Schools : UNESCO International Photo Contest #Words0fTolerance

credits: UNESCO

https://www.facebook.com/unesco/

What is #WordsofTolerance?

"Words can be as powerful as actions, books are our best allies in education. Regardless of who you are and where you come from, books will give you a unique perspective."

#WordsofTolerance is a social media campaign whose goal is to promote books and reading and spread the message of tolerance. 

It was launched alongside World Book and Copyright Day, celebrated by UNESCO every 23April.

The year 2016 is special, marking the 400th anniversary of the death of two exceptional writers: William Shakespeare and Miguel de Cervantes. 

UNESCO is curious to know which world author has inspired you by one of his/her memorable thoughts. 

Livraria Lello & Irmãos/ Porto, Portugal

credits: Lello Bookstore

http://www.livrarialello.pt/

Students can share their favorite quote and show the best places to read or find books in their town. It doesn’t matter if they live in a big city, small town or a village. UNESCO would like to see all types of libraries and bookstores. 

credits: San Jacinto College

http://www.sanjac.edu/

Education: 

Students love participate in contests. They get excited to show off their skills no matter the contest. But a contest about books, reading, and tolerance?  Do we want better, as teachers?

It would be gorgeous to motivate our students to the value of Tolerance by reading. And seeing them to go to a bookstore to get a book? This is perfect. You agree with me, I'm sure.

So, let´s do it. Students must participate in UNESCO International Photo Contest spreading the message of tolerance.

Please invite your students to participate in this contest sending a photo that they can shot in school library or in a bookstore of their city, small town, whatever.

http://wa2.www.unesco.org/

How to participate? 

• Think of one of your favorite quote that is inspiring for you (if you don’t know any, run to the nearest library!). 

The quote should be in English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese or Russian and symbolize one of the core values that UNESCO stands for, such as: tolerance, humanism, peace… 

• Find your favorite library, bookstore or any other book-related institution in your town and strike a pose capturing both you and the building! 

• Take a photo that reflects your spirit through this quote. 

For example: Quote: “Have more than you show, speak less than you know.” 

W. Shakespeare 

• Post your photo on Instagram via #WordsofTolerance.

credits: UNESCO

https://www.facebook.com/unesco/

What do UNESCO expect? 

In order to increase your chances to be selected, don’t forget to: 

• Be authentic: even when you play a role, you can be true to yourself. 

• Be creative: be free to express yourself in every possible way: wear a funny outfit, take an interesting angle, choose an unusual building, play with light and colors… Surprise us! 

• Be timeless: show that 400 years may change, words and context but the core values remain and apply to all despite the cultural differences! Competition duration 

Deadline:

Started on 23 April 2016. End on 31 May 2016 (World Day for Cultural Diversity for the Dialogue and Development), at 19:00 Paris time (GMT + 2).

Winner announcement:

Winner announcement: 21 June 2016 

Lucas Spenser/Telescope

http://www2.palomar.edu/

Terms and Conditions Presentation:

The contest includes four stages in order to approve participants submission: 

• Step 1 Quote: choose a quote from your favorite author;

• Step 2 Picture: take a picture of you and a library or bookstore of your choice and relate it to the quote in a fun and creative way;

• Step 3 Social media: submit the two elements on Instagram under the tag #WordsofTolerance 

*Take notice: the quote is separated and not on the photo. 

• Step 4 Geolocation: mark the place where the photo is taken by adding a geotag.

Important:  The contest is free of charge.

Judging criteria:

UNESCO will select the winning Entries on the basis of the following main criteria: 

1. Originality: use your imagination and create something unique and memorable 

2. Effectiveness: Ability of the Entry to effectively promote the values of UNESCO through a quote and illustration 

3. Quality: composition and aesthetics of the photo submitted 


Some participation rules:

• Any individual from any country can take part.

• The entries are intended to promote the World Book and Copyright Day, by interpreting one of the quotes from a famous author, thus encouraging creativity and freedom of expression. 

• There are no limits on the number of entries that each entrant can submit. The photo can be taken using a mobile phone, camera or any other device. Any expenses incurred during submission are to be borne by the entrant. 

