Have You Ever Heard of Flickr?

Have you ever heard of Flickr? I heard of Flickr; however, until recently I did not visit Flickr’s web site or use this powerful web application. Flickr is a web site where people can post digital photographs to share with others. Besides uploading, sharing and viewing photographs, you can also tag (add descriptive words) to photographs to help others when using the search feature. The photograph below (see Figure 1) I found on Flickr. Of course, this picture reinforces recent science class lessons and activities related to glaciers.

Flickr was easy for me to begin using. After creating an account, I clicked on the Explore Flickr link and typed “glaciers” in the search box. Many beautifully taken glacier photos were posted, including the image below (Figure 1).

Visual Literacy Blog Activity:

After studying Figure 1, answer the following question by posting a 4-5 sentence paragraph (use complete sentences, capital letters and proper punctuation).

In your opinion, what unique glacier characteristic is the photographer helping us to visualize? Focus on the one characteristic which you feel is most important.

Visual Literacy Blog National Education Technology Standards (NETS-S) (add URL): 2 (A-B), 5 (A-D), 6 (A-B)


Figure 1