Daystreaming Allowed.
On the Moodstream (Getty Images) website, students can create their own visualizations using many different settings (image via the Moodstream website):
After students choose their mood and style (happy or sad, humorous or serious, black and white or color, nostalgic or contemporary, etc.), the website streams continuous video, still images, and sound. If students see or hear something that they like, they can add it to a Moodboard and find out more information from the Getty Images website.
Uses I think of right now involve language arts, social studies, and art inspiration/writing prompts. Students can create a stream and then do projects inspired by the stream (poetry, short stories, reflections, artwork, research, etc).
Can you think of other ways to use this tool in the classroom? Have you streamed today?
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19 June 2008 at 6:10 pm