Monday, July 27, 2009

Flickr in my Classroom

Flickr will be a great tool in my classroom for the unit I mentioned in the earlier post--Plate Tectonics.
Here are the ways that I will use Flickr for that science unit:
1) Taking pictures of students performing in-class labs and working on daily projects about earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes.
2) Uploading pictures of all of the volcanoes that I have climbed (I received a Lilly grant 3 years ago to climb volcanoes and always talk to the students about seeing REAL volcanoes.). I usually show these in a slide show, but Flickr will be perfect so that students can access it from home and see the pictures numerous times. Plus, parents can see what their kids are talking about!
3) We have gone on field trips that relate to this topic. I can take pictures of these trips and add them to Flickr for students, parents, and the community to access.
4) We usually do a large project at the end of this unit (PowerPoint presentation). I will take pictures of students presenting their projects and post them on here. Therefore, they, their parents, and administrators can see what they have learned about Plate Tectonics.

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