{"id":3379,"date":"2015-03-24T07:30:58","date_gmt":"2015-03-24T14:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/learningtech\/?p=3379"},"modified":"2015-03-24T07:11:09","modified_gmt":"2015-03-24T14:11:09","slug":"where-and-how-of-using-images-to-enhance-sparking-the-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/learningtech\/2015\/03\/where-and-how-of-using-images-to-enhance-sparking-the-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Where and How of Using Images to Enhance…Sparking the Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"pic_wall400\"<\/a>\u00a0What’s the one or two questions I get asked a lot from teachers and \u00a0administrators? “Where do you get copyright free images to \u00a0use for online platforms like blogs or in presentations like \u00a0powerpoint. What types of images work better than others.”<\/p>\n

Images are extremely important especially in this increasingly visual world.\u00a0They can serve to elevate understanding \u00a0of a topic, spark strong emotions, aid memory, as well as launch deep conversations. Positioned well, they might even provide comic relief.<\/p>\n

When using images from the web, two things are important to consider: authorship and image size. Images found on Google or sites like Flickr are most likely copyrighted (meaning owners have restricted their use – sports team logos and cartoons from animation industries come to mind). Sometimes it is not good enough to just cite the source, made worse if it is impossible to find the source. We fall into this trap when we tell our students “just google it<\/em>“. \u00a0A better practice is to use images that are licensed under Creative Commons<\/a> or are copyright free. When you do find a high quality (not fuzzy!) image, understanding file size<\/span> is a must. Images that are destined for upload to the web should be no larger than 640 x 480 pixels (web quality size). This can also be the acceptable size for powerpoints or documents for presentation. You can find some detailed options for image editing on this site under SOFTWARE<\/strong><\/span> or WEB RESOURCES<\/strong><\/span> (image editing<\/a>).<\/p>\n

The following is a starting point (first 3 are my current favourites):<\/p>\n