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**Introduction**
Please be mindful as you explore Flickr that not all images are free to use! **Just because you can view it and you know how to capture it doesn't mean you have permission to use it.** See notes at the top of the Flickr Search Tips  page  for a few words about copyright and Flickr. The good news is, Flickr currently has over 60 million images licensed under Creative Commons, and also, many Flickr photographers will graciously give permission for educational and classroom use of their photos. Incidentally, this same concept holds true for Google or other image searches. We are responsible for honoring copyright, seeking permission, citing sources and //teaching these essential ethics to our students//. For a handy reference to traditional copyright, please see TechLearning's [|Copyright & Fair Use Guidelines for Teachers] .


 * 1) Anatomy of the Flickr Explore Page [[file:Flickr_Explore.pdf]] (The many possibilities for exploring photos in Flickr)
 * 2) Anatomy of a Flickr Photo Page[[file:Flickr_Photo.pdf]] (How to navigate a photo page; how to download or link to a photo)
 * 3) Flickr Basic & Creative Commons Searching [[file:Flickr_Search.pdf]](It's important to understand the difference)



**Discovery Exercise**
<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">(~15 min) Spend a few minutes just getting to know Flickr. One of the best ways to do that is visit the <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">[|Explore] <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> page, where you can check out: Most Interesting Photos, Most Popular Tags, Places & Maps, Groups, and general Search. (Try browsing and sample searching in each of these modes). Flickr treats each search word as a **separate tag**, so you may have better results using phrases, e.g. "long island" or compound tags, e.g. **long_island** or **longisland**. Just have to experiment.

<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">**Find some photos in the CC (~15-30min, depending on your personality and chosen search task!)** Pick a **concept, topic or theme** of your choice (preferably something you could use in your teaching or professional learning) and search the <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">[|Flickr Creative Commons] <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> to find **3-5** (or more if you choose) photos matching the theme (or telling the story, or supporting the idea or topic).**Download the LARGE (unless it's really big) size of each photo** (easiest to save them all to a single folder), **being sure to** **save the photo page URL** and photographer's **username** (I recommend that you paste them right into the bottom of your wiki sandbox or blog page) so that you can give credit.

<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">**<span style="COLOR: rgb(230,5,5)">PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT ** to view the <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">help guide <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> for searching Creative Commons Photos, as it is a bit different from the regular search and NOT OBVIOUS. <span style="COLOR: rgb(204,15,15)"> The search box at the top of the CC page is actually the "regular" Flickr search, which is definitely confusing. You have to click "see more" to get "in" the CC license pool...

<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">An easy way to search all CC photos is to use <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">[|Flickr Advanced Search] <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> and check the box that says "Only search within CC licensed photos." (If you click the regular Search without entering a keyword, you will return a search box that allows you to select Advanced Search).

<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">**Explore some Educational Possibilities for Flickr (~15-30 min**) You can't help it, you are teachers, and you want to know about the educational possibilities of Flickr. For a mere start, take a look at some of these resources and examples:
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">**Alan Levine** - **//What Can We Do With Flickr?//**
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">[|Find Photos to Illustrate, Inspire or Support Most any Idea or Concept] <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">;
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">[|Tell Stories or Support Writing Activities] <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> ;
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">[|Map Photos to Geographic Locations] <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> (Geotagging);
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">[|Create (or enhance) Slideshows and Visual Presentations] <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">;
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">[|Add Notes, Annotations and Hyperlinks to Photos] <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">;
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">[|Extend Flickr with Lots of Cool and Useful Applications] <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">;
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">[|Create Groups to Share Photos and have Online Discussions Around a Particular Topic, Theme or Idea] <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">;
 * **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">[|Flickr Lesson Plans] **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> from Education Grad Students (discussions posted in a Flickr Group -- using the tool to explore the tool!)

<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">**Individual Lessons/Examples**
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Teacher Dude - <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">[|Teaching Vocabulary Using Flickr] <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Darren Kuropatwa (via CoolCatTeacher) - <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">[|Fascinating Flickr Assignment to Teach Math] <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> (A high school Trigonometry project. Be sure to check out the student projects and the project rubric!)
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Shelley Paul - <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Flickr-Inspired Poetry <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> - These are from an adult writing workshop, but the lesson could be adapted to any age.
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">MisterTeacher's Flickr For Teachers - <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">[|Blogging Photos Part 1] <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">; <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">[|Blogging Photos Part 2] <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">

<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">**A Quick Word About Photo-Posting Etiquette** When posting identifiable photos of other people (especially minors), is it advisable to get the person's permission before posting their photo in a publicly accessible place like Flickr. Never upload pictures that weren't taken by you (unless you have the photographer's consent) and **always give credit** (and a link) when you include photos taken by someone else in your blog, wiki, slide presentation or digital story.

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<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">**Task**
<span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Select one of the themed/topical photos you downloaded above. **Insert** the photo **via link or by upload**, so that it appears WITHIN a blog post (see video below for help) in which you **reflect on your Flickr experience**. Please share some things you learned about Flickr, the topic/theme you selected for your search, and any ideas you have for using Flickr (or other photo sharing tool) to support your own teaching and learning. Be sure to post an attribution -- or, credit -- to the photographer, in the form of his or her **username** and a **link to the photo page**. Be sure to include "Think 13" in your post title.


 * HELP VIDEO:** <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">[|Insert a picture in a blog post] <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">

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