The Future of Flickr’s The Commons

Applications for Education.

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The Commons has been one of my go-to resources for historical images since.
I first wrote about it almost fourteen years ago. Whenever I see notes like that on preferred websites that have actually been around for a long time, I expect bad news.

Flickr has actually made a dedication to reinvigorate and rejuvenate The Commons. The first action because procedure appears to be developing a new home for The Commons. That new home is at The Flickr Foundation found at Flickr.org. Its there that you can read the full prepare for the future of The Commons. The strategy is published as a series of Google Documents and a Google Slides discussion.
The essential takeaways for students and instructors who use The Commons are:.

Flickr has actually made a dedication to revitalize and revitalize The Commons. The very first action in that procedure appears to be developing a new house for The Commons. Flickrs The Commons is a terrific resource for history teachers who desire to discover historic images to use in their lessons. Over the next couple of years The Commons need to improve to make it a much better resource than ever previously.

Its not disappearing..
Its going to be enhanced with much better discovery tools.
Its going to be improved with better descriptions (which will assist with discovery).
Content contribution opportunities will improve (broadening the collection)..

The bottomline is that.
Flickrs The Commons is an excellent resource for history teachers who want to find historic imagery to utilize in their lessons. Its also a great location for trainees to find historic images to utilize in research study presentations. Over the next number of years The Commons ought to improve to make it a better resource than ever in the past.

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