I took a picture of my steak, searched by pink, and this is the image that I got! I am now going to eat it. oh yeah....it was 1.4 lbs= 635.029 grams.
I really enjoyed this group of videos and tips. Not to sound like a broken record but this a concept that I seem to be reflecting on a lot...Google is a tool. I feel that I really connect with these videos more than the others. They sound and read like a car manual. The tools described are very useful to me as an artist. I was familiar with the conversion, calculator, and target query details but I was not aware of the 'Search by Image". I am so happy! What a great tool. I have not gotten to the stage in my life that I have a fancy iPhone but I do have a wife with one! I am always finding crazy objects. I would love to do this activity for 7th graders using art tools or basic junk that connects to history or maybe to other cultures or science or machinery and on and on and on and on. Just like a Scavenger Hunt. I would have the objects prior to class and a Google form that documented all the results by students. Another great tool and use for Google Tools and the classroom.
Bill I like the google search by images as well. As you know, I work with our ELL population and to use an old but true cliche, a picture is worth a thousand words. I can see kids grouping images that help make the content area concepts more comprehensible. I agree that these are tools and it's up to the teacher and students to be creative.
ReplyDeleteThe steak really caught my eye. I go back and forth with the tool piece. I certainly think these are tools...but there is something more...something more that continues to prompt my thinking in different ways. I am not sure what to call it...I am just glad I am out of the box and that has made all of the difference when it comes to reaching students. Instead of just getting something done faster because the tool helped me...thinking is different now.
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of a scavenger hunt! I have had students take photos of a famous painting and then search by it and come up with the artist and facts about it. It was really great to see them so excited about learning about the artists and it was so easy for them!
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