Well, I managed to save 2 pictures on my Flickr account and then saved them to a file so I could put them on this blog. I see a lot potential for fun with this. I am a little concerned with picking pictures that I can actually copy onto my blog. The commoms is where I got the golf picture but all seem to be old as the hills. I didn't know anything about the Creative Commons License. Good to know. Where do you find more up to date pictures that you are allowed to use that you might want to use in a lesson? I am not not very techno savvy so this might be something I would learn to use more efficiently with a human being nearby that can guide me more.
I had tons of fun with Image Chef. I could use this in class with pictures I or the kids take. We could certainly make some slide shows that might be a finished product for a project or unit.
I chose the golf picture on Flickr because my husband and I have recently taken up golf and we play a lot in the summer. It seemed appropriate. Flickr was fairly easy once I reread your instructions a few times but I'm always a little unsure about public or private. When you choose private and they ask for email and password is the password you give the one for your Flickr account?
Anyway, I could spend a lot of time playing with this but, alas, I have other things to do. I looked at Spell with Flickr. It was fun, too, but I didn't like the way the words got broken up.
By the way, the picture of Sam that looks like he's in doggie jail is one I saved to Flickr then saved in a folder.
All in all, this is a tool that would keep the kids engaged and be fun. Now, when............
Gina
First, to answer some of your questions:
ReplyDeleteTo search Creative Commons photos, you can go to this site: http://www.flickr.com/search/advanced/?, and click the "Only Search Within Creative Commons Licensed Content" box at the bottom of the page. Then you can enter any search term you want (like "golf") into the search box, and it should return lots of pictures for you.
I believe, from what you're asking, that the password you enter is your Flickr password. (You probably created it when you created your Flickr account.)
I'm glad that you had fun with images--it's one of my most favorite "things" in the course, and I think it's easy to see how kids could use it in the classroom. (I love Sam on the Jumbo-tron, by the way!) In my experience, kids spend a lot of time searching the Internet for pictures for their various projects. By using these tools, hopefully they can conduct more successful searches, or, if they are unable to locate what they're looking for, they can create their own images using generators or mashups.
Great job; glad you had fun exploring! Thing 4 complete! (You're halfway finished!)