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Embedding A Flickr SlideShow In Your Blog Sidebar

Have you speculated if it is possible to embed a Flickr Slideshow in a sidebar rather than in a post? Well Betsy asked because she wants to add one to her Merit School of Music blog.
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The size of most embed code can be adjusted by pasting it into a simple text editor like Notepad [...]

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Quick Start Tips For New Flickr Users: Part III

Quite a few readers have been asking why Flickr not Picasa or Photobucket.  With any luck this last post in our Flickr series will help explain as I demonstrate some of the creative ways Flickr can be used.
Creating Cool Stuff From Your Flickr Photos
One of the best aspects of Flickr is they allow outside (”third [...]

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Quick Start Tips For New Flickr Users: Part II

Hopefully our Quick Start Tips For New Flickr Users: Part I post helped you set up and start using your Flickr account.  Now its time to learn how you can use Flickr as part of building your your personal learning network (PLN) in this second post of our Flickr series.
Connecting With Others
An important aspect of [...]

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Quick Start Tips For New Flickr Users: Part I

With time you realize taking your own photos to use in your blog posts is often easier, and more fun, than searching for and attributing creative commons images. And sharing these photos online with your friends, using photosharing websites like Flickr, is even more fun!
This post is part of a series to help people [...]

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Share Your Tips For Creating and/or Finding Images For Blog Posts

Problem! You want to use Creative Commons images with your students but can’t access Flickr because its blocked at your school.
What options does this leave you? Especially if it needs to be student-safe. Unfortunately this scenario is faced by many educators as highlighted by tilgunas comment on Finding and Adding Creative [...]

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Finding and Adding Creative Commons Images To Your Blog Posts

Finding the perfect image to enhance your blog post can be frustrating and time consuming however there are tools that can make this task faster.
This post explains how to find and add creative commons Flickr images to blog posts. Make sure you also refer to Copyright and Using Images in Blog Posts for an [...]

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Copyright and Using Images in Blog Posts

Adding an image to your blog post can make a big difference on how easy the post is on the eyes. Good use of images grab reader’s attention.
I really wanted to include use of images in my Here’s My First Five Tips For Writing Better Blog Posts — What Are Yours? post but it really [...]

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How I Use RSS To Make My Life Easier

So I’ve tried my best to explain what is RSS and why it’s important to learn how to use. And as I said I find it hard to explain probably because the power of RSS is really something you need to experience first hand.
I’m really into RSS — a RSS power user may be [...]

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