I just spent a little time exploring the Flickr website. It was fun, not really intuitive for beginners. I don't know I would use this with students. It seems like a lot of work to get results that you could get using PhotoStory, PowerPoint, Paint, even Kid Pix can produce similar results. The programs I just listed don't have all the editing features that piknik has, but for school projects they are quicker.
Problem--once a picture is out there, it is available for anyone to use and do what they want with. That might cause an issue with cyber bullying. Our district has an acceptable use policy and some parents have specifically requested their child's picture not be put on the internet. Keep that in mind when using kids pictures on the internet.
The pictures that you find usable could be saved to a folder and kept on your district's server or local hard drive for kids to access. Pictures are a great way to get kids writng. List nouns, adjectives or other parts of speech that describe the picture.
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