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Grade Range: 6 - 11
<i>World War 2 Pictures in Color</i> offers an extremely large collection of pictures for public viewing. View daily photo uploads by the site’s users or search for specific terms using the search bar. Other search options include most recent, most views, and subjects such as the branch of the military. Click on any thumbnail to view full size along with a description and comments. Users must register to upload photos or add comments. Comments are not moderated. Please note: these photos are free to VIEW not SHARE (no copy/paste or print). You CAN link directly to an image using its url. RIGHT click the image and select "copy image url" or "get info" to find that direct url and include it in a blog post or other tool that asks for image urls.
In the Classroom
View images on your interactive whiteboard (or projector) as primary sources for World War 2 information. Share a few images a day during your unit about the war. Use these online images to show WWII veterans and spark conversations in face to face interviews. Have students use Fakebook, rn <a href="/single.cfm?id=14197">reviewed here</a>, to create a "fake" page similar in style to Facebook about a World War 2 event, soldier, or Commander after viewing and discussing the site’s images. Be sure to discuss acceptable use policies and how to give credit when using images found on the Internet. To find Creative Commons images for student projects (with credit, of course), try Compfight, <a href="/single.cfm?id=10280">reviewed here</a>.
At Home
Share this site with your student as a resource for finding photographs taken during World War 2.
Tags
hitler, images, world war 2, 1930s, 1940s, veterans,
Subjects
American History, Geography (US/World), History & Culture: Europe, History & Culture: The Americas, History & Culture: World, Social Studies, Social Studies,