Flickr+PictureAustralia

PictureAustralia, in conjunction with The National Library of Australia (NLA), has invited members of the community to "...contribute to the contemporary archive of photographic images depicting the people, places, and events, which make Australia unique by photographing Australia as they see it and then uploading the images into Flickr..."

The images collected in the PictureAustralia Flickr groups will be added to the NLA photo archives which contain 1 million historical images documenting life in Australia and Australiana.

PictureAustralia has created two public groups in Flickr where "citizen photo journalists" can upload their photographs and show the rest of the world what it means to be Australian in the 21st Century: Australia Day and People, Places and Events.

The PictureAustralia project has lots of potential as a techno-constructivist learning activity in the classroom. A teacher could develop a project-based lesson plan around history, photography, computer skills and software, or social history. Who knows, you might discover the next Kevin Sites or Dorothea Lange in your classroom!

The PictureAustralia Project is an excellent example of an organization using social media to provide opportunities for collective reflection of shared reference points, goals, experiences, and civic enagement.


Links

• PictureAustralia
• National Library of Australia
• PictureAustralia+Flickr

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