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  • 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…

  • Cool Tool of the Week – A visual dictionary

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    Shahi – A visual dictionary | Blachan Lab Originally uploaded by carlaarena Shahi is a fantastic tool for educational use. Just type a word, you’ll see Flickr photos related to it on the left, plus explanations with examples of how the word is used. I can already picture many ways to use them with students.…

  • 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…

  • Cool Tool of the Week – Toasting My Screen

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    Today, via Coolcatteacher in Twitter, I came across Screentoaster, a free online screencasting option with no need to download any apps to your computer. They are still in Beta and you need an invitation code, which I got in my email immediately after I requested it. It’s very straightforward to record your screen there following…

  • 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…