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TEACHING With Graphics Reasons To Use Graphics Adapt instructional materials to learning styles and strategies Reasons To Use Graphics Adapt instructional materials to learning styles and strategies Source: www.nadn.navy.mil/MathDept/mdm/pyth.html Reasons To Use Graphics
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TEACHING With Graphics
Reasons To Use Graphics • Adapt instructional materials to learning styles and strategies
Reasons To Use Graphics • Adapt instructional materials to learning styles and strategies Source: www.nadn.navy.mil/MathDept/mdm/pyth.html
Reasons To Use Graphics • Adapt instructional materials to learning styles and strategies Pythagoras theorem states that for a right triangle, the sum of the square of the two short sides is equal to the square of the long side. a2 + b2 = c2 Source: www.nadn.navy.mil/MathDept/mdm/pyth.html
Reasons To Use Graphics • Adapt instructional materials to learning styles and strategies • Research shows use of graphics could: • Improve Retention (Office Systems Research Journal v 13 n2 p.1-7 Fall 1995) • Get Attention(International Journal of Instructional Media v 23 n1 p.41-51 1996) • To obtain a polished and professional look
Reasons Not To Use Graphics • Have students with special disabilitiese.g. visual impairment • File sizes are increased Source: www.innerbody.com
Reasons Not To Use Graphics • Have students with special disabilitiese.g. visual impairment • File sizes are increased • Content has no need for graphics
Resources for Digital Images • Internet • Free – www.coolarchive.com • Paid membership – www.arttoday.com • Commercial products • Photo CDs – www.kodak.com/daiHome/products/photocd.shtml • Photo objects – www.hemera.com/products/productpo.htm • Scan your own images
Examples of Graphic Tools • Paint Shop Pro 7.0
Examples of Graphic Tools • Microsoft Picture It Publishing Platinum 2002
Examples of Graphic Tools • Corel Draw 10.0
Examples of Graphic Tools • Photoshop 6.0 (latest version 7.0)
“Thought is impossible without an image.” -Aristotle