Chapter 7 Blogs

I think Flickr sounds like a really cool program to use in a classroom whether its used in a lesson or if the students are using it for an assignment or for a project.  I really liked the fact that you are able to bring out more detail into the pictures and discuss it more in-depth.  Also, I like the idea that the 4th grade teacher used of having virtual guest speakers.  I think it sounds like a cool program to bring pictures almost to life and make lessons more interesting.  It's a way to have virtual fieldtrips and bring more creativity, technology, and fun into the classroom.  I really like the reading and all of the ideas that were in the chapter and how to use Flickr.  The reading really gets the wheels turning in my head and opens up a lot of oppurtunities to use the program.  I think this just makes me want to use the program in a classroom and find ways to get the kids to use it too.  I really liked the idea of the virtual fieldtrips and the guest speakers to liven up the classroom and to bring pictures to life.  I think it would be great to show kids how to use Flickr and have them be able to create projects with the program and critique the photos more in-depth.  With this new idea, I will do more "fun" things in my lessons.  I will do more mini-field trips to link the lesson to something they may already know.  I could bring in a guest speaker for a small amount of time.  The program is exciting to me and I can't wait to use it.