I can't believe how much time I have spent on my Saturday playing around with flickr and blogging! I love what flickr does. I already am a facebooker but I only usually add one or two photos here and there that have been taken on my mobile because it takes so long to upload anything. It took me the same amount of time to upload 18 photos as it used to take me to upload 1. Pure genius! Once I uploaded some of my wedding photos I was able to share them on fb with my firends and family. I also linked my flickr account to this blog and shared some photos here too. I did have to make these ones public which always makes me a little nervous as to who exactly has access to them.
I also set up a kidblog class account for my class. We are going to use this as a communication tool and a way for students to publish some of their work and to view and comment each others' work. I included in the setting that posts had to be viewed and approved by myself first so that I could ensure a safe and supportive learning environment for all. I am now excited to see how I can include flickr to this blog for the children. My next challenge to myself has been set.
Flickr is a great tool - especially for things like Excursions or for a collection of photos you want your students to see - students could have access to the account and use them in their digital works and they could be stored online!!! Even better!!!!
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