Think of ways you may be able to use Flickr in the classroom or in your work and share your ideas. What issues might you face?
I think there are a few ways I could use Flickr in my class. I could show pictures or videos of proper lifting technique, or proper form of a plyometric jump. Also I could post pictures or videos of projects that the students have completed. This would be something we could post so parents could see what we are doing in our classroom. Another idea that I have is to post Science fair projects to Flickr. This way, if parents are unable to come into the school they can just go to the school website and click on links to their child's classroom.
Obviously the issue one would have with Flickr would be safety in the classroom. A student should not be photographed in the class unless there is written consent from the legal guardian. I would feel this could be obtained from most parents if you had an informational meeting at the beginning of the year and told them your plans for the year.
Also we have to be careful about posting photos that identify students by name. Some teachers will use a group photo but not identify which student is which. While some parents might be proud and think it's cool to have their child identified on the web, others don't like this. We have to be sensitive and find a balance. It is a good way to keep parents up with what's happening, but safety is a huge liability on the teacher side. Whatever we do needs to follow school policy and guidelines as well as having parent permissions well in place before posting anything.
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