I found Writing with a Photos (More than words can say alone) a very interesting read. Pictures do add emotions and feelings to words…..an important part of the reading context. Pictures make the words come to life. Think about media (commercials) and the influence video/pictures/words have on us as a society.
Why Do We Take Pictures?
- To Connect
- To be apart of a community
- To alter our perspective
- To capture the decisive moment
- To change lives
- To been seen
- To save memories
- To show us things we’ve never seen before
- To make us think
- To capture beauty
- Plus MORE…..
We have so many tools that can be used in the classroom to enhance our reading, writing, and thinking. The article above mentions several. Recently, I came across Muzy. Muzy would be a great photoblog to be used in the classroom for comparing/contrasting, sharing pictures, and writing/collaborative discussions on pictures posted.