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Public Domain
Public Domain
Free to use with no citations
Unsplash
Unsplash
FREE, beautifully stunning images gifted by community photographers around the world.
- Photo credit is appreciated, but not necessary
Another great site for images that are free to use!
Activity
Activity
Six Word Story
Six Word Story
Ernest Hemingway is said to be the creator of the 6 word story when he was challenged by colleagues in the 1920's. They bet that he couldn't write a complete story in just 6 words. Here's what he came up with:
"For sale: baby shoes, never worn."
Resources
Resources
- Create Six Word Memoirs with Kids, blogpost by Susan Stephenson
- Six Word Memoir Project
- Can You Tell Your Life Story in Exactly Six Words? from NPR
Try using images to help inspire ideas for 6 word stories/memoirs.
Make a copy of the slides to use in your class.
Creative Commons
Creative Commons
This search specifically puts in filters to return work that's been put into the Creative Commons. Middle school students should start to become familiar with the Creative Commons and how to give correct attribution when requested by the artist.
How the Creative Commons works:
How the Creative Commons works:
This video gives you background information about copyright law and how the Creative Commons was created to avoid dealing with those issues.
Wanna Work Together? by Creative Commons, 2009
Icons
Icons
Use these simple images to help convey a story. Here are a couple of sites that are filled with icon collections that are all in the Creative Commons.
*Note: A paid subscription to either site will give you unlimited access to icons with no attribution necessary.
Activities
Activities
Use Story Cubes to have students come up with creative stories based on the roll of dice.
Want to make your own story cubes? Print out a cube net and have your students each create a story cube.
image by mpclemens from flickr.com
If you don't have access to Story Cubes, use a random emoji generator to have students collaboratively come up with stories.
Create Your Own Media
Create Your Own Media
Using images from professional photographers is nice, but even more powerful is a story filled with original images.
Creating media can be as simple as taking random pictures on a mobile device. This article has some great tips that you can share with students in your classroom.
13 Lessons to Teach Your Child About Digital Photography.pdf13 Lessons to Teach Your Child About Digital Photography
by Darren Rowse from Digital Photography School
Activity
Activity
Google Photos
Google Photos
Google Photos is a GREAT place for students to keep their images, especially if they are using Chromebooks. As long as they are signed into their school account in Google Photos, they will be able to pull Google Photo images, videos and animations straight into Google Slides, Docs, or Draw.
Here's a fun project by Nicole Dalesio that will get students thinking like photographers as they look for L.O.V.E.
Read Nicole's blogpost: Looking for LOVE? A fun, creative, tech photo project for Valentine's Day
Create Google Photo Albums and share with your class to promote student creation and collaboration!
Create Google Photo Albums and share with your class to promote student creation and collaboration!
Here are some examples of albums. Links for the albums only stay shared within a classroom because student names do appear attached to their work.
Google Sites
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