Photo Sharing

Photo sharing is the publishing or transfer of a user's digital photos online, thus enabling the user to share them with others (whether publicly or privately). This functionality is provided through both websites and applications that facilitate the upload and display of images. The term can also be loosely applied to the use of online photo galleries that are setup and managed by individual users, including photoblogs. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photo_sharing)

Step 1. Learn more about Photo Sharing.

View the "Online Photo Sharing in Plain English" Video

Educational Uses for Sharing Photos

• share, comment, and add notes to photos or images to be used in the classroom
• embed your photos into your school or class web space
• inspire writing and creativity
• create a storybook using shared images
• create a presentation using the photos, annotation and slideshow in flckr (Examples: What Can We Do With Flickr?, Networked Learning and Beyond the Blog)
• use tools in Flickr Toys to create motivational posters, magazine covers, cd covers, and more, using shared photos
• find photos that you can use that are creative commons licensed (see http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/ and http://flickrlilli.org.uk/ )
• use tags to find photos of areas and events around the world for use in the classroom.
• use photos to enhance students classroom work or for media literacy projects
• promote and document school events in order to share photos with the school community
• combine geotagged photos with Google Earth for enhanced geography explorations.
• create digital portfolios where students and instructors can comment on the photos that are included.
• create a photoblog using the shared photos

Step 2. Watch the Step-by-Step Flickr Video

Step 3. Set up your flickr account.

http://www.flickr.com

Step 4. Upload and edit a few photos to your account.

Upload a minimum of 3 photos to your account. (These can be your own photos or ones you found online (http://www.images.google.com). Edit and create an activity focused around one of the photos you uploaded.

Flickr Productivity Tools

Flickr - http://flickr.com

• Flickr Geotagging: http://www.flickr.com/photos/barrydahl/map
• View a screencast for geotagging: http://fiickr.com/help/screencasts/vol1/
• Great example of Art History notes: http://flickr.com/photos/ha112/234233755/
• Flickr Services page: http://www.flickr.com/services/
• Official Flickr tools: http://www.flickr.com/tools
• Unofficial Flickr tools: http://www.quickonlinetips.com
• Alan Levine has good info: http://flickr.com/photos/cogdog/265279980

Fun with flickr:

• FD's flickr toyls - http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/ Warhol-like Mosaic, Motivational Poster, Cartoon bubbles
• dumpr: fun with your flickr - http://www.dumpr.net/ Museum example, Amazing Circle, Sketch
• Flickr colr pickr: http://www.krazydad.com/colrpickr/
• Splashr: http://splashr.com/
• Bubblr: http://www.pimpampum.net/bubblr/ (Create comic strips from Flickr photos)
• Gickr: http://gickr.com/ (Create animated gifs from photos)

Step 5. Share your activity

Share the link and a short description of your activity to the photo you edited within Flickr on the CTL Wiki.

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