I just learned about a thing called 'creative commons.' It allows people, with the author's permission, to take created works (in this case photos) and use them without breaking copyright laws. What is copyright? It is why you shouldn't cut and paste pictures off of Google Images. The law says that the images made by others are their property and you can't copy them (even for a school project) without getting the author's OK. It is a hard rule to follow and was made more difficult by the easy access provided by the internet. creative commons asks people to give their permission for use of their work (photos in this case) with more limited restrictions, including no restriction at all. See me for more info--got to get this post done tonight since I have waited too late to try to finish this challenge.
I have created a type of powerpoint that could be used in a classroom--I was thinking of perhaps an ESL classroom where soccer is of interest and there might be a need to talk about the meaning of a few words. I have asked the kids to put the pictures in order but it really isn't clear what the order is--this could just be a way of starting the discussion. I have also asked them to write a title for each slide. This is where the teacher could introduce terms/concepts that are being taught and what they mean here and in the kids' native countries. For example, the picture of the older man is clearly the coach of one of the teams. The title of that slide could be "Coach." It could also be "Wisdom," "Age," etc. The photo with 3 players in the air could be literal "Jumping for the ball" or something more figurative such as "The Dance of the Greatest Sport." Teachers could discuss the tone of the pictures--why do we know that a fight is about to break out? Click here to view the slideshow.
This could be adopted for almost any subject and could be as narrow or in depth as the teacher needs it to be. Creative commons and Flickr make it very easy to put these together.
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