5-A-1 Flickr in the Classroom
I have never officially used Flickr in the classroom, however I have used the theory in my classroom. At the beginning of the school year, as an ice breaker, I post a variety of images (clouds, inspiring, beach, motivational, etc) on the SmartBoard and have students tell me what they see. (Just imagine the ink blot test, but with pictures that actually look like something). I mainly do this just to get the students talking and find out a little bit about them.
I can see myself using Flickr in class especially during the geometry unit. Students can search Flickr or better yet upload pictures to Flickr that show symmetry, or have geometrical shapes in them. I usually have the students walk around the school looking for geometrical shapes, however the students would have more fun using Flickr.
The following image:
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I used in class this morning and asked the students what would they title this image. Some students had simple answers: waves, beach scene, white caps, relaxing, etc. One student really looked at this image from a different angle and titled it: Rough Start Smooth Finish. He went on to explain that if you were walking into the waves they would be rough and knock you around. If you look past the waves you will see that the ocean is calm with no waves. He said the beginning would rough, but once you got based the waves it would a smooth finish. I was amazed!!
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