Thing 7

So I've completed the Flickr account and added photos with 'tag' of RESA23, however when I searched RESA23 I did not see my photos. Maybe it takes a little time for them to be included?



I like that I'm having success with all the setting up of accounts, but it is getting a little confusing. I feel like I already have accounts all over the internet and with somethings on Google and others on Yahoo and some in other places I feel like I need a place online to organize all of my account, IDs, passwords, etc. My system at this point is not effective.



I think Flickr would be great in a foreign language classroom because I could use it for presentations. I'm not sure at this point if it would be a tool for organizing a presentation or if I can just make a presentation on it. I will be looking into that. I also think it is a tool to allow students to search for specific images I post or that others post. I think images can be used for students to study and then comment on cultural aspects that we have discussed in class. This is also a place that students could use to post images they have that relevance to our class. I don't know how interactive Flickr can be, but it would neat if students could make comments about images as a way of identifying them. I saw the mapping piece of Flickr and would like to use this as well as a way of organizing information for students.

I have taken pictures in many Spanish-speaking countries and it would be great to allow my students to use my images in their work. I think Flickr could be used in this capacity if students were creating projects specific to countries I visited. I also think it could be a way to students just to know a little more about me and interests that I have.

I saw that many people have brought up the issue of copyrights and this is a concern that I have for my students and myself. I spoke with our media specialist last year about providing some type of professional development on the issue. I feel like I need some direction on this when using material from online sources. I also have some concerns about the divide between my professional life and my personal life. I know that Flickr allows the option of choosing public or private when posting an image, but I never feel entirely confident in these settings. Not that I would post any photo that is questionable, but it is a concern I have whenever I go online. I also wonder about issues of posting photos of my classes for classroom use and using these settings.