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Nursing Images and Vocabulary

“Nursing Images and Vocabulary” is an activity utilizing Flickr.com to search for photos, place them in Dropbox.com, compare them, generate related vocabulary and use vocabulary to summarize photo ideas.

Outcomes:

The learner will be able to:

  • Develop vocabulary related to nursing
  • Summarize ideas and write two paragraphs
  • Describe and compare using the photos

Preparation:

  • Note instructor needs to pre-select a variety of nursing images or hospital related photos
  • Discuss expectations as to images and learning outcomes

Delivery:

  1. Warm-up
    • Teach the tool if necessary
    • Discuss “creative comments” as it relates to copyrighted images
  2. Presentation
    • Chose a theme such as 'hospitals', search for photos and place them in the wDropbox.com
    • Choose photos that show various attributes such as cultural differences, differences in medical operations, etc.
  3. Practice
    • Generate a vocabulary list from viewing the photos and create a word cloud (e.g. www.wordle.net)
    • Describe a picture orally and give 1 minute description using Audiopal.com
    • Summarize the descriptions and write a brief report (1-2 paragraphs)
  4. Production
    • Describe a picture orally and give 1 minute description using Audiopal.com
    • Summarize the descriptions in one or two paragraphs

The Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) skills addressed by this activity are:

  • Listening
  • Speaking
  • Reading
  • Writing