Using Photo Captions January 20, 2009
Posted by anne marie in ELA, Web 2.0, Websites.trackback
I came across this really cool application over at BigHugeLabs.com that allows you to add captions to your photos. I told you it was cool! I had snapped this photo of our duck, Leo, enjoying a cold snowy swim following a recent snow storm, and thought this would be a perfect lesson to reinforce and encourage creative writing with the 4th grade students. The idea was inspired by a fabulous Google Docs activity I learned about over at Twitter called PLN Snow in Six Words. Using the laptops we will have each student create a thought bubble describing what they believe Leo is thinking as he embarks on his winter swim. To expand on this idea we will then have students take their own winter pictures and add captions.
The SMARTBoard will be used to demonstrate how to use the application- it’s perfect when instructing the students while they use the laptops. I will also create a Notebook lesson importing all of the pictures to reinforce writing skills and to allow students to share. ENJOY!
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