I have no prior experience with Flikr. I have heard of it, but I have never used
it. I was pleasantly surprised with how
easy it was to navigate. I wasn’t sure
what I wanted to look for as far as a picture to write about in this post. I typed in “Spain”. I was immediately taken back to my year there
through a barrage of wonderful images.
The one I chose was from the city where I studied abroad in during college. Santander is located on Spain’s
northern coast, and it is a beautiful city.
I immediately recognized the place in the photo, along the bay, in the
heart of the city. My roommate and I spent a great deal of time in this downtown area of the city because it was so close to our host family's apartment. I had a bit of
trouble uploading the photo. It took a
few tries to finally get it on my blog.
I picked this photo because it brought back so many
wonderful memories of my time abroad. I
think the possibilities that photo sharing websites offer in the field of
education are endless. Imagine learning
about a place and getting to see actual pictures from there. Children may have a difficult time
conceptualizing the idea that our country could be so similar to another
country. However, pictures like these
show students how similar places around the world actually are. Providing students with these types of photos
can make learning more meaningful.
Perhaps seeing photos of other places and cultures will inspire young
children to learn new languages and dream of traveling to those faraway places
one day.
Using this type of website could be useful in the classroom
to show parents what their students are doing in the classroom, on field trips,
etc. However, this would have to be
approved by the district or school since the posts would involve pictures of
minors Sharing classroom happenings with
parents may give them the feeling that they are more involved and aware of what
their children are learning, in turn, making them be more hands-on with their
children’s learning at home.
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