BP9_2009122_Flickr_Lesson_Plans

This lesson plan was found on teachers network web site: http://www.teachersnetwork.org/NTNY/nychelp/technology/flickr.htm
Using flickr.com in the Classroom by Pamela AuCoin
The steps:
1. Get a flickr account and create your own class page. 
 
2. Instruct students to get their own flickr accounts. Get your students' flickr email addresses, and send their invitations to join your site. I keep my page private, to keep outsiders away. Students will then get their own accounts, and accept the invitation. 
 
3. Begin by uploading pictures on your flickr group page. Once you model this skill to the students, they usually catch on very quickly. Show them how to embed comments. Once they click to enlarge an image, they can click on the "add note" tab. Then write your sample comment. Model how to embed comments. 
 
3. Give them specific guidelines for commenting. I tell them to brainstorm ideas in their groups first, so only the best ideas get embedded on the pictures. Once they’ve done this they can type them in. Some sample comments: "Red is the dominant color in the poster, which represents communism," or "Notice how the farm looks like a fairy tale. The bright colors make collectivism look utopian." 
 4. Project sharing: I like to have different groups share their work. Students can view other group work and add comments in the box below. I like them to add their own ideas, if they think there are any key points that have been left out. 
 
5. Connecting to the content: Students should relate their work to the content. They should understand that propaganda was a tool for the Bolsheviks to gain mass support and encourage them to keep fighting against the "evil" bourgeoisie.
I would further develop this lesson by showing students how to choose pictures according to color harmonies, then having them use the color wheel to set up monochromatic, analogous and complementary color harmony sets of pictures. In the past I’ve used magazines to have students cut pictures for this activity.