|Math vs Society|
See-Think-Wonder and Zoom In
Are two Visible Thinking 'Routines for Introducing and Exploring Ideas' that have students observe and think deeply about images (or objects).
For explanations and details on all the Visible Thinking routines go to http://www.pz.harvard.edu/vt/visiblethinking_html_files/VisibleThinking1.html
Finding Appropriate Content for See-Think-Wonder and Zoom In
Find appropriate thought provoking content by searching in the following places.
Flickr- you can find some really high quality thought provoking images on flickr. Flickr does not require you to sign up to search for images and you can find quality photos on any topic.
One example of this was bought to my attention by Richard Byrne writer of Free Technology For Teachers (The Best Education Blog out there!) in his blog post Bad Math in the Real World. Byrne identifies The Bad Maths Flickr Group (Check it out at http://www.flickr.com/groups/badmaths/) which has some fantastic images of Bad Math (majority of currency images in British Pounds) that could be used in the See- Think- Wonder routine to get students thinking about why the maths in these photos is dodgy.
A tip for searching tumblr
The inbuilt search on the tumblr site is not the best so I find it very useful to search for tumblr blogs and images using google search. I simply add tumblr to my searches. For example if i am looking for photos of bushfires for our inquiry topic of natural disasters I search for 'bushfire tumblr.' The result gave me all the photos #bushfire of tumblr but also a few dedicated blogs. One was BushFires which is a goldmine of photos and resources.
Simple is often best
google image search and google video search - a basic well known simple way to find images and videos.
Daily image sources
Flipboard- a flip magazine with a wide range of content including photos from various media. Available as a website, iOS app, and android app.
theguardianEyewitness- Free option provides one photo per day that is relevant to news items or of general interest. Also available as a website, iPad app and android app.
Nat Geo Today- jam packed full of fantastic images from NatGeo. Available as a website and iOS app
What is your favourite place to find images? Please leave comments.