I got lost while viewing the plethora of pictures in Flickr. The picture above was retrieved from Flickr, and it is copyright–free, but it took some time to find a good picture that I could use. Some pictures I saw corresponded nicely with their “tag”, but there were a few that seemed to be tagged incorrectly. That is one of the problems with Flickr. Another problem with Flickr is that it contains some pornographic pictures. (Yes, I tried it and found some. I immediately blocked Flickr on my home computers because I have a teenage son!) Now I understand why Flickr is blocked in my school district. There are benefits, though. Teachers or librarians can make groups, and members can make comments on others’ photos. Students can receive feedback on their photos, and this can build relevance in creating projects. Libraries have used Flickr as a tool for advocacy and staging photo competitions. There’s even a list of libraries across the globe that have Fllickr accounts. Overall, Flickr is a great Web 2.0 tool, but because of the possibility of students viewing banned photos, most school districts will continue to block this site. Like YouTube, librarians and teachers can view at home and then save the pictures they need to compliment their project or presentation for school.
Are you sure you were in the Flickr CC section. I have used it for several years and have never encountered porn on the site.
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I have a Flickr account for my school library and use it all time. Right now I have a group of kids taking pictures and I've posted them on Flickr so they can access them. We're going to turn them into Trading Cards.
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