Thing #9 - Digital Images

I used the Piknik site to upload and edit a picture and also to create a slide show using pictures uploaded from http://www.pics4learning.com/ - the Pics for Learning site.

Original Photo:

Edited Photo:

Edited photos can be used a lot in Geometry to illustrate geometric relationships that exist in architecture and in nature to emphasize a point or to put a "real world" spin on the topic. Students can then associate an image with the concepts, find the similarities and look for those relationships on their own.  Adding fun details enhances the experience - students notice the enhancements, point them out to their fellow students and are more likely to talk about the image and remember it - along with its geometric relationship.


The slide show is at http://www.picnik.com/show/id/11168560124_9LhRm/t/perpendicular-and-parallel