The bottomline is that.
Flickrs The Commons is a great resource for history instructors who desire to discover historical imagery to use in their lessons. Its likewise an excellent place for students to find historical imagery to utilize in research presentations. Over the next couple of years The Commons need to enhance to make it a better resource than ever in the past.

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The Commons has been one of my go-to resources for historic imagery since.
I first wrote about it nearly fourteen years earlier. Whenever I see notes like that on preferred sites that have actually been around for a long time, I expect bad news.

Applications for Education.

Flickr has made a commitment to reinvigorate and revitalize The Commons. The primary step in that process appears to be creating a brand-new house for The Commons. That brand-new home is at The Flickr Foundation found at Flickr.org. Its there that you can read the complete strategy for the future of The Commons. The strategy is released as a series of Google Documents and a Google Slides discussion.
The key takeaways for students and teachers who utilize The Commons are:.

Its not disappearing..
Its going to be improved with better discovery tools.
Its going to be improved with better descriptions (which will assist with discovery).
Material contribution opportunities will improve (expanding the collection)..

Flickr has actually made a commitment to renew and revitalize The Commons. The very first step in that procedure appears to be developing a brand-new house for The Commons. Flickrs The Commons is a fantastic resource for history instructors who desire to discover historical imagery to utilize in their lessons. Over the next couple of years The Commons need to enhance to make it a better resource than ever before.