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Ways to Integrate Digital Images into Learning Activities:
Pictures or illustrations can be very effective when related to the text, so as to assist students in understanding text-based instruction materials. Some ways in which I would integrate digital images into Reading learning activities would be: use of digital images as prompts for writing activities such as sequencing books and digital stories; vocabulary words and pictures game (match word with picture); diagraph word recognition-sh, th,wh,ch, with pictures that contain those sounds; create a slideshow to illustrate compound words, rhyming words, word families, action words, synonyms, antonyms. The use of digital images is another resource of technology as a strategy for meeting the goals for student achievement in a fun and exciting way that creates a positive learning environment.
O, Blanche, and Kathleen Puckett. Preparing to Use Technology. 2nd ed. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon, 2009. 154-80. Print.
Chapter 8: Diagrams, Maps, and Webs... Oh My!-Diagrams, Maps, and Webs...Oh My!
Ways to use Diagrams, Maps, and Webs in the classroom:
Diagrams, maps, and webs are visual learning tools that help students clarify thoughts, organize and analyze information, integrate new knowledge, and to think critically. Some ways in which I would use diagrams, maps, and webs in the classroom are:
Diagrams – science information (nonfiction); story book text
Maps – idea map; KWL; brainstorming (story map, setting, characters, events, problem solution).
Webs – literacy; Kidspiration to strengthen word recognition, vocabulary, comprehension and written expression. Use of pictures and words to retell stories or compare literature.
These visual tools enhance thinking and learning skills by improving student performance in the areas of literacy development, critical thinking, retention and recall of information, problem solving, and organization.
O, Blanche, and Kathleen Puckett. Preparing to Use Technology. 2nd ed. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon, 2009. 181-96. Print.
Great list of ways to integrate digital images in your classroom. Most important of all is using an image that enhances the learning.
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