Thing 6 -- Using Flickr

I've heard people talking about Flickr and I knew it was a photo sharing site, but that's all I knew before. I've discovered that it's a great place to get photos and a place I'm going to use to upload my photos. Being able to tags the pictures is especially helpful. The only problem I have is that if I upload my own pictures, I wouldn't want to share them with the world. It's good that Flickr has a privacy option. I'm even going to check out what is costs to actually buy prints.

I think students could definitely use this site to find photos appropriate to a particular topic, particulary since you can find photos from museums, the Library of Congress, etc. The ability to explore photos by date, tags, country of origin, etc., is fabulous. The sheer number of images (and videos) on the site is staggering. You could easily spend hours just searching through the fabulous, interesting photos. Having access to images in the Creative Commons area that are not copyrighted is also helpful for students.

The image I chose to upload is of tulips simply because it is springtime and tulips are my favorite flower.