PB9_2009103_Flickr

I had heard of Flickr but like many other Web 2.0 tools I had not realized the potential it has for being used in Education, until I was researching some uses of Social Bookmarking for my Del.icio.us post earlier.

And I found out that Flickr can be used in many ways that I can apply to my Spanish courses:

1. Spelling - students can learn how to spell new vocabulary in Spanish by forming words with letter pictures they find in Flickr.

2. Mnemonic Memorization - instead of paper flashcards or memorization by writing, students can develop new vocabulary by seeing an array of images of a vocabulary word in Flickr.

I found the following list of Flickr uses Using Flickr in the Classroom. I hope you find some of them useful and/or applicable to your own courses.

1. Anywhere visual images are required, such as presentation, etc. 

2. Single image analysis 

3. Single image writing prompt, sometimes called Flicktion 

4. Multiple image digital storytelling projects 

5. Creating slides shows within Flickr 

6. Virtual Field Trips 

7. Creation of visual arguments, e.g. biology classroom-The Case for Genetic Engineering 

8. Illustration of Poetry with Flickr, or Flickr meets Carl Sandburg 

9. Using Flickr with Google Earth to teach Geography 

10. Visual documentation of school events 

11. Visual documentation of student artwork and other school products 

12. Creation of digital visual portfolios, using the photoset function of Flickr 

13. Social software applications:  how to tag, how to make comments 

14. Delivery of school/classroom visual information via RSS  

15. Intellectual property rights lesson using Flickr Creative Commons licensing 

16. The use of third party Flickr applications to produce classroom products: 

       a. Motivational posters 

       b. Magazine Covers 

       c. Movie Posters 

       d. Flickr slideshow 

       e. Mosaic Makers