Ok - I admit that I'm a Flickr junkie (love the art aspect of the photos) but thought I'd try my hand at a new experience with Historypin.com. VERY COOL I have to say. All kinds of ideas are spinning in my head including doing a pin tour of the historical markers in our area. Now wouldn't that be a great learning experience for the students - take a pic of the marker, do a little historical research, visit the historical society and get an old pic beside a new pic and create a nifty little tour. I also thought it could be a great tool to map something like the Sullivan-Clinton campaign which had a great local impact.
I also explored a bit under Google (I know - the 'g' word) for photos. I used the Advanced Search features and found out how to show my students how they can search for pics that are available for reuse, find pictures based on a color scheme, and drop and drag a photo into Google so they can search to find where the original photo came from.
Students (and teachers) all love great pics ... I am considering having my students do a little project where we give a book talk but instead of the traditional PowerPoint or poster type of presentation they have to explain the characters and main ideas/themes, etc., of their books in three photos or less! No words, no music, no flying text!! Just how the photo represents the meaning of their text. Now there's something they won't be able to use SparkNotes to do!
Great exploration of some fun and beautiful images. I loved this lesson!
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