The use of images and photos can help students with the context of a math assignment or problem. Images can help give meaning to math terms and vocabulary = a visual cue to get everyone on the same page as they support understanding and build background knowledge.

Articles & Resources

WestEd’s