Flickr in the Classroom

I'm going to explain an idea for a student project using Flickr.

Groups of students in a U.S. History class would be assigned to research and visually document lasting Native American influence in the city of Fort Wayne. After completing two assignments and being given some guided research, groups of students would be given a certain time frame to photograph (using the school's cameras) the monuments, schools, businesses, and anything else that relates to the Native American tribes that once lived in this region. After creating a Flickr account and posting these up, students would create a Powerpoint Slide Show using the images and present this to the class. A reflective paper would be assigned, either in my class or in the blocked English 11 class. For many it would be a great eye opener to the city itself as well as its history.