Uploading personal photos was very straight forward - as was creating different albums. While I can see Flickr as a means of sharing photos with friends etc.. I don't see that it offers anything more than Facebook does from that point of view. (Following this blog I'll upload a gorgeous photo from the Flickr gallery of a ladybird that caught my eye).
I can certainly see that Flickr would be very handy to use if working with others involved in creating a joint project - eg collecting old school photos for a school reunion etc....
While I realise that Flickr does come with a variety of privacy settings, I would still be concerned about uploading photos of any of my students for educational purposes (maybe that's just my paranoia). I would love to hear others' thoughts on this issue.
Probably the most appealing thing about Flickr for me from an educational viewpoint is the fact that you can check out the copyright status of the photos you're interested in - something that's not so easy when using the Google images search function on the Internet. Photos submitted on Flickr come with Creative Commons licensing details - available simply through performing an advanced search.
For now though I'll-
- stick with Facebook to share my photos
- use Google image searches to gather photos for educational purposes (although I will check in with Flickr depending on the nature of what I'm using photos for)
- continue downloading my personal photos onto my laptop
Take care until my next post - Cara
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