Photo sharing in the classroom

As I have been surfing through all the different sites some really great ones have come up that would be interesting to bring into the classroom for the students to explore. I’ve talked about before how the class time we have together is limited and most of them are just coming for the physical attributes of yoga. I love to talk about the roots of yoga, where it came from, who were the ancient teachers and gurus? What a great way to introduce this to them by having a picture of a few of the ancient teachers and information flashing up as they move from one asana to another as I talk and discuss the topics. One of the methods we bring into a yoga class is a theme or topic for each class. This would be a great opportunity to bring that aspect of yoga into the class and the students wouldn’t feel like they didn’t get a workout. Another example would be using photo sharing to study the incredible statues and shrines of the Hindu teachings. What a great learning tool to share the many stories and the history of these deities and this wonderful culture of India. Using the visual aid would bring it to a whole different level instead of trying to describe it to them from my focal point they could see it and understand it from there eyes.