Chiefly Flickr is an amazingly easy system of not only archiving your own photos, but locating great photos of places and events that you might never see in real life.
One such exercise can be used in a History or Geography class; locating pictures of a region being studied and producing a comprehensive slideshow with the students findings.
For example if studying the the geography and culture of the Middle East students can find pictures of architectural marvels or even of religious paraphernalia and acts. Teachers can go as far as to ask students to construct a photo essay reflecting the meaning and timeline of the holy month of Ramadan.
For many students this will be as close as they can get to the Pyramids at Giza or deep sea creatures. We can learn from the paths that others have blazed for us. During periods of fiscal crunch, educational budgets and resources are severely limited. The arts, extracurricular activities, music and field trips are normally the first to go.
Done right, field trips can be a powerful component of a well-rounded instructional program. (Educational Leadership Magazine, 2007) While trips often get tacked onto the back end of the school year, with the assumption that they are unlikely to directly support the reading and math skills that show up on high-stakes tests, they can bring important balance to the curriculum.
Even virtual field trips can offer a balance to traditional lesson plans.
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