Flickr can easily be used as a classroom or school photo album. Taking pictures to celebrate and document school events will really interest the students. Tagging them can also be a great way of "getting to know" the names of other students and their accomplishments if it is done properly. The issues attached to this would be making sure to have each and every student somehow represented while taking into consideration the concerns of the school District and the Parents as far as posting pictures without the permission of each individual. Very clear guidelines must be set and followed that are understood by all parties involved.
On the flip side I can see the tagging search option becoming an enormous privacy issue. An example would be a student taking a picture (secretly) of someone, doctoring it up and then posting it on Flickr for all to see. The tag search would make it easy for our students to participate in Cyber bullying and slander. We must be clear with them (and anyone who is posting within the school community) what the limits and consequences are.
Copyright and All Rights Reserved are not something that I believe students and many adults take very seriously. These are the kinds of things that we must be teaching as a part of our curriculum and everyday classroom activities. Posters with internet guidelines will become just as important as the ABC's... Training for the entire school community is needed. Assuming that all understand would be a mistake.
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