The steps involved in creating Flickr modules that you can use in your classes are very simple.
- Identify the images you plan to use, and obtain them in a digital format. This process can be as involved as scanning slides or as simple as downloading them from sites such as American Memory or The Smithsonian Photography Initiative. Be aware of copyright restrictions if you plan to make your material visible for the wider public to see, but as mentioned earlier, photos can be earmarked so that only your class can see them.
- Go to Flickr's homepage and create an account. There are minor limitations on free accounts, such as the amount of data that can be uploaded per month. If you plan on using lots of images, you might consider upgrading to a paid account.
- Upload your files.
- Organize different groups of files into “sets” to set up specific modules. Another excellent feature of Flickr is it allows you to “tag” images with keywords. This is very useful for organizing images, but has several interesting educational uses which will be discussed later.
- If you want to offer students a few example images, use the note tool to annotate a few images.
- Decide on the privacy settings for your images, and share the link with your class.
