I found flickr.com to be a very useful site. I had never used it before, so I was very interested in figuring out how it worked. After creating an account I spent some time exploring different ways to search for pictures. I have always found different photos of things in nature to be beautiful so I used the keyword "nature" to search for a picture that I thought I would enjoy. Sure enough, I discovered an awesome picture of a duck swimming in crystal clear water. I loved how sharp the image was and how you could see the water just rolling off of the duck's back. This amazing picture was taken by Cubagallery and can be found here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cubagallery/4671360294/
I feel that this website could be extremely useful as a teacher because there are a limitless number of pictures that you can use for references and even to use as part of a lesson plan or to add to a powerpoint.
I had not ever used flickr before either. After surfing through it I found it to fun be also. I noticed on the side of other webpages but never thought that I would be able to use it in my classroom. So, your idea about adding the pictures I can find on flickr to my powerpoints or lessons was useful. What better way to get the students interested or back on track then to show them an image with such clarity.
ReplyDeleteps. your name is awesome! :) -Candice Y.