Monday, August 17, 2009

Module 4

This is a photo of mine that I have uploaded to Flickr. (You can see more at the bottom of my blog). It was taken in January off the coast of Krabi, Thailand. Great scenery!

I like Flickr mainly because it is easy to use for uploading and sharing pics but also because it is a good source of copyright free images for students and teachers to use in their documents, presentations, websites and blogs. The Creative Commons licensing detail is very useful and you need to check this out before use.

I would caution students and teachers to be aware of their "digital footprint" and to be careful not to upload anything personal or unsafe. Privacy is very important when dealing with images of people and you should not upload and share photos of yourself or other people (especially without their permission).

1 comment:

  1. I agree and would add that students need to be taught what to do when they encounter inappropriate material...this can happen quite easily on Flickr.

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