How to use Images in Action in the Classroom Students can view the activity individually or in groups, depending on the number of available computers. In this activity, a series of images and words will appear on the screen. Instruct students to reflect on each image or word as it appears. Encourage students to write down their initial thoughts. After documenting their impressions, students can click to the next page and find the image's hidden message.
Classes can discuss each image as it appears, or discuss all of the images at the end.
The media's impact certainly is not limited to the twelve ideas profiled in this edition of Images in Action. Teaching Tolerance will periodically update this activity, and we invite your class to participate in building future versions of Images in Action. As a homework assignment or class project, challenge students to find other images that contain hidden messages or promote historical misinformation or stereotypes. Brainstorm with students and develop a list of possible sources. Add to the list.