I could of easily spent all day today distorting and changing pictures on Flickr! Just like the Vokis, it is so much fun, and there is endless possibilities as to what you are able to create. However, with many assignments and lesson plans looming, I think I'll have to leave playing with the fun stuff till the holidays!!
I think a student of almost any age could have a great time using a programme like Flickr. It was easy to understand, and I felt that even for those who are still trying to get their heads around all the ICT stuff (yes I am one of those people!!) it doesn't take too long to master. Students could use it for a variety of different things, but I feel anything in the Arts/Media areas could really allow students to get very creative. It could also be used to make any sort of project a bit more interesting, by creating images that are unique and original. I know with a lot of my personal art creations, photoshop has been a wonderful tool where you can be free to create whatever, and always have something exciting to show.
My mentor teachers have been doing quite a bit of work with their students to get them thinking ouside the square. It's very interesting to observe the class during these lessons, and really does get their imagination going. They are applying it to various areas to bring more creativity out in the students. I would love to do an excercise using a simple programme like Flickr, where the students could start with a picture of themselves and see how different they could make it. I definitley think there would be some extraordinary results!
I didn't do too much to my baby elephants picture, but there really is so many possibilties as to what this programme enables you to do. I can't wait to get back into Flickr and experiment some more!!
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