Currently, the course that this week's assignment would apply to the most would be "Studies in Racism and Diversity". The lesson plan that was created requires that students would engage themselves in the creation of a PowerPoint presentation that exhibited their new knowledge pertaining to the Holocaust. They were expected to utilize digital images in the PPT slides, where appropriate, in addition to adding other audio-visual enhancements such as sound files, static and animated graphics, and movements of slide components.
I plan on continuing to utilize digital images in instructional PPT's I develop that I use in establishing contextual knowledge prior to initiating a unit plan for instance on Edgar Allan Poe.
Also, a great use of digital images occurs in the development of web quests where animated images always stir excitement and interest.
I visited 3 Chapter 7 companion sites that I thought were very worthwhile.
CoolCLIPS was full of clip art that contained both simplified graphics and professional looking work also.
CoolText.com offered a magnificent array of labeling options for such uses as headings in PPT slides or just insertion into word processing documents. I've used similar programs before and this one clearly seems like a winner!
"Using Technology in the Classroom" was a site that offered 20 activities for older students where the use of digital cameras could generate some very exciting projects such as taking photos of school staff at work and then creating related captions underneath the picture and then posting these at a career fair.
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Your "Studies in Racism and Diversity" unit is a good example of using imagery that enhances meaning. It moves the image from mere decoration to learning enhancement.
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