The Unattended - found on Flickr

The Unattended,
originally uploaded by gatorgalpics.

This reminded me of Dan Pink's comments at AASL07 in Reno last fall when he talked about making signs more “empathetic.”

Flickr: The Commons & the Library of Congress

I didn't see this before, but Flickr and the Library of Congress have teamed up to provide access to more of the photos and artifacts available at the Library of Congress. From The Commons site:

"Back in June of 2007, we began our first collaboration with a civic institution to facilitate giving people a voice in describing the content of a publicly-held photography collection, The Library of Congress. The pilot project we created together launched on January 16, 2008.

The key goals of The Commons are to firstly give you a taste of the hidden treasures in the world's public photography archives, and secondly to show how your input and knowledge can help make these collections even richer.

You're invited to help describe the photographs you discover in The Commons on Flickr, either by adding tags or leaving comments."

I'm on a mission now to get access to Flickr back at school! Watch this space.

Uploading pictures from Flickr

DSCN0663,
originally uploaded by Librarymum.

I'm exploring how to post pics from Flickr on this blog. One of the participants in SLL2.0 Winter Fun was having trouble with this. It seems to have changed somewhat.

One thought I had - with Flckr now blocked at school, my pics on Flickr won't show on the blog when I open it at school. It seems like it would be best to only use things I upload from my own computer if I want to use them at school for now. I certainly hope that we can figure out a way to use some of these tools (Flickr, YouTube, etc.) when presenting lessons, even if we can't open them up for unlimited use at school by students. I know the reasons, but it is a shame.