Digital Imagery

Digital imagery is a wonderful tool, and I have been trying to implement it more and more in my own classroom.
In my grade 7 science classroom, I use digital imagery extensively in my last unit, structural strength and stability. Many of our building activities are greatly enhanced by the photos/exemplars of previous students work. I try to continually update my files with new examples from year to year to capture different and creative designs. I find it really helps the students to "think outside the box" when creating a structure.
In my PowerPoint presentations, I extensively use photos and links to the Internet to show the students the different types of structures. Our last activity is a bridge building competition, and I have put together some of my own pictures from travels to show different types of bridges. This gives the students a good idea of the types of bridges they can build.
Peter posted the link http://www.esu9.org/~swegenas@esu9.org/midart/digital_web/index.html
and I've listed some of the great alternative uses of digital imagery, the use is expansive!

Photo journal of field trips
Class newsletters
Documenting projects
Journal entries
Bulletin Boards
Student created books
PowerPoint Presentations
Photos of vocabulary items
Classroom activities
Picture alphabet
Pen Pal journals
Art Projects
About the Author
Student and Staff Directories
Art History Reports
Writing Prompts
Students of the Week
Open House events
Poster Designs
Locker magnets
Magnetic buttons
Photo editing
Showing Change
Photo Seating Charts
Photo Biographies
Autobiographies
Nature Guides
Scavenger Hunts
Personal name tags
Community Postcards
Stickers
Web Pages
Image Maps
Photo essays
Trading Cards
Storyboards
Photo Fundraisers
Poetry portfolios
Photo perspective
Nature Changes
Slideshows
Scrapbooking
Virtual Tours
Family Units
Greeting Cards