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INVESTIGATING IMAGES

Investigating ImagesInvestigating images is a print and online resource published by TC² with the support of the Government of Canada through the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).

Electronic support:

This resource contains nine activities to help students interpret the explicit content of images, read behind images and challenge images to better understand historical and contemporary times and places.

View the ONLINE PHOTO GALLERY containing the sample images used for each of the nine activities in the Investigating Images print resource.

Click on the image below to view our Youtube video.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Print support:

The print materials, available in the online store, include teaching instructions, reproducible data charts, and assessment rubrics.

To download a sample activity, click here.

Read more about this resource in School Libraries in Canada.

10 Comments

10 responses so far ↓

  • 1 Curriculum Coordinator, Peel District School Board // Oct 21, 2009 at 12:15 pm

    Really slick vid. Bravo to TC2. Critically Thoughtful YouTube…well, well :-) Thanks for sharing.

  • 2 Rosemary Evans, Branksome Hall // Oct 22, 2009 at 6:29 am

    I loved the video on Investigating Images…really impressive. It has gone to our faculty plus!

    Many thanks to TC2!

  • 3 Instructor, York University, B.Ed. // Oct 23, 2009 at 12:18 pm

    This is GREAT!!!! Just working on pictures in my Monday class.

  • 4 Jan Haskings-Winner // Oct 26, 2009 at 7:13 am

    Great video – helpful for students and teachers focus on skills.

  • 5 Kevin Roche // Nov 10, 2009 at 1:18 pm

    I really liked this video! The demonstration of the 5W’s as a powerful tool for investigation was very clear. Thanks TC2!

  • 6 Teacher -- Fenelon Falls Secondary School // Nov 13, 2009 at 9:59 am

    What a great Learning Strategies resource. I now have a more interesting way to introduce the 5Ws. Thanks.

  • 7 Teacher - Limestone District School Board // Nov 25, 2009 at 7:16 am

    Keep these videos coming! The entire TC2 catalogue are such valuable resources.

  • 8 Ethel Johnston // Mar 2, 2010 at 8:46 am

    This resource showss how to use images in a deeper way. Our students learn in many different ways and these strategies help them to see through the images for deeper understanding.

  • 9 Angela Wood // Aug 13, 2010 at 10:47 am

    Here’s my problem with the video – the sample image presents a stereotype of a cultural group. Am I the only one who sees this?

  • 10 Teacher, York Region // Jan 31, 2011 at 7:01 pm

    I agree with Angela. Muslims (not “Moslems” as misspelled in your exemplar) in bedsheets, smiling while holding guns. Real original. Are there no other images in the past fifty years that warrant examination?

    That being said, I do appreciate the idea, and the resources. In the future, think about the images you want to project to your students…many of who may not appreciate this stereotype.

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