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Online Photo Sharing
By Samantha Naas and Leisha Shigenaga

**What is Online Photo Sharing?**

 * · Photo Sharing is the publishing or transferring of a user’s digital photos online.
 * · Most sites provide multiple views such as thumbnails and slideshows.
 * · Ability to classify photos into albums as well as add annotations such as captions or “tags.”
 * · It can serve as online storage spaces for your photos.
 * · Each site is different, but they all have uploading forms which allows you the ability to browse through pictures on your computer.


 * Photo Sharing can be broken up into Two Groups**
 * · Sites that offer photo sharing for free
 * · Sites that charge consumers directly to host and share photos.
 * Benefits of paid sharing to consumers are that the company may offer greater guarantees about keeping the photos online and allow friends and family to download full-size original files.
 * Also a great way to backup your pictures

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 * History**
 * The first photo sharing sites originated during the mid to late 1990s primarily from online ordering of prints (photo-finishing).
 * · Many more sites came into use during the early 2000s with the goal of providing permanent and centralized access to a user’s photos.

How can it be used in the classroom?
 * Supply students with pictures to use in a project or options to write about.
 * To keep track of the progress each student is making in a science project.
 * Display winners of a contest.
 * Using these tools with help them learn about photo sharing.


 * Resources for Future Learning**
 * http://www.flickr.com/help/photos
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photo_sharing
 * http://picasa.google.com/
 * https://www.google.com/accounts/ServiceLogin?hl=en_US&continue=http%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Flh%2Flogin%3Fcontinue%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fpicasaweb.google.com%252F&service=lh2&passive=true


 * Application to Future Teaching**
 * http://www.teachinghacks.com/wiki/index.php?title=Photo_Sharing_in_Education
 * http://educationalsoftware.wikispaces.com/Picture+Sharing
 * http://www.leasttern.com/teacher/lessonplans.html#sharing
 * http://www.askasia.org/teachers/lessons/plan.php?no=72
 * http://www.teachinghacks.com/2006/09/09/tracking-down-educators-that-use-photo-sharing-flickr/