Jeff+Gehrke’s+TinyPic+Page

__What It Is__
TinyPic is a free image and video tool that allows people to easily share their pictures and videos with others by both hosting the file, but also giving it a short URL. This allows others to easily access the file by having to only type a short URL that won't be misread. Users may immediately start uploading photos and videos without creating an account. The users photos and videos are public and cannot be made private. The images are stored for 90 days after the last viewing date and the deleted. Users that create a free account will also have access to a phone application to take pictures and upload them to their account directly from their phone.

TinyPic allows the upload and hosting of [|JPEG] (jpg), [|png], [|gif] , and [|tiff] files.

TinyPic video files can be up to 500 Megabytes in size and 15 minutes in length. TinyPic accepts videos in the following video formats: [|3g2], [|3gp] , [|3gp2] , [|3gpp] , 3p, [|asf] , [|avi] , [|divx] , [|dv] , dvx, [|flv] , [|moov] , [|mov] , [|mp4] , mpe, [|mpeg4] , [|mpeg] , mpg4, [|mpg] , [|qt] , [|rm] , [|wmv] , and [|xvid].

__TinyPic in Use__
http://tinypic.com/r/op7c6c/6 http://tinypic.com/r/2cg80g/6 http://tinypic.com/r/xp0h80/6

Anticipatory Set
-Show a political cartoon and ask the students what they see, what it's saying, and what they think. Then tell them that they will be investigating political cartoons.

Objectives
-The learner will be able to identify the message of a political cartoon by analyzing and interpreting a political cartoon.

Materials
-Computer -Assignment sheet

Procedures
-After explaining the first political cartoon, make sure all students understand the example. -Pass out the assignment sheet with the instructions that they will need to use the computer to visit the numerous sites listed to view the cartoons. Instead of having to type in length URLs, the students can simply enter the shortened TinyPic URL. This can lead them to the site or jus t to the cartoon itself. -Students will then take time and analyze the cartoons with a partner and write down the perceived message from the cartoon. -When all students are done, bring the class back together and discuss what they found. = =

__See Also__
http://tinypic.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TinyPic

Additional ideas 1. Students could find pictures, create their own captions for political cartoons, then place them in tinypic for their classmates to analyze. 2. Students can search for pictures that allow them to create a time-line of political events from their own viewpoints. 3. Students can look for pictures that to them portray a vocabulary word from government, the students can create a booklet containing their pictures with a vocabulary definition and thir reasoning as to why the picture works as a reminder of the vocabulary meaning.

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