Inspired by the Cultura practice of sharing photos between students from different cultures and commenting on them as visual representation of the students' cultures, it occurred to me that we can use Facebook in the same way. Create a group for the students from different cultures and students share their pictures with the group. Students are required to make comments that indicate the cultural significance of their posts and other students should make comments reflecting on how that aspects resonates in their own culture.
A good example of such posts is the video (of a song about Egyptian heritage) I have posted on the blog. PLEASE, Comment on the video and ask me questions.
good idea, Karim--a question, though, why would such an activity be more appropriate for Facebook than another technology, like Youtube, a messageboard, or a blog?
ReplyDeleteIt definitely can work on different platforms, but Facebook was the first to come to my mind because it has all the needed options for sharing photos (which I borrow from Cultura) like sharing posts, comments and chatting within a closed network of friends.
ReplyDeletegreat video! I'm impressed by the pictures which include both yellow pyramids standing in the desert and blue ocean. I'm curious what Egyptian heritage the song is about?
ReplyDeleteThe song is just the singers expression of love for his country but it does not say much about the heritage of the country, the singer present it in a visual way assuming that the audience will most likely be digital natives :)
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