• Use syndication tools and blog tools to publish photos to other web sites (more....)
  • Create annotated (and hyperlinked) notes like these ones (more....)
  • Create creative written activities based on photos, or "tell" a story in just photos (more....)
  • There are all kinds of tools that can go beyond the flickr interface, or access flickr content to perform new tricks (more...)
  • Post photos directly from a mobile phone (more....)
  • Easily find great images you can use elsewhere, licensed with creative commmons, so you don't even have to ask permission (more...)
  • Use Group tools to have a place for bulletin board type discussions, and to share photos in a common place (more....)
  • Create your own logo based on flickr images! (more....)
  • Associate images with geographic locations via "geotagging" (more...)
  • Create presentations and slide shows to share (more...)
  • One of the most powerful features of flickr is the organization of photos by tags. The ends of exploration are never in sight (more....)
  • Use retrievr to find images by matching in real time tto drawings (more....)
  • Make funny/useless comments to your friends! - Jonas!!
  • Don't forget the wide open spaces in which to spread your creative wings. - J. Chris Vaughan
  • Add as many notes as possible - btjones
  • www.flickrleech.net/ (because paging sucks) - douglas-fp
  • My note? - Phoenixheart
  • Add your note here. - argoed-hs
  • hi - mar13k3
  • just click "add note" at the top of the pic. i see. thanks!! - seana*
  • adding note - jlkilmer
  • Any analogue uses of Flickr? (As in real life, not digital?) - Ewan McIntosh
  • but the are some pic ypu cant add not why? - Delet :*
  • Well Why not? Everyone else did - One Thing AT
  • desk - jhanfakaga
  • Use for training purposes. - sutupper
  • joij - bforester801

What Can We Do With Flickr?

This cluttered desk represents just a small set of powerful ways you can use flickr. This image has been annotated with "notes", so as you move a mouse over hotspot areas, pop-up messages will appear, some of them with links that can take you elsewhere.

Explore these links to learn some ways you can leverage the power of flickr.

See also:

* Getting to Know flickr (Basic) screencast by Jeff Utecht for the K12 Online Conference
* How to Flickr Intro by Ben Bishop
* Tips for Flickr Beginners (Lifehacker)
* Flickr Tutorial Series (Indezine)
* Flickr Advanced User Guide (Lifehacker)
* Flickr technique (flickr discussion group)

To learn more setting up an account in flickr, see David Warlick's handout published for this conference.

And in the spirit of participation, please use the comments form below to make other suggestions, ideas, or to toss criticism.
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This is but one piece of "I Didn't Know You Could Do That with Free Web Tools", a presentation for the 2006 K-12 Online Conference. Other pieces are scattered across the web!

Comments and faves

  1. ★

    Reggie1, cambodia4kidsorg, Clappingtrees, SueMaeLA, and 238 other people added this photo to their favorites.

  2. cchausis (80 months ago | reply)

    I have no criticism to toss, only accolades!!!
    I am collecting resources for an upcoming presentation titled, "My Friend Flickr" -- Many thanks for this great example!!

  3. cambodia4kidsorg (80 months ago | reply)

    Check out this amazing use of flickr
    beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2006/10/my_youtub e_inte.html

  4. SueMaeLA (80 months ago | reply)

    I am very impressed. Can't wait to show this to people at my college.

  5. wildwoodelementary (80 months ago | reply)

    Wow...I learned a lot!

  6. Glenn E. Malone (80 months ago | reply)

    By far the Best learning on Flickr that I have ever experienced.

  7. leath (80 months ago | reply)

    Great introduction to Flickr - this is a great idea to use the power of flickr to run a presentation!

  8. DavidDMuir (80 months ago | reply)

    I am clearly not the first to say this, and I suspect I wont be the last, but this is brilliant! Thank you for creating and sharing this.

    Have you considered adding this to the Flickr For Education pool?

    I've just written about this image in my blog. Thank-you for sharing the image under a Creative Commons license.

  9. digitalkatie (80 months ago | reply)

    This is a brilliant resource, thank you so much for creating this. I will definately be using this to encourage collegues to use Flickr.

    Can you adjust the notes on the business card and the mobile phone please? I can't click on the links because it moves onto the next note. Thanks!

  10. cogdogblog (80 months ago | reply)

    Thanks David-- this is just building upon the work of others. I just added it o the Flickr for Ed group, thanks for reminding me of that group.

    Digitalkatie- I cannot replicate the rollover problems (even in Internet Explorer, usually the culprit!), but have tried to move the hotspot areas farther apart. The key is to try and move your mouse from the hotspot area, over the yellow portion of the note, and then move to the link.... if you roll away from the yellow, you might be losing the note.

    But I am just guessing.... this may be a good point to keep in mind, and maybe too many notes are a problem too.

  11. digitalkatie (80 months ago | reply)

    Thanks. The mobile phone is better, but when I roll over the business card to get to the yellow note it often moves onto the screwdriver note, although it seems to work if I do it quickly!

