In many ways, the use of images allows students and teachers to write a textbook of their learning. This paper addresses the many different ways I have used images created by a digital camera, taken from the Internet, and scanned pictures from texts. It also presents my observations of the students as they engaged in curriculum activities that incorporate digital images. These are some specific categories where multimedia technology can play an important role. In the portfolio section of this paper, you will find actual samples of ways I have used the technology in my classroom practice along with my reflective comments on how it all worked out in my classroom.
Students use visual clues about the regions to correctly identify the pictures.
Even though the maps are destroyed immediately afterwards, students can use the pictures to review their learning and write or talk about it. The many images available of the Civil War make it an excellent topic for an image survey. Students can really see what it was like and even insert them self into the picture if they like. Since I was engaging in a teacher research project designed to investigate what happens when pictures from various digital sources are used to enrich, inspire, and personalize learning, I needed some means of collecting data. I have selected some examples from my portfolio to share.