With the explosion of society's ability to take a simple photo or a movie, Flickr is a brilliant way to catalogue personal or professional media. So many of our devices (digital cameras, phones, computers, etc.) can take images and now there is a site dedicated to the sharing of photo "albums" or "refrigerators," as described on the flickr.com website.
Flickr has "tags" that are keywords that allow for labeling of photos for ease of selection when needed. A Flickr "group" is used as a way to share photos with a general or specific audience. The groups have established rules and administrators who decide, ultimately, what the guidelines of the community will be. It can be compared to a public or private chat room found in the web community. As far as a great example of what Flickr has to offer...
Can it get any better than this. Having a deep appreciation for the history and significance of France in the shaping of the world we know today, I simply looked for tags that worked for history and Versailles. This particular photo was taken by a native of France and is, by all accounts, a very accomplished photographer as his portfolio suggests.
The resources in media images is undeniably rich and worthwhile to investigate and use to its fullest utility. As a prospective history teacher, I know the value of having professionally done graphics that might strengthen the topic of the lesson. Perhaps this particular image of the Versailles Palace may be a great visual aid when describing the luxury in which Marie Antoinette surrounded herself.
Photo source: Taken by Claude Rozier, Versailles, France, Retrieved from
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5088/5263188380_ea6b9de670_t.jpg
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