Flickr is a free to use program that allows users to browse or upload images and movies. Each image is covered under the Creative Commons Licence, which means images and movies are free to download and use. However, it is common courtesy to reference all sources.
This picture is titled 'Crazy Boy' and would be used in a creative writing learning experience. Where by students would be shown the picture. Here a 3 minute pause might be effective to allow student’s time to process the picture and all that it entails. A discussion would then be held on different interpretations, an emphasis should be placed on no right or wrong answers. The students would then set about writing a story incorporating the picture. This picture appealed to me as there is no easily identifiable explanation. This allows the learners to use their imagination and creativity to create, explore and produce written stories.
Images used in an educational setting should have a further purpose of goal. They should not just be used to decorate or add colour to work. In this case the picture would be used to provoke a feeling from the students; these feelings would then be used to create a response.
-Image courtesy of Christopher Lange found at; http://www.flickr.com/galleries/
Hi Leah
ReplyDeleteyes i was thinking the same thing about using the photo as a stimulus for creative writing. In my teaching prac i have seen pictures used for creative writing. The site flickr has some great images and it seems the selection is enormous this is a site i will be visiting again.Images are always a good learning tool for visual learners and i thought maybe for younger students to help with scaffolding the Learning Manager could brainstorm ideas on the white board before writing, what do you think?
Amanda
Hi Leah,
ReplyDeleteI agree with what you have said about Flickr and images in general. I think that images can serve many purposes in the school context. They could be used as a substitute to written instructions or even as a hook/engagement tool for the beginning of a unit. I also believe that they can prompt a student's imagination to do some wonderful creative writing like you mentioned. Students could also create their own photostory as part of an assessment. What are your thoughts on this?
Hey Amanda and Jasmine, I think any tool that helps captivate the creativity within a child is a worthwhile tool. Using this tool to create a story, storyboard, or creative writing exercise are all excellent examples of applying this tool into the learning environment. Thanks for the feedback.
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