Flickr and Online Photo Sharing
Objectives
At the conclusion of this module, students will be able to:
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This photo is of a stained glass panel of mine hanging for sale in the front window of The Jerdan Gallery in Crail, Scotland. I have sold a number of panels through this gallery, and this was one of my favorites. I was very proud to have it hang in the front window.
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Reading Assignments and Other Resources
In this module we will be investigating online photo sharing, specifically through the use of Flickr, and other fun multimedia tools involving digital images. Your reading assignments are below along with the videos and ???.
- EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative 7 Things You Should Know About Flickr - http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7034.pdf
- Flickr Tour - http://www.flickr.com/tour/
- Barbara J. Feldman Understanding Flickr - http://www.surfnetkids.com/go/safety/488/understanding-flickr/
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Assignment 1
Create a page on your Weebly site titled "Photos." Find an image on Flickr that is related to your topic of choice and licensed under a Creative Commons license, and use the HTML embed code along with the custom HTML element in Weebly to embed this image in your Photos page. Along with your embedded image, provide a brief paragraph as a caption to explain the image. Be sure to properly cite your image on your page.
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Assignment 2
Using a digital camera, capture an image of your own, and upload it to Flickr. Make sure to follow all internet safety rules, and that you properly license your photo with the license of your choice. Use the HTML embed code along with the custom HTML element in Weebly to embed this image in your page. Along with your embedded image, provide a brief paragraph to explain the image as I have done at the top of this page.
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Assignment 3
Using a digital camera, capture a different image than you used for Assignment 2 and create a talking photograph using Fotobabble. As before, make sure to follow all internet safety rules.
Once you have created your talking photograph, use the HTML embed code along with the custom HTML element in Weebly to embed this talking photograph on your Photos page. My example is below for you to use as a reference.
Scoring Rubric
Once you have created your talking photograph, use the HTML embed code along with the custom HTML element in Weebly to embed this talking photograph on your Photos page. My example is below for you to use as a reference.
Scoring Rubric
Task Checklist
- Complete all reading assignments and view videos and presentations
- Complete Assignment 1
- Complete Assignment 2
- Complete Assignment 3
- Make at least one post to your blog by Wednesday
- Reply to at least two classmates' blog posts before midnight Saturday night.
This Week's Blog Theme: Debate
In your blog post for this week, choose something related to your topic that might be somewhat controversial or that there are people arguing about and explain both sides of this debate. Feel free to add in your own thoughts toward the end, but be careful not to offend your audience. And don't even try to tell me there are no controversial topics related to your theme; I ain't buying what your selling.