New Image for “What Could It Be” VoiceThread
I have added another a few more image on the What Could It Be VoiceThread.
What could the little round card next to the plate that reads “Yes Please. Sim Por Favor” from a Brazilian restaurant mean?
What could this cone mean in the hand of this 6 year old girl?
What could this pole raising in Sweden mean?
Photo by visulogik
Comments are open for anyone to participate. Please consider your students to go through the pictures and comment what they think it could mean. Maybe your class can think of an image that depicts a custom, tradition or practice of the area you live in that you would like to contribute.
We have images from the following countries so far:
- United States
- Argentina
- Germany
- Israel
- China
- Egypt
- New Zealand
- Sweden
- Brazil
Please pass this Global Awareness project along and encourage others to participate as well. [voicethread b=48359]
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February 17th, 2008 at 10:22 am
Silvia - This looks great. I’m going to share with some teachers on Monday who are developing a global education curriculum. I also have some pictures of Berlin, Prague, Florence, and Paris. Could you use those or do you want the pictures coming from students?
If you have time, think about posting your project here: http://globaleducation.ning.com
Thanks,
Lucy
February 17th, 2008 at 10:33 am
Lucy,
Images can come from anyone. They don’t necessarily have to come from students. They just have to show a tradition, practice, custom, routine or perspective that would make people not native to that part of the world ask themselves “What Could it Mean?
Please send the images to “blog [at] langwitches [dot] org”
I will post on the Global Education Ning. Thank you for reminding me of that resource to disseminate.
February 17th, 2008 at 11:36 am
Is there any key that actually tells you what this means?
February 17th, 2008 at 11:44 am
Patricia,
Yes, I do have a key to the meaning of each image. I have not figured out yet how to make it available to the teachers who want to use the VoiceThread with their classes though.
The point of the VoiceThread is for the students to come up with their interpretation of what it means. Adding all the voices together will show that the same image has multiple points of view, depending on your background.
Let me know your thoughts on the importance of if and how to distribute a “key” to the images.
February 17th, 2008 at 12:41 pm
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February 18th, 2008 at 1:06 am
I recognize the tongs… I think. There is a fantasitic restaurant in Hyannis, MA (near my parent’s home) called the Brazilian Grill where servers come around throughout the meal with a variety of meat and seafood on a skewer to shave off pieces onto your plate. There is also an extensive buffet area with many side dishes. We don’t receive a paper disk, they just come by and ask. It is soooooo delicious and I always overeat. There are many Brazilian natives living on Cape Cod. Am I correct? (If not, I’ve given a great review for a fantastic restaurant if you’re ever on Cape Cod.
February 18th, 2008 at 8:17 am
Nancy,
Yes, the tongs on the side is to help pick up the meat that the “Gauchos” shave off for you. We recently went to a Brazilian restaurant in Orlando, FL and they serve the same way.