BP9_2009122_FlickrLesson

A Flickr lesson I found on the web is available at http://www.scribd.com/doc/19387797/Lesson-Plan-With-Flickr. It is for elementary age students learning about verbs and what they can do. The lesson has the students using the search window on Flickr to input words form their verb list one at a time, to see pictures, and then predict the meaning of the word. After other mini lessons on verbs, the students draw their own pictures and upload them to Flickr as a form of assessment to show their understanding of the verbs.

I would modify this plan and use Flickr with my first graders by using the search window to find pictures of a spelling or vocabulary word and drag and drop the images to a word document, Pages doc, or powerpoint slide in order to create a picture splash or web of the new word. Through sharing these pictures with a partner or small group, I would have the students

predict the meaning of the word and make a Text to Self connection. Students would complete an assignment indicating their prediction of the meaning and what connection they made to their own life. After reading the story that includes the new word, I would have the students

revisit their prediction and make any changes as necessary. I would then post the definition and have them reflect on their definition choice.

http://www.pimpampum.net/bubblr/ to create slides and add speech bubbles to the student's verb pictures. I could use this site or comic life, to have students use the word in context to demonstrate meaning for an assessment. This program is very similar to Voicethread. I like this program for young students better for primary children because you can search flickr pics

easily by tags on the same screen as you can drag and drop pictures from flickr to the pimpampum doc. You can easily add bubbles and start a new slide without having to upload images and switch between screens. Using this program would be great for K-1-2 students before implementing Voicethread. This was a great find.

I also found pictures of Flickr that were posted by Smith Environmental Education Center that showed students on a 3 day in Montgomery County, Maryland where the students learned about predators and prey in their area and look for evidence of them in the woods. They took

pictures of their findings and how they used different tools while they stayed there. I could do an adaptation of this idea in my school's outside classroom containing a habitat of plants and animals relevant to Florida. Using the digital cameras we could take pictures of the different plants, insects, and animals on our campus and add labels or captions to them to inform others about 'Natural Florida'.

This information can be viewed on Flickr at http://www.flickr.com/photos/wwworks/4121373286/ and there is a link to the center's site: http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/outdoored/smith_center/smith.shtm

My pictures can be viewed at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/45264646@N08/

Images from personal screenshots at links posted above. (2009, December).