They say a picture is worth a thousand words! Research shows that information is retained longer when learners can use mental images to remember them. Teachers who use images and other forms of media in their instruction will have more engaging lessons as well as a better chance that their students will remember it. Students can use images to learn new vocabulary, make sense of information and demonstrate what they have learned by creating and using visual representations such as mind maps, flow charts, doodles and illustrations.
WHY use images? Because...
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Here are a few ideas!
WHY use images? Because...
- images stick!
- images help students learn vocabulary
- many students are visual learners
Resources:
Copyright Friendly Images:
Here are a few ideas!
Carefully selected pictures combined with speech or text make for a powerful project. This example includes excerpts from the journals of Lewis and Clark and was created with Adobe Voice app. Animoto.com would work as an online option.
Or have some fun with combining images and voice to explain a concept or compare and contrast. Below is an example using the Chatterpix iPad app. Blabberize and Photobabble are online web tools to create similar projects.
Use WeVideo to combine photos and speech and text for longer movies. This link will go to a teacher's blog with student examples of their Snapshot Story project.
You can even use Google Slides to combine images with text for a poetry project. Check out this teacher's blog with examples.
Below are some Infopics combining images and text using a variety of apps/tools. Creating simple projects like this is an effective way to have students show what they know while having choice and ownership. The higher level thinking and creativity that is required helps students truly understand the content.