The Newseum has a flash feature that displays newspaper front pages from around the world. Simply hover over a city on a map and see a photo of today’s front page. This could be a great and quick way to get a sense of what stories are being covered where on a given […]
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The Newseum - Newspaper Front Pages from Around the World
March 6th, 2009 · No Comments
Tags: pictures · visual prompts · vocabulary · global issues activities · reading · blog
What the World Eats
March 30th, 2008 · No Comments
Time Magazine has a slideshow showing photos of 15 families alongside a week’s supply of food. Each pictures is accompanied by information about the country in which it was taken, the amount of money that the family typically spends on food per week, and a favorite recipe of two. The images are taken […]
Tags: slideshow · pictures · food and hunger · cultural issues · health · global issues activities · consumerism · poverty & wealth · blog
Chris Jordan: Consumerism’s Portraitist
February 23rd, 2008 · No Comments
Photographer Chris Jordan has three series of striking pictures, each of which could stimulate students to think about a variety of issues.
Each picture in Running The Numbers depicts an America statistic by showing an extremely high number of a mundane item. For example, there is a picture of 1,000,000 plastic cups (the number used […]
Tags: health · pictures · consumerism · global issues activities · the environment · blog