Thing 7

I think Flickr would be a fabulous tool in the classroom. I liked that you could search by topic (i.e. geometry) and feel a teacher can find some really exciting photographs to share with his/her students that would really engage them. I also like how you can sort and group the pictures which would be helpful to keep your supplementary photos easily searchable by unit.
I could use Flickr to locate and organize pictures (like a digital portfolio) for the various research projects I do with students to get them excited when we begin our unit. I could also use it to showcase work done in the Library and special events that we have throughout the year. Finally using this tool for digital storytelling could be neat as well. Right now I use PhotoStory when I make a digital story with my students work, but this is a neat option as well. The only concern I have is logging on to Flickr in the classroom to access my groups of photos and having some photos appear prior to my logging on that might be inappropriate for young children.