Flickr has become an essential in digital storytelling. This group uses 5 photos to tell a story.
This would be a great and simple way to introduce digital storytelling to your students. We used to call it sequencing but digital storytelling sounds much better. There are many great and not so great examples.
Citation:gtj-45. “Peacock Butterfly.” gtj-45’s Photostream. July 11, 2006. July 28, 2006<http://www.flickr.com/photos/56118141@N00/187355565/>
The link on the work “group” doesn’t seem to work right.
Thanks!
As an elementary teacher, how can I be sure that when using Flickr I won’t run into inappropriate pictures when my students do a search? Any tips?
Casey
Casey,
You really can’t be sure.
However, I’d suggest directing students to the Creative Commons section of flickr. Those who have taken the time to assign licensing I think are less likely to place inappropriate photos.
But again, no guarantees,just as there is no guarantee they won’t find inappropriate images, sites via google or anywhere else.
I clicked on the Creative Commons link you sent and with 2 clicks I got this: http://www.flickr.com/photos/malingering/204301643/in/set-72057594068431084/
While I find the picture to be a hoot, explaining it to a 4th grader might be difficult. I agree that with Google you can be sure either, but they do filter it a wee bit.
Thanks!