The Flickr site was interesting and I can see the value as a quick way to access photos and short videos. I found a few short videos that I believe would be useful in the classroom. They were on youtube, so I am not sure if i can use them publicly. It would be nice to have them organized on flickr and not have to search through youtube everytime-almost like a mini library on the desktop. The photo upload would be useful to organize photo's of important people in what ever time period we are in for a quick to the point exhibit.
I believe that the down fall would be checking the content for the students to explore the photos. You could add specific info on your blog for them to find;however, there is always that student who is an adventurer, and will explore where you do not want them to. Although that it how many great discoveries have been made, I do not want to be responsable (or accountable) for that students parents response.
If only we could be assured that 100% of the content on any website was appropriate for student use! The best filters available can't catch all of the "bad" stuff. And depending upon the age of your students, parents can be VERY difficult to appease.
ReplyDeleteYour best bet for younger students is to avoid Flickr and Google Images and to find some kid-friendly sites. One of my favorite is pics4learning.com
I am wary of students finding inappropriate content also. One thing about students saving pictures they find at home and saving them to their flashdrive is we are not responsible for pictures they found at home.
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