I am a fan of Shutterfly -- I store all of my photos there and can print my photos using its service. Why do I need Flickr, I thought. Well... I figured it out. Flickr is like having millions of people out there photographing images that I can use in my classroom, on my Facebook, or whatever.
At first, I searched things that interested me. Chocolate Lab images, Paris photos, Traverse City, etc. Then I realized that I could search using "Catcher in the Rye" -- I found images of the book, images that represented ideas in the book, images of people reading the book, and more! Then I realized that I could search for photos of real places, historical landmarks, anything that related to my content area (Secondary English in case you didn't figure it out).
In a previous "Thing," I mentioned the idea of putting together a slideshow for books that would help students see the book better. With Flickr, I have an army of photographers helping me obtain these images without the cost. What could be better?!
I can't think of any issues...are there any? If people put these photos out there to "share," do we need permission to use them?
You should check out photostory, a free download from microsoft to easily create a slideshow with pic, text and musuc.
ReplyDeleteYou need to be careful about using copyrighted images without the permission of the owner. Some uses may fall under Fair Use, but any posting of images online probably violates copyright. Try looking for Creative Commons licensed images so you don't have to worry about that problem.
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