“It’s been emotional…”

Alan Parkinson@GeoBlogs

Emoji – a new language?

The word emoji comes from Japanese e (絵 , "picture") + moji (文字 , "character"). The resemblance to the English words emotion and emoticon is purely coincidental

Developed by Shigetaka Kurita in 1999

http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/4/3966140/how-emoji-conquered-the-world

‘Geographical’ sets of symbols

Shakespeare in Emojis

The author apologised

to his former English

teachers in the preface

Rebus stories

Courtesy of my ‘brother’ Lee – ICT Mister P

Practical Pedagogies – International School of Toulouse, October 2016

Jonathan Taylor

https://www.piliapp.com/twitter-symbols/

PictureboardsDefining key terms

Nepal Earthquake

Picture board – impacts of

earthquake – choosing from

multiple meanings - interpretation

http://www.metro.tokyo.jp/ENGLISH/GUIDE/BOSAI/

King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls,

Birmingham

Exit ticket: Kate Jones

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