MoreImageTools

=More Image Tools for Secondary ELT=

//For the purpose of these activities, 'secondary' refers to 12-16 year olds.//



**Pic Lits** http://www.piclits.com/compose_dragdrop.aspx

**What it is:** Add captions to photographs choosing from lists of words **Suitable for:** 13+ **Requires:** computer **Time:** 30 mins+ to find photo and writetext **Beware:** n.a. **Some examples:** **Suggested use:** learners choose photos and think of captions (example below) - then hold an exhibition followed by a class auction to see which ones are valued most





**Tagxedo** @http://www.tagxedo.com ** What it is: ** Another cool tool that is particularly good at presenting word clouds using original designs. It can also be used to inspire writing. **Suitable for**: 13+ **Requires**: computer room or laptops, microphone **Time:** 30 mins+ **Beware:** n.a.  **Some examples:** Michael Jackson Dodo Harry Potter Piano First kiss **Suggested use:** Use the tool to present mixed-up versions of very short stories (e.g. urban myths) such as the one below for the students to unravel

 **Class idea:** 1) Create four //tagxedos// of urban myths 2) Hand out the images to the students in class and ask them to predict the urban myths in pairs 3) Read the first one out and ask them to use the words to guess which picture it is 4) Continue reading the other stories and ask them to guess 5) Finally, ask them to pick one of the stories and to recreate it using the words in the //tagxedo//.



**Fotobabble** @http://www.fotobabble.com/ ** What it is: ** Create a talking photo **Suitable for**: 13+ **Requires**: <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">computer room or laptops, microphone **Time:** <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">30 mins+ Beware: <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">n.a.  **Some examples:** **Suggested use:** <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Get learners to find a funny photo and to produce a monologue to go with it - great for speaking practice



**Photo Funia** @http://www.photofunia.com <span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding: 0px; widows: 2;">** What it is: **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> Manipulate images to create interesting effects, etc. <span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">**Suitable for**: <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">13+ **Requires**: <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">computer room or laptops **Time:** <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">30 mins+ Beware: <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">n.a.  **Some examples:** **Suggested use:** create an interesting effect to illustrate a vocabulary point or for work on certain topics (e.g. advertising, fame)



**Image Chef** [] <span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; orphans: 2; padding: 0px; widows: 2;">** What it is: **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> Arrange photos, symbols and text <span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">**Suitable for**: <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">13+ **Requires**: <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">computer room or laptops, microphone **Time:** 2<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">0 mins+ Beware: <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">n.a.  **Some examples:** **Suggested use:** <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Create interesting combinations of images and words for creative writing, etc.


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Alternatives: **[]


 * Other sites to try**
 * http://www.worldwidewords.org/index.htm
 * http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/theteacher/
 * [|http://www.pimpampum.net/bookr/]
 * http://www.englishclub.com/ref/Idioms/index.htm

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