What an enormous array of pictures! Exploring Flicker was fascinating. You could spend a large amount of time just exploring. I enjoyed being able to take a virtual vacation using Flicker. It has always been my desire to vacation in Hawaii. Well, today I had that opportunity vacation in Hawaii through pictures.
Palm Jungle in Hawaii, Photographed by Brewbrooks
Flicker would be a great source of pictures for second geography lessons, especially when we cover landforms. However, my teaching assistant and I would have to download the pictures. There were several pictures that were inappropriate for elementary students. In reviewing the uses of Flicker in the classroom by David Jakes, it was noted that he used pictures from Flicker to illustrate words in his favorite poem. This is an interesting way to bring the poem to life through pictures. Since poetry is the second grade’s unit for backward design, this is another idea I will consider as we begin writing poems. The pictures from Flicker could also be downloaded and used as a story or poem starter.
