Get+Going+with+Flickr


 * SESSION TITLE – Getting Started with FLICKR**


 * SETTING THE STAGE** //(To be reviewed before the session begins.)//

//In this session, participants will learn about a web-based digital photography portal called Flickr.// //What is Flickr?// How can I create a Flickr account? How can I use Flickr as a tool to enhance and support instruction?
 * Session Overview**
 * Focusing Questions**

The following materials are used in this session: -Laptops -Projector -SmartBoard (optional)
 * Materials**

The following resources are used in this session. [|www.flickr.com]
 * Resources**

Powerpoint presentation

INSTRUCTION //(Typically lasts about 20% of session.)//

Give participants an introduction and purpose/reason why you are teaching this session:
 * Framing the Session**

//Flickr is an online photography portal where you can contribute, share and search for pictures. It is also becoming one of the largest online libraries for digital photography.// //Flickr supports visual literacy. Use this powerful resource to enhance instruction in your classroom.// //Think of the potential of having the ability to post pictures of school events, projects and field trips onto to the web where it can be shared and potentially becoming a part of someone else’s album.// //How many of your students would like to share their projects, their field trips and their school events with family or friends from around the world? Flickr makes this possible. What’s even more wonderful is that they can comment on your pictures!// //Remember the old days of taking pictures, sending them out to be developed then sending the photos in the mail so that they can be shared? Flickr makes sharing almost instantaneous.// //Remember the days when you would rip out and save pictures from magazines that you would use to support your lesson? Remember how you would put those pictures neatly into a folder and use them year after year? Flickr makes it so easy to search for photos that would support a lesson. What makes it even better is that it is all online. No more folders! No more paper!// //Today you will register for a Flickr account, learn to upload pictures, search and save pictures into your account.// //Let begin by seeing what Flickr is all about.//

Demonstrate for participants how to navigate [|www.flickr.com]. Say, //“Watch me as I show you what Flickr is all about”.// //Open browser to [|www.flickr.com]// //and give a tour of site.//
 * Teaching**

Guide participants through the process of setting up a Flickr account. Demonstrate how to search for pictures and how to upload pictures. For organizational purposes, participants should create a folder on the desktop.
 * Guided Practice**

Say: //“Now it is your turn to try it. Please open your browser and go to [|www.flickr.com].// //We will sign up for a Flickr account. If you have a Yahoo ID you can use it to log in, otherwise you will have to create one”// __Step 1__ Flickr is owned by Yahoo. In order to create a Flickr account you must have a yahoo account. (If you already have a Yahoo account go to Step 2.) Go to [|www.flickr.com] and click on the sign up button. Complete the form to register for an account. It is free. Be sure to write down your Yahoo ID and password.

__Step 2__ Login to [|www.flickr.com] using your Yahoo ID and password.

__Step 3__ Once you are logged in you can a) Upload your photos b) Edit your profile c) Explore Flickr Click on Explore Flickr.

__Step 4__ Review the tabs – Home – You – Organize – Contacts – Groups – Explore - Search

__Step 5__

Say: “We can also use Flickr to search for pictures. Click on the Search button. Click on the Photo tab. Flickr houses a plethora of images that can be very specific. Let’s say your class is researching bees, type in Bees. How many pictures are available? Let’s get a little more specific. Do a search for carpenter bees. How many pictures are available? Scroll down and select the one that suits your needs. Right click on the image and select save picture as. Rename picture and save jpeg in the your desktop folder (your name).”

__Step 6__ Demonstrate how to upload a picture. Click on the Home tab. Click on Upload Photos. The next window will allow you to upload 6 pictures at a time. You must tell the computer where to look for your pictures. Click on Browse. Look for pictures on computer/desktop/thumb drive. Once you have selected the picture that you want to upload. You can select the pictures to be private or public. Selecting Private – friends or family will allow only those people who you have invited as members of those groups to be able to see them. For today’s purpose we will select public. Click on Upload. After the pictures have been uploaded you will be able to give each picture a title, write a description, and add tags. Tags allow others to search for the photo. You can upload 20 MB of pictures a month.

