Flickr


 * Flickr** is unique because online collaboration and community are interwoven as main components of the platform design.

While not originally developed as an education tool, **Flickr**, and other social networking technologies have the ability to play an important part in student motivation, retention and learning—especially in distributed learning environments. The integration of **Flickr** with most of the major Weblog services, allows uploading of photographs into a Blog with a click of the “//Blog This//” button.
 * Flickr** uses:
 * Groups (both public and private)
 * Tags (keywords)
 * Notes
 * Comments
 * Slideshows
 * Instant Messaging (FlickrLive)
 * Photosets (albums)
 * Email (FlickrMail)
 * Real-time photograph posting

Students are free to use pictures in **Flickr** to illustrate their reports. Students the ability to search a vast and growing photo archive, using tags, or keywords. The ability of users to upload images via wireless and camera phones means that images of current events can be viewed as they are unfolding.
 * Flickr** also provides RSS feeds so that one can syndicate their photos into their Web pages or Blogs.
 * Flickr** has partnered with Creative Commons licensing to provide a way for its community members to legally share content and use photographs for non-commercial use. Images are clearly marked with a Creative Commons license providing the standards for the way photographs may be reproduced or used, thereby circumventing potential digital copyright issues for both students and school alike.