Flickr - I enjoyed this module as photography is one of my passions. I don't think I would use this site on a personal level but can see its usefulness in the classroom. I would use it to document an excursion and have the children create comments about the pictures. Let's say we uploaded 30 pictures (one for each child), then the students could go to the site when they have time and comment on their chosen photo. Of course, if there are photos of kids we would need parental permission and I would make the site private to the class. Unfortunately you would have to upgrade from the free sight as that only allows 10 people to join. The other option would be to create a teacher account and let the students access it through this.
I have always had the idea of having class reporters who took photos of what was happening in class and then writing about it. It could be their most interesting Maths lesson for the week or a photo of great art that someone created. I just had never worked out how to make it a forum that was shared. I think flickr might be my answer.
My final idea would be to use it as a plenary (and I know I have mentioned this before). I just find that it is a part of the lesson that gets left behind. However, make it intersting and the kids won't let you forget it!
Below are a few pics that I took on a recent holiday to Japan. Flickr has been easy to use an quick to download.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/69824496@N04/
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