  12. Andrionni Ribo (77 months ago | reply)

    --
    Seen on the Web. (?)

  13. The Pottsdome (77 months ago | reply)

    You got Dugg ! Got here from Digg.com.... Noticed your name and profile picture. Took advantage of Flickrs web integration tool and made this:
    www.pottsc.com/page6/page6.html

    Thanks !
    Pottsc

  14. Nigel Stewart (77 months ago | reply)

    Thanks for this. It's my featured blog entry for today. Faved. Found via digg.

  15. Christopher Dods (77 months ago | reply)

    Sweet. Thanks

  16. bdeseattle (77 months ago | reply)

    very cool use of flickr tech. well done. found via del.icio.us/popular

  17. annie_heckenberger (77 months ago | reply)

    Ok, this rocks. Keep the tips coming!

  18. jrm brbr (77 months ago | reply)

    interesting! dugg.

  19. Sendar (77 months ago | reply)

    I will check it out, thanks mate :)

  20. mu3aq (77 months ago | reply)

    Fantastic stuff!

  21. matthewaprice (77 months ago | reply)

    Great stuff... I think that flickr has some powerful uses when it comes to syndication. With its extensive API, there are tons of great widgets for embedding flickr content. Also check out http://flickrhacks.blogspot.com for some good tips!

  22. habit47 (77 months ago | reply)

    can i blog this to www.habit47.vox.com, please?

  23. cogdogblog (77 months ago | reply)

    Yes, but you do not need to ask permission; it is inherent in the Creative Commons license and enabled via the flickr Blog This button.

    Blog away, happy day.

  24. James Jordan (77 months ago | reply)

    You can also view EXIF data and link to other photos taken with the same make and model. And you can search maps by multiple fields! See interesting photos taken in your own backyard!

  25. mrwilliams (76 months ago | reply)

    After seeing this I have been trying to find something that easily ties in to use this feature of flickr with my students.

    We're working on labeling angle drawings right now with the notes. It has been working great. Great job done by all of the ability levels in my classroom. I haven't gotten to the point of allowing them to make flickr accounts at school (yet), and I haven't received an email from IT (yet) about my account being logged in to 16 computers ;)
    Our Angle Drawings

  26. cogdogblog (76 months ago | reply)

    Hey Mr Williams-- that is really neat! I see the kids did the drawings (nice variety)... did they also identify the angles?

  27. mrwilliams (76 months ago | reply)

    Yes (but we're still working on it). They were suppose to put a note on each angle with the degrees and labeling the angles (acute, right, obtuse, straight). If we were doing this longer I'd invite you to come in to my classroom (about 51st ave & northern), but we'll be wrapping this up soon (and I know your pretty busy ;) ).

  28. cambodia4kidsorg (76 months ago | reply)

    LIke is this your most viewed photo?
    You must go visit doggysnaps.com

  29. cogdogblog (76 months ago | reply)

    I did, I did, I DID (see a puddycat? no) -

    www.doggysnaps.com/kennels/cogdog/

    Now if only they could integrate photos there from my flickr account....

  30. cambodia4kidsorg (74 months ago | reply)

    I'm doing a webinar presentation next week - an intro to web 2.0 - the steps people can take to start. I'm showing this as a stellar example of how to use flickr creatively.
    beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2007/04/10_steps_ to_ext.html

  31. cambodia4kidsorg (74 months ago | reply)

    Okay, I just cut it down
    beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2007/04/extension _20_in.html
    In the end, will have a half decent reference a leave behind.

    Have any blogging advice for new bloggers? Leave a comment in the above post -- trying to illustrate learning via comments.

  32. kev_hickey_uk (67 months ago | reply)

    Jist wondering if this photo can be embeded into a blog without loosing the hotspots?

  33. cogdogblog (67 months ago | reply)

    I thought the answer was "no" (it was when I created this) but just found a solution!

    See cogdogblog.com/2007/11/30/flickr-notes-embed/

  34. elrentaplats (66 months ago | reply)

    Great tricks' collection!! thanks a lot!

    --
    http://cogdogblog.com/2007/11/30/flickr-notes -embed/ (?)

  35. im2much22 (53 months ago | reply)

    what do u exactley do o flickr aniwaisz??

  36. cogdogblog (53 months ago | reply)

    I answer well-phrased intelligent questions. Got one handy?

  37. DavidDMuir (53 months ago | reply)

    And I respond by laughing out loud (in public... but I think I got away with it) at clever and funny responses to questions, :-)

  38. Tania Bortolotti (41 months ago | reply)

    it's unbelievable the amount of things we can do with so little!!!!

    Thanks a lot!!!!!!

  39. yya2 (41 months ago | reply)

    Great info specially for people that are new to Flickr. Thanks for sharing!

  40. ujarai (31 months ago | reply)

    Nice way to share photo.

  41. FoxAirsoft (28 months ago | reply)

    This is an incredibly useful post! AWESOME!

  42. D .Wood photos (9 days ago | reply)

    some of my photos of trains

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