LEARNING OBJECTIVES At the end of this post you will be able to: Describe what image hosting and sharing applications are. Say why they are necessary. Explain how they work. Search for and use images from an image-hosting site. Upload images to an image hosting site WHAT THEY ARE Image sharing site is a generic Full Article…
Telling, Retelling and Recreating
Age: 8 – 12 yrs Overview The PhotoStory is a free software from Microsoft that allows you to make videos from a collection of images, to which you can add sound (narration, music) and motion (effects and transitions). It is an excellent tool for working with young children for being very easy to use. The Full Article…
Classical Compositions
8-12yrs Ease * Overview: Learners investigate how to improve the composition of photographs and to understand which are the main aesthetic rules of composition through a digital analysis of the most famous images of statues, paintings and photos by some of the most important artists in history. With the aid of a computer you can Full Article…
Small scale construction
Lesson ideas for Technology from Italy… Students use CAD or similar to design a simple building Students work in groups of 4/5 people with LEGO blocks to make small scale models of simple buildings. The geometric shapes are analysed and designed. Then the students study the proportions in relation to real sizes. The students then Full Article…
Enjoy bike riding
Lesson plan from Italy… Students research the history of bikes and their shapes and compile a list of the component parts with pictures. These could be published using a photo sharing tool such as Flickr. This activity could be combined with a physics lesson in which students verify that if the bike is stationary it is Full Article…
A blade of grass
Lesson plan from Italy… The students are brought to a sports field situated near the school. They are invited to observe and take a picture of a blade of grass which grew on the surface of the field. They notice the dimensional features of the blade of grass in respect to the size of the Full Article…