Harmonizing Traditional

Language Practice and

Mobile Devices Through

Digital Photography

Vinicius LemosCasa Thomas Jefferson

Why is working with digital photography

a good idea?

offline

BYOD

easy

creativity

meaningful

personalized

engaging

rapport

collective ownership

novelty

Using images from the photo library

Suggestion #1: This is me!

“What do your pictures say about you?”

Students browse through their photo

library and use some images to talk

about themselves (personality,

lifestyle, likes and dislikes, etc).

Suggestion #2: Things in Common

“What do your pictures have

in common?”

In pairs

Each student chooses a

picture randomly and then

come with a list of things both

images have in common.

Remind them to be creative!

Suggestion #3: Odd One Out

“Which picture is the odd one out? Why?”

Groups of three or four.

Students show each other their

pictures and discuss which one is the

odd one out.

Remind them that there is no right or

wrong answer. However, their

explanation should be reasonable.

Suggestion #3: Odd One Out

Suggestion #4: Vocabulary Ping

Pong

Assigning mobile homework

Mobile Homework

#5: “What are they

doing?”

#6: “What did you do last

weekend?”

#7: “What is there in your

living room?”

#8: “What`s your favorite

possession?”

#9: “What should I do?”

Suggestion #10: The Stuffed

Animal Project

Students take the stuffed

animal home and take pictures

of it doing different things.

“What is he doing?”

“Is he cooking?”

Describe his daily routine.

Taking pictures during class

Suggestion #11: Guess What It

Is “It must be…”

“It can`t be…”

“it might/could be…”

1 2

3 4

Suggestion #12: Describe

the Scene

Simple Past x Past Continuous

Small groups

Students look at their classmates`

pictures and describe the scenes

using the pattern:

“X was ____-ing when

_______.”

Suggestion #13: The Alphabet

Challenge

nails

queennuts

food

Small groups

Thank you!

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