Picture It! GeoFest
Published on Nov 21, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
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Presentation Overview
- Why Digital Visuals?
- Applications in Action
- Tips for Lesson Integration
Photo by thebarrowboy
Why Digital Visuals?
- Easy to Access
- Timeliness
- Sheer Amount of Visuals
- Student Expertise/Interest in Creation and Viewing
- Opportunity to discuss digital authorship, ethics, and citizenship
Photo by soeperbaby
Applications in Action
- Applications that promote the use of visuals as well as the importance of place
- Use applications that draw upon students' already existing technology skills
Photo by pamhule
- Mobile photo/video sharing platform
- Users post photos and videos for their followers to view and "like"
Photo by Leo Hidalgo (@yompyz)
- New search function allows users to look for photos taken and tagged in specific places
Photo by garryknight
Instagram Search of Places
hashtags
(many that are place/event specific)
Flickr
- Image and Video hosting website
- Includes group, discussion, and mapping functions
- Can connect with ArcGIS Online and Story Maps seamlessly
Photo by nosha
Other Application for Consideration:
- Periscope
- Live broadcasting from users all over the world
- Select where to watch by clicking on a red dot in different places across the world
Photo by Anthony Quintano
Periscope Homescreen Screenshot
Other Application for Consideration:
- Specifically posts based around geotags
- See what others are saying and the types of photos they are posting
Photo by Anthony Quintano
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Using Other's Photos: VTS
- Visual Thinking Strategies
- Choose a compelling visual and ask: What's going on here? What makes you say that? What more can you find
Photo by jurvetson
VTS Example
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Using Other's Photos: VTS
- Or, try the "essential" questions of geography to interrogate a visual:
- What is where?
- Why there?
- Why should we care?
Photo by garryknight
Ask questions:
- Of a map
- On Geoguessr
