Images and Learning

I would often use images in my classroom in many different ways. Personally, I learn best by looking at images or being able to link an image with a concept. I feel that using images will benefit all students even those who do not necessarily need them to learn. Using images as a way to stimulate the memory can get students involved and interested in a concept that they may otherwise not be able to relate to. Using images and video can help students to focus and make direct links from what they learned to an actual visual memory.
The idea of copyright is also important for students to understand. It can promote creativity and help students to realize that their work is theirs and it's original. Students will begin to understand that everyone works hard to create their work and they deserve to be credited for it. As teachers we need to make sure to lead by example and make sure to copyright all images that we use in our classrooms. We can also copyright our own images and publish them to make them available for others.


Photo Attribution:

Original Image: "Teaching is not Rocket Science"
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2154/2942564830_01a5174d1c_m.jpg
By: Shareski

Released under an Attribution-Share Alike License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en


To see my copyrighted images from my trip to Montana Click HERE.