Photo-sharing

I have used photo-sharing in the past with my students.  Every year the final project for my forensics class is a mock crime in which a faculty member has been "murdered". The students must first observe, record and document the crime scene, then collect and analyze all the evidence, interview suspects, and hopefully solve the case.  Taking pictures of every little detail at the scene, including location of the victim, and all the evidence is one of the most important requirements of documenting the crime scene.  In the past I have used Picasa to post the photos from each crime scene team. photos. This has allowed the groups to share pictures for their final presentations.

This is my first time using Flickr.  I really liked how easy it was to use and the different levels of organization that can be used to organize and share pictures.  I posted some pictures from a recent blood spatter lab completed by my two forensics classes.  I put them in a group and set the privacy settings.    Ideally, in the future I will take pictures from labs completed by the students, as well as require them to take pictures of their results, post them using Flickr and require students to include at least one picture into their lab report or reflection. The use of this web 2.0 tool in this manner meets the NETS - S standard 1, Creativity and Innovation and NETS - S standard 2, Communication and Collaboration.

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