Girl Scout activity at Build a Bear. At first I was going to try and find a picture of both of my children, but this one caught my attention on a few levels. First of all, I think it's just a cute picture of Kyle, but it shows his silliness as well. He was two seconds away from making that silly face for the camera, and even though that drives me crazy at times, that's who Kyle is...and I love him for it. He makes me laugh and see life in a very simple way, a very real and loving way. He has a huge heart and the simplicity of this pictures makes me think of all those wonderful thoughts. It makes me smile and I hope you enjoy it too.
As far as Flickr in education, I definitely see a use for it as a computer teacher. I'm always trying to find pictures for students and this is a very easy way for me to find those pictures and organize them in an easy, consistent manner where students can navigate to one site and utilize the pictures I have for them. The only question in my mind, is how do students reference those pictures....it's not a Google Image anymore, so who gets the credit in the reference area? Hmmmmm....
The issue of bibliographic citation is one that we see evolving as the information formats shift. MLA 7th ed. deals with the issues fairly well. In addition, the use of bibliographic generators such as Noodle Tools and easy bib help to make the process easier for students and teachers alike. We just need to remember it's really not any different from citing a print source -- look for the title (or description) of the image and who created it.
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