7th Grade Digital Literacy

Photosharing with Flickr

What is Flickr?Flickr is a free site for storing,

organizing and sharing photosTo use Flickr you must have a Yahoo

account

Once your account is created, you can sign in and start uploading photos

Uploading PhotosThere are several ways to upload

to Flickr:Upload webpageFlickr uploader (available for Mac and PC)

EmailCamera Phone

Manage Your PhotosSet: group of images that share a

common themeSets are created and managed in the Organizer

You can edit, set viewing and licensing permissions, add descriptions and tags, and place your images on a world map

Title, Description and TagsIn the organizer, double click a

photo and edit the information in the first tab:

PermissionsThe third tab will let you set

permissions for the image:

Your PhotostreamDouble-click an image in your

Photostream to make additional changes:

Add NotesYou can add pop-up notes to your

images:

Send to BlogOnce configured, you can send an

image to your blog as a post:

Edit with Picnik

Your Account: Personal InfoDon’t make your profile too

personal!Do set your web address; it makes

sharing easier

Your Account: Personal InfoYou can decide who sees what

information

Your Account: EmailThe email tab includes the Flickr

upload and blog upload addresses

Sharing Your PhotosThere are several ways to share your

photos:Set your web address on the Account page

Find and add your friends and family as Contacts

Use the RSS feed for your Photostream (and those of your friends)