to go directly to your pictures. Students will enjoy this feature because it gives them a sense of ownership and responsibility to their images.

10. Uploading Images

11. Uploading Images… You can upload everything from images to videos onto your account.

12. Once you upload a picture, you can add a fun description of the picture and can even tag the picture so others can find it as well.

13. Organizing Your Pictures..

14. Organizing Made Easy… You can group your images into different categories to make it easy to share, view, and explore.

15. Keeping in touch with your friends is easy to do on Flickr. You can create a group so that you can share images and conversation. You can also join other peoples groups to make new friends or start your own group!

16. Exploring Flickr…. Flickr makes it fun and easy to search for photos. By clicking on EXPLORE you can search photos from different months or by description of images.

17. Privacy on Flickr….. How safe are you while using Flickr?

18. When you first sign-up for Flickr, your privacy is automatically set so that viewing is appropriate for all ages. You can change your privacy settings to make some photos private or public and to filter who is allowed to view them.

19. Examples of Screen Shots Available from Flickr..

20. Beaches of South America

21. Foods of the World

22. New York City

23. The Images Are Endless…Now How Can You Get Students Started?

24. Getting the Students Started You can get your class started easily on Flickr by having each student set up their own Flickr account. Students can add, edit, and post images Have each student join your school group so they are all linked together.

25. Lessons For The Classroom….

31. Students should add descriptions of how the look of the city has changed. All pictures should be in chorological order.

32. Standards:

33. Technology CPI- 8.1.4.A.3- Create and present a multimedia presentation that includes graphics