Reasons To Use Graphics

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Reasons To Use Graphics

• Adapt instructional materials to learning styles
  and strategies

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Reasons To Use Graphics

• Adapt instructional materials to learning styles
  and strategies

Source www.nadn.navy.mil/MathDept/mdm/pyth.html
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Reasons To Use Graphics

• Adapt instructional materials to learning styles
  and strategies

Pythagoras theorem states that for a right
triangle, the sum of the square of the two short
sides is equal to the square of the long side. a2
b2 c2
Source www.nadn.navy.mil/MathDept/mdm/pyth.html
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Reasons To Use Graphics

• Adapt instructional materials to learning styles
  and strategies

• Research shows use of graphics could

• Improve Retention (Office Systems Research
  Journal v 13 n2 p.1-7 Fall 1995)
• Get Attention (International Journal of
  Instructional Media v 23 n1 p.41-51 1996)

• To obtain a polished and professional look

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Reasons Not To Use Graphics

• Have students with special disabilitiese.g.
  visual impairment

• File sizes are increased

Source www.innerbody.com
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Reasons Not To Use Graphics

• Have students with special disabilitiese.g.
  visual impairment

• File sizes are increased

• Content has no need for graphics

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Resources for Digital Images

• Internet
• Free www.coolarchive.com
• Paid membership www.arttoday.com
• Commercial products
• Photo CDs www.kodak.com/daiHome/products/photocd
  .shtml
• Photo objects www.hemera.com/products/productpo.
  htm
• Scan your own images

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Examples of Graphic Tools

• Paint Shop Pro 7.0

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Examples of Graphic Tools

• Microsoft Picture It Publishing Platinum 2002

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Examples of Graphic Tools

• Corel Draw 10.0

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Examples of Graphic Tools

• Photoshop 6.0 (latest version 7.0)

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Thought is impossible without an image. -
Aristotle