Mar 20th, 2009
by pollyalida.
The Academy of American Poets Free Verse project on Flickr. Inspired by the 2009 National Poetry Month poster design, the Academy of American Poets invites you to capture and share your own ephemeral bits of verse. Write lines from a favorite poem on a sandy beach, assemble twigs on a hillside, or chalk the sidewalk. [...]
Mar 8th, 2009
by pollyalida.
If you have a free Flickr account, you can now organize your photos into as many sets are you like. Used to be a limit of 3 sets. And you can now upload 2 videos a month as well.
Jan 2nd, 2009
by pollyalida.
Anyone who knows me, knows how much I love flickr. I love how shared photos & conversations around those photos help me connect with friends, family and colleagues. And how photos can bring to life, places I may never get to see in person. And thanks to the generosity of people who share their photos [...]
Dec 6th, 2008
by pollyalida.
I’m looking forward to meeting with 20 teachers at the Ft. Plain (NY) Central School on Saturday Dec 6. At 8 am! On a Saturday! Wow, you guys are dedicated souls. This is going to be a 2.0 “tech camp” training day. We’ll be covering social bookmarking with delicious.com. We’ll use iGoogle to create a [...]
Oct 15th, 2008
by pollyalida.
About a year ago Helene Blowers tipped her readers to a great set of flickr images – Lynetter’s Interesting Snippets. Lynetter takes quotes about the online world, media and communications and finds great images to illustrate them. (Creative Commons licensed of course.) I love these images and quotes and have used quite a few of [...]
Jun 27th, 2008
by pollyalida.
The 2008 Summer Reading photo pool at flickr is growing by leaps and bounds. Tons of great photos of programs, activities, displays and more. Like this great photo from the Newport (OR) Public Library. Take a look at the pool for some fun ideas. And please add your photos too! p.s. Don’t forget to check [...]