__Step 7__ “We can also view pictures in other people’s accounts. To view other people’s photos, click on the search button then click on the People tab. Type in the Yahoo ID name of the other person and their photos will appear. Only public photos will appear.”

Tell participants that it is now their time to practice searching and uploading their pictures to their flickr account.
 * Guided Practice:**


 * WORK TIME** //(Typically lasts about 60–70% of session.)//

Tell participants what they will be doing during their work time, and how much time they have:
 * Getting Started**

//“Take the next 30 minutes to upload some pictures to your flickr account. Use Flickr to search for pictures that you can use with your students. You can save these pictures and upload them to your Flickr account. We will then come back together in 30 minutes where we will share each other’s albums.// //Optional:// //List the Yahoo IDs of each participant so that they can search and view each others photos.//

Participants will create their own Flickr account and learn to navigate, search and upload pictures.
 * Participant Activity**

Circulate around the room and confer with participants. Make sure that participants are working without difficulty. Try to guide participants to create an album that they can use in the classroom. Suggest that they look for photos that will support their next unit of study. Take note of particularly good examples of work that can be presented during the Share.
 * Facilitator Conferring**


 * SHARE** //(Typically lasts about 10–20% of session.)//

Ask a volunteer to share his/her album. This volunteer can also share other accounts by searching participants Yahoo IDs.
 * Share**

Lead a discussion about how this work addresses the focusing questions. //“Think about what we have done today by putting together pictures that your students can use for their research, pictures that your students can share with your family, pictures that your students can be proud of.// //What other ways can you use Flickr to enhance teaching and learning?”//

Author: Winnie Bracco Email: wbracco@schools.nyc.gov School/Employer: NYCDOE Region 6 Title: Instructional Technology Specialist
 * ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS**


 * TEMPLATE DESCRIPTION**


 * Each session contains the following components and can be conducted in 45–60 minutes:**

This is a concise summary of the session, and how it fits into the training series as a whole.
 * Session Overview**

These are the specific questions that guide the session. The purpose of the session is to address these questions.
 * Focusing Questions**

This is a list of all materials that the facilitator must make sure are present at the training site, including technology resources.
 * Materials**

All handouts can be found linked from the Resources section of the participant agenda. Participants will be able to access these materials online during the session, but the facilitator should review them ahead of time, and any instructional support charts should be posted in the room before the session begins.
 * Resources**

The facilitator explains to the participants what will be covered in this session, how it fits into the training series as a whole, and how it may be incorporated into their reflective practice.
 * Framing the Session**

This is a short period of facilitator-led instruction designed to prepare the participants for their work time. The facilitator might demonstrate a specific use of technology in an authentic curricular context, selected participants might be invited to share relevant experiences, or the group as a whole might contribute to a shared brainstorming list. The facilitator should be careful to avoid giving a lengthy lecture or straying too far from the focusing questions.
 * Teaching**

Sometimes it is helpful for the facilitator to walk the participants through a process step by step. This gives the participants the hands-on experience of work time before losing the scaffolding of facilitator-led instruction.
 * Guided Practice**

The facilitator gives instructions to the participants for their work time, and lets them know what they will be expected to share at the end of the session.
 * Getting Started**

Participants are given time to practice the specific process they have seen demonstrated. They may be working independently, with a partner, or in small groups.
 * Participant Activity**

As participants work, the facilitator moves around the room holding short conferences to help guide the work and make it more productive. The facilitator should be at eye level with participants during each conference. These conversations need not be especially private; the facilitator may invite someone sitting nearby to listen in. If common needs among the group emerge, they can either be addressed immediately or during the sharing time.
 * Facilitator Conferring**

Participants gather at the end of the session to demonstrate what they have done, discuss experiences they have had, and reflect on what they have learned. This is an opportunity to return to the focusing questions that began the session, and discuss what has been accomplished in the interval.
 * Share**

This section acknowledges those who contributed to the creation of this session.
 * Acknowledgements**