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  • 365 Photos – Telling a Story

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    Photos are snapshots of a flash of a moment that will never happen again. They freezes time, space, people. They tell a story. They keep memories alive. Since 2009 I’ve been part of this wonderful group of passion-driven people, educators, amateurs who take their time every day to share a snapshot, that frozen moment of…

  • Blended Learning

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    For some, blended learning means having a mix of face-to-face classes, plus online encounters. However, I’d go a bit beyond. Blended learning can take different shapes if you consider a regular face-to-face classroom with the use of online tools to supplement the learning process that takes place within brick and mortar spaces. Also, if you…

  • Walls Talking

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    “ Flickr: Walls Talking via kwout “ This is a totally simple and engaging project started by a dear Webhead friend, Sasha Sirk. Graffiti is all over, in some cases art, others vandalism. So, this project has the basic purpose of making a digital wall of graffiti around the globe, but from the beginning, I…

  • Where I am From in Images4Education

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    family_oldphotosOriginally uploaded by carlaarenaI am from a Brazilian dream thriving on the “Planalto Central” in the middle of nowhere Brasilia I am from a Brazilian dream of hard working souls who built in five bustling migrating years on a plateau with twisted trees and low vegetation Cerrado Concrete, modernism I am from a cultural mix…

  • The Flickr Love Project

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    More than words, I think the slideshow depicts how a fantastically simple idea can be of a huge impact for people. The Flickr Love Project is such an amazing example of a connector. You send a Flickr Mail to Keiko, a sweet Japanese girl, and she sends to you hearts in an envelope. The only…

  • Flickr Educational Power

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    As a group of wonderful, inspired educators – Alice Barr, Ana Maria Menezes, Bob Sprankle, Cheryl Oakes, Daniela Munca, Jane Petring, João Alves, Mary Hillis, Nina Liyulkun, Ronaldo Júnior, and Susan Burg – get ready to co-moderate a free six-week online session, Images4Education, through the Electronic Village Online, I’ve been totally immersed in Flickrverse. My…