Having grown up in Hong Kong, thinking about colonialism and imperialism quickly gives me a headache. At the root of this is an unbridgeable sense of cognitive dissonance: on the one hand these two forces created an amazing city which I love as my home, …
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Tag: photo
The Namoa Pirates
Misleading Images
This lesson aims to introduce students to the concept of misleading images, and to try and engender in students a certain skepticism when interacting with media. This lesson could potentially be used in a range of subjects including ICT, Media, History, Theory of Knowledge, PSHE/Pastoral …
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Old & Rare Photos
This collection of fantastic old images was shared with me by my father-in-law, and is too good not to share onwards. Sadly, I could not find a web-based version of the list, so I have decided to host them here. Enjoy, a visual feast of …
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Images to Inspire
Recently I have been thinking about how I can set up my classroom to inspire my students. I was looking online for some interesting posters, and to be frank, there was very little that appealed to me. I was mulling over the idea of producing …
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Photography of Emilio Morenatti
http://blogs.denverpost.com/captured/2009/03/23/photographer-collection-emilio-morenatti/
This collection of photos provide great stimulus for an almost limitless range of tasks including descriptive writing, character studies, studying culture and difference.…
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Zoo babies from around the world
http://www.boston.com/travel/gallery/zoo_babies/
An interesting, visual look at baby animals in zoos around the world, this collection provides a great way for teachers to interest students in the great biodiversity of our planet.…
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People At Work
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/02/at_work.html
An interesting, visual look at the work people do around the world every day. If you are studying globalisation, the importance of labour, production techniques, issues of scale, culture or photography, this resource ought to be of interest. Like it or not, the work …
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JigZone.com Jigsaw Puzzle Games
Take a picture and turn it into a jigsaw. Embed it in your blog, and use it as a tool to engage students.…
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Picmarkr
http://picmarkr.com/
Picmarkr makes it easy to add watermarks to images, allowing content creators to protect their work before it is shared online.…
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Pixastic
Pixtastic is an online image editor (as well as being a JavaScript library). As such, it provides a quick, free and easy way to edit images online (meaning you do not need to install any desktop software). This makes it really useful if you …
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