Images can also be file formats prepared for the Web using an editing program.
Using images in class materials is a very popular use of the Web, as the examples listed below indicate. As long as the equipment and software required to use images from the Web is available, it is possible to adapt items captured through a browser for a wide variety of pedagogical uses. Creating and editing images for the Web is more difficult and requires proficiency in scanning materials and using image-editing software. Because the Web is such a visual medium, an image that is badly cropped or reproduced will damage a Web site's credibility. 1996-2001 University of Maryland University College 3501 University Blvd.