Thing #7

This is probably going to be one of my favorite blogs. At first I was a little apprehensive about howI would be able to utilize Flikr in the classroom but now I seem that the possibilities are potentially endless. One of my big platforms as a future educator is to really teach students about the world outside of their town, state, and the U.S. With Flikr I can literally take my classroom across the world and expose them to numerous cultures. Coming from a VERY small town I know that many people don't have the opportunity to travel and this can help to instill biases and in a world of increasing interconnectedness that will only hamper them in their futures. I can also use this site to show different geography and cultural sites and students can explore areas around the world. Anther fun idea that I had for older students is to have the class set up their own Flikr group and they can upload pictures that relate to what is being covered in class to enhance their own learning. So in short, I am a Flikr convert :)