Over the weekend while browsing some news articles on the BBC News I was reminded of an excellent resource that I utilized for several years to trigger discussion and little research study activities in my present events class. That resource is the
BBCs Week in Pictures which is an area of their more basic In Pictures collection..

The Week in Pictures displays a small collection of photographs from around the world. The In Pictures resource provides hundreds of images in a range collections and slideshows about existing occasions throughout the world. All of the images consist of captions explaining what is taking place in the picture and a little background understanding about the occasion being photographed.
Applications for EducationFor years I used the.
Week in Pictures pictures as conversation beginners for current occasions discussions in my present occasions classes..
For visual learners the images from the In Pictures collections are useful for offering visual connections to and context for a story.

Its crucial to note that the majority of the images in the Week in Pictures collections are copyrighted images..

When using the Week in Pictures as the triggers for short research activities, its valuable to remind students that they can fine-tune their Google search engine result according to date of publication. This is a great tool to use whenever students are researching existing events, trending subjects, or any rapidly altering topic In the.
following video I show how students can fine-tune search results page according to publication date.

The Week in Pictures shows a small collection of photographs from around the world. The In Pictures resource provides hundreds of images in a variety collections and slideshows about existing events throughout the world. All of the images include captions discussing what is occurring in the image and a little background knowledge about the occasion being photographed.