flickr+features

=Flickr Features=

Security levels - public or private (friends and/or family) - issue [|guest passes]

tagging extends beyond flickr - if you tag in flickr you can be found [|here] or [|here]
 * [|Tagging]**

No moderation but you [|can set security levels] for who can comment.
 * [|Comments]** Like blogging, comments are the way for creating conversations and connecting with others.

**RSS** - another key feature of any Web 2.0 software. RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication and is a technology that allows users to control the flow of information they are receiving by subscribing to feeds from any website. Instead of having to go out and search for information on the web, the information comes to you.

Organiser - batch organise your pics


 * clustering**, a better way to explore photos through tags. You can still see the most recent photos with a given tag (say, [|summer]) but now you can also root around the finer distinctions: [|summer beach vacations] versus [|summer flowers and nature] - and all the clusters are [|collected on one page]. It’s neat!

Another feature is called [|**interestingness**]. Interestingness is a ranking algorithm based on user behavior around the photos taking into account such things as how many users add the photo to their favorites.

http://blog.flickr.com/ is itself is a really interesting blog, pick up some new ideas, & join in a project.
 * Blog** - You can send posts directly to your blog through flickr. 'Blog this photo'

[|This feature] lets you add notes to your pictures by dragging a box across an area of the picture and typing in text. Later the boxes & notes appear as you mouse over the picture. Apply this to an [|Art History lesson] //(this is a 'what if' picture & conversation between edubloggers- not an actual lesson...)// [|Elaborating on student work] Further up the educational tree [|example] A marketing [|example] [|Maps & memories]
 * Annotate**

Geotagging
You can tag your photos to a location on the [|flickr map] [|Panaramio] is an easier way to geotag photos and they appear in Google Earth

Great for field trips & school camps! [|Flickr instructions]
 * [|Flickr mobile]** - still pretty basic here - you can send a photo but not any information with it without being directed back to xtra, (blogger.com) won't even show the pic just the link back. Any ideas for streamlining this would be greatly appreciated.

Flickr Creative Commons [|A short tale of copyright and fair-use.] [|The Commons] collaborative project making publicly available photos from museum archives, flickr members can tag and add to them. They are freely available for use.

If you use Flickr free make sure you [| resize your images before uploading.] You will be able to load many more photos each month.
 * Uploading tools** can be downloaded from the site. [|jUploadr] – I like as it resizes your images for you before you send them.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeremy-g/2400217987/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/orero/2402084962/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/caving/2402435170/
 * Video - 90 secs 150mb limit**

=[|Groups]=

The following links from [|Lucy Gray] e-Artcasting Flickr Group http://www.flickr.com/groups/e-artcasting This project is not directly related to education, but the idea here is document museum visitor’s experiences. I think I am going to add some of my Louvre pictures from last summer to this collection. Educational Bloggers Flickr Group http://www.flickr.com/groups/35034348234@N01/ This group is larger in size with about 160 members, and there seems to be a fair amount of discussion on the group Flickr site. Flickr For Education Group http://www.flickr.com/groups/33384223@N00/ Elementary Art Flickr Group http://www.flickr.com/groups/78198665@N00/

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