There are numerous photo sharing websites that are free and simple. Just do a search for “photo sharing” and you’ll see what I mean. Let me say first though that you should not send your students directly to these sites. If you decide to upload pictures to them and create a slideshow, you can give the students the link directly to your slideshow.

Bubbleshare is probably the most widely mentioned photo sharing site used in elementary schools. The first thing you’ll need to do is set up a free account. Then you just log in, create a new album, browse for your pictures, and make your album Private so your pictures won’t show up for someone just exploring the internet. After you create your slideshow, you’ll have the option to record audio for each slide, add text bubbles, and insert cute clipart. When you’re finished, you can either choose the Email Album link on the side to send the link to your contacts. Or, better yet, click the Blog Album link, copy the code that appears, and add it to your class web site. It will be embedded right in your web page…Very cool! I’ll help you get this set up if you’re interested. Katie Crotts uses Bubbleshare to share her class pictures. In fact, she was the first person I knew of who used this site! Visit the photo gallery on her class site for some great examples of sharing pictures with Bubbleshare.

You can also embed the slideshow into a blog. It will look something like this: