January 2008
Beginner to intermediate
356 pages
4h 42m
English
In choosing images that will support your instructional message, give real thought to what will help you convey intent and support your learners. There are a number of excellent, extensive clip art, photo, and sound galleries, among them the Microsoft Office gallery (http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/clipart/default.aspxs), iStockphoto (www.istockphoto.com), and Clipart.com (www.clipart.com); the trick, how-ever, is not in choosing an image but in choosing the right one. Jamie McKenzie, editor of From Now On: The Educational Technology Journal, rails against what he calls "mulitmediocracy" and encourages us to look beyond first glances at clip art galleries to find graphics with soul. The example ...