Observation Literacy Work Station

I love this workstation.  Students go to specific websites and observe a webcam. They can write about their observations, make up a fictional story about what they observed, ask questions, discuss with a partner what they are seeing, or compare and contrast various places.  This work station has so many possibilities!
Here are some great resources:
Top 25 Webcam Websites of 2012 
National Zoo
Time Square
Boston
Grand Canyon
Venice
Denmark Airport
Train Webcams

This is a screen shot from the Bali Elephant Webcam.