Flickr® Photo Sharing is an online photo management and sharing application. It enables users to make photos available to public or private audiences. Blackboard is linked to Flickr® Photo Sharing as a service so instructors can easily access and share photos with students.

To add a Flickr Photo to a content area, follow the steps outlined below:

• Log into Blackboard. Select the course.
• Click on the content area (Syllabus, Course Information, Assignments, Course Documents, etc.).
• With Edit Mode on (If Edit Mode is Off, click on Off to toggle to On.), hover the mouse over Build Content to get the menu. Then click on Flickr Photo under Mashups.



• The Search for a Flickr Photo page appears. Enter search parameters and click Go.



• Photos matching the search criteria will appear. Click Preview to view the Photo in a separate window and click Select to place the photo in the content area.



• The Create Mashup Item page will appear. Enter a name for the photo in the Name field and enter a description of the photo in the Description text box.



• Mashup Options includy options for the Flickr Photo.
  • Display as a Thumbnail will appear as a small picture.
  • The Embed Photo will display the photo in the center frame of the course site.

  

• Mashup Options also allow instructors to pick the size of the photo.



• Instructors have the option to Show the Flickr Photo URL and to Show the Flickr Photo information. Select No for these options to keep the students in the Blackboard course site.



• Attach any files the students may need for the item. Under Attachments, attach a file using one of the following options:
  • To upload a file from your computer, click Browse My Computer.
  • To upload a file from the course files, click Browse Content Collection.
• Select Options for the item:
  • Select Yes to Permit Users to View this Content.
  • You may also select Yes to enable the Track Number of Views for this item.
  • For Enter Date and Time Restrictions, you can set items to display on a specific date and time and to stop displaying on a specific date and time. Select the Display After and Display Until check boxes to enable the date and time selections.
• Click Submit. The link of the Flickr Photo now appears in the content area.

To download this tutorial, click here: Adding a Flickr Photo!