Well this is my first photo using Flickr. I started this weird ritual of taking pictures of my food when I started using these lunchtrays. I bought them because they looked neat and reminded me of being in school. I really started using them when I decided they might be useful for portion control to try to lose weight. Not only that, but they help me eat a variety of different kinds of foods I normally don't eat enough of like veggies and fruits.
The site was fairly easy to navigate, although not everything was as intuitive as other websites I use. I had to look at the instructions for several things such as how to post this to my blog and how to attach photos to a group. Other than that, it seems pretty easy and fun to use.
I could see using this in a classroom for several reasons. One could be to build an inventory of stock photos for students to use for powerpoints or other online activities. As an English major I could start taking pictures of things related to the literature, such as if I visited an author's home or I could take photos of images from different novels (like a picture of a mocking bird for To Kill a Mockingbird). This way I would know my students had a controlled spaced to find appropriate pictures- and I could use them for my own web creations.
I currently use Picasa and Photobucket. I only use Photobucket to store items I want to post in other places such as online forums. I use Picasa to organize my own photos for just my viewing. I will continue to use these programs for my personal use, but I could see myself now using Flickr for the purpose of sharing. I kind of like the idea of putting all of my quirky tray pictures on Flickr, in case anyone other than myself thought they were neat to look at. I don't have a problem sharing my photos- as long as they are photos I choose to share with others.
About Me
- Meghann McFadden
- *first year teacher* *television enthusiast* *the maker of memories* *student of life*
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