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Stock Images as an Educational Tool |
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Written by admin
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Thursday, 15 March 2007 |
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Stock images are a useful educational tool, either in a traditional learning setting or as a part of a business presentation. Images can help learners understand and retain information. Finding stock images for educational use is typically not difficult, and you may be able to find stock images for non-commercial use free of charge.
There are a few things that can help you choose good stock images for educational use. The stock images you choose should come from reputable sources. It is important to use good quality images, especially if the image subject is important for the students or attendees to understand. Maps, graphs, photographs, and current event stock images may all be useful for educational purposes. There are a number of ways to use stock images in your presentation, lecture or educational print materials. For print purposes, the images can be imported into a word processing program, or into desktop publishing software. This can be useful for handouts for students or employees, or as a part of your business presentation. Stock images can also be used for screen based software presentations, or online presentations. Stock images can be used to illustrate concepts and show examples. Stock images can also be useful as a discussion starter, or to provide students, employees and learners with a visual reference for new terminology. Stock images can also aid in group learning and cooperation projects, as well as encouraging critical thinking and visual communication skills. Stock images can be a useful learning tool in both an academic setting and within the workplace. |