• There is no registration. Entry is determined by the posting of the quote with accompanying a photo on Instagram and tagging it with the #WordsofTolerance. 

To be eligible, Instagram Entries MUST be set as ‘Public’ so that they are visible to UNESCO. 

Read the complete Participation Rules and Prizes here

                                                                                          
As we know a picture is worth a thousand words! 

G-Souto

11.05.2016

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Fighting cyberbullying with Shakespeare ? Yes !

credits; Flocabulary

This week we celebrated the Bard's birthday William Shakespeare (April 23).

And suddenly I found on Facebook this interesting project. In honour of Shakespeare's birthday, an adaptation of a classic play to help nurture the emotional experiences of young people, specifically around bullying. 

"A Shakespeare play on Facebook? Yes! It's true! And it's happening NOW! You can be a part of Shakespeare's classic comedy as we present it in real time over three days."

The project explores social media as an educational tool and will send a powerful message about cyberbullying to today's plugged-in students.

https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/

"In Much Ado, the villainous Don John destroys an innocent girl's impending marriage by conspiring with others to make her appear unfaithful. The girl, Hero, fakes her own death to escape the scorn of her fiancé and family until the truth can be revealed and the lovers can be reunited. 

Much Ado also features the memorable characters of Beatrice and Benedick, who start the play at each other's throats and learn to love each other through some clever trickery on the part of their friends."

(about the play)

Much Ado About Nothing is presenting on a special page through status updates, posts, pictures and videos.

The students helped create separate pages for their characters complete with pictures, in-character bios and likes. 

It’s a great way to make Shakespeare more comprehensible to teenagers, kids, and especially kids who don’t enjoy Shakespeare right away.

A hip-hop introduction to "Much Ado About Nothing" is an original animated adaptation, written and performed by Flocabulary. Flocabulary, a hip hop education resource, turned out a surprisingly entertaining and useful video (watch it below) to help explain the plot. 

Watch the hip hop to Much About Nothing by Shakespeare here.

Reviewing Much Ado About Nothing has never been more fun. Shakespeare is stumped about what to write for his next play. Good thing he asks Peter the janitor for some ideas. Together they weave the plot of Much Ado About Nothing, from Beatrice and Benedict's unlikely romance to Don John's evil scheming. Quickly review the hijinks of one of Shakespeare's most famous comedies with this song.

Illustration of Much Ado About Nothing, N. Rowe, 1709

Much About Nothing

by Shakespeare

https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/

Education:

It's a creative project to include into Literature and Civics curricula. And students love social media in the classroom.

The project is meant both as a digital educational resource and a tool to combat cyber bullying at school.

And that is a fantastic idea to motivate students to learn about Shakespeare in the school curricula and fight cyber bullying.

Much Ado About Nothing deals with the damage caused by false information and pain of bullying in the Internet (images, films, rumors) between teens.

Facebook has been the site of much cyber bullying. But Facebook is making efforts to provide a slew of tools and resources available to report abuse. 

The project was hosted on Facebook, where many students are already present!

The performance is in full swing (it began yesterday), but you can catch up on the action by reading everything that has happened so far. 

Weekly Reader has teamed up with the Ophelia Project and White Plain’s High School. 

Of course, don´t forget to visit the Shakespeare website. There's a lot of good information and activities to include into your courses about Shakespeare.

Music fighting bullying
a project in school

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Some thoughts:

I have developed cross-curricular projects with my students to fight bullying at school, some years ago, based on literature, music and civics.

Believe me! The students were very excited and they developed awesome activities.

Cyberbullying came after. But it begins always at school. Educators can do an incredible job helping teenagers to understand how dangerous it is for both sides cyberbullying the classmates.

I am sure your students will love developing some similar projects learning Shakespeare and fighting cyberbullying.

"Cyberbullying is a serious issue for today's youth, so we're very excited to bring this message into their territory and language," said Jessica Semler, program coordinator for The Ophelia Project. "From a literary standpoint, it is great to show how relevant and spot-on Shakespeare still is."

G-Souto

27.04.2011

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credits: video 3 minute Shakespeare