Online Photo Sharing
Where can I find images on the internet?
is the fastest growing photo sharing site on the web and is known as one of the first websites to use keyword “tags” to create associations and connections between photos and users of the site. (More about tags in Thing 13.) What tagging did was change simple sharing of photos online into a worldwide community event. Now anyone can search for photos taken by anyone in the world on just about any topic. In addition the photographer gets feedback and comments from around the world. (If you take some time to read the comments, you see how encouraging the people of the world can be!) Flickr allows user to share both privately and publicly. You will see the pros and cons of each in the videos below. Flickr also provides safe online storage of your photos. This provides critical backup of your favorite photos in the event of computer crashes or hacks.Watch this video to better understand how photo sharing works-- click here to watch it on the Common Craft website.
Photo sharing with Flickr incorporates visual literacy into teaching and learning. Students can search for photos to help with research or projects, and educators can upload photos for classes, school events, special projects and so on. Think about using Flickr for presentations, art history/appreciation courses, geographic or historical tours, writing prompts, digital portfolios, field trips, simulated travel for foreign language classes, visual documentation of school events and student artwork, digital storytelling, and illustrating poetry. The possibilities are endless.
What other photo sharing sites are there? Is Flickr my only option? Obviously, NOT! There are countless other photo sharing sites you can explore and use, each with its own features and attractions. Other popular photo sharing sites include Google's Picasa and Shutterfly. Picasa, part of the Google family, made a name for itself with its facial recognition feature and Shutterfly boasts that it will keep every photo uploaded with no limits and at their full resolution. Shutterfly also allows users to create hard cover coffee table books of their photo albums and have them shipped anywhere, or simply create prints or photo cards and have them ready to pick up at Target.
What other photo sharing sites are there? Is Flickr my only option? Obviously, NOT! There are countless other photo sharing sites you can explore and use, each with its own features and attractions. Other popular photo sharing sites include Google's Picasa and Shutterfly. Picasa, part of the Google family, made a name for itself with its facial recognition feature and Shutterfly boasts that it will keep every photo uploaded with no limits and at their full resolution. Shutterfly also allows users to create hard cover coffee table books of their photo albums and have them shipped anywhere, or simply create prints or photo cards and have them ready to pick up at Target.
To complete Thing 6 you must:
A. Explore the Flickr site
B. Search for and download a photo
C. Reflect on Thing 6 on your blog
A. Explore the Flickr site
B. Search for and download a photo
C. Reflect on Thing 6 on your blog
A. Explore Flickr
For a quick overview start with the Flickr Learn More tour. Click on "Start the Magical Feature Tour" at the bottom of the page. (It's not necessary to create your account yet - we'll be doing that later.) Next watch the following video to learn about ways to explore the pictures on Flickr.
B. Search for photosGo back to the main Flickr page and try searching by tag. Tags are keywords people use to organize their photos. Enter a tag in the SEARCH box. Try volcano, Thoreau, frog, perspective, happiness, or some of your own. Remember that all photos are self-tagged by the person who uploads them. Your idea of the meaning of a tag may be something entirely different than another person’s. Also be aware that because anyone can upload photos and tag them as they wish, you may come across images during your search that you feel are inappropriate.
Find a photo you want to download, and click on it to go to its page. To download the photo, right-click on the image and choose "Save image as..." Rename the photo and save it in an appropriate folder so you can upload it to your blog later.
***Be sure to consider copyright laws when using pictures from the site.
Is it legal for me to use images from the internet? What is Creative Commons?
From Wikipedia: "Creative Commons (CC) is a non-profit organization devoted to expanding the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally and to share.[1] The organization has released several copyright licenses known as Creative Commons licenses. These licenses allow creators to easily communicate which rights they reserve, and which rights they waive for the benefit of other creators. Each entry in flickr will include a statement concerning use."
When viewing a photo on Flickr, scroll down the page and look in the right column where you will see rights to the photo under Additional Information. If it says All Rights Reserved, you do not have the right to use it without obtaining permission from its owner. Flickr photos licensed under Creative Commons can been accessed by using Flickr Advanced Search or the online tool Compfight. (Be sure to choose Creative Commons only at the top of the Compfight page.) The Library of Congress also has a collection of public domain photos on Flickr.
C. Reflect - Blog Prompt for Thing 6
Create a post on your blog about one of the photos you downloaded. Why did you choose a particular photo? What is it about the photo that you found interesting? Be sure to include the image in your post. Use Blogger's photo upload feature to do this. How might you use Flickr in your role in Wilton?
*** Extra Credit
Check out Picasa and Shutterfly for a comparison. You may even try doing some of the same things that you tried with Flickr.
*** Extra Credit
Check out Picasa and Shutterfly for a comparison. You may even try doing some of the same things that you tried with Flickr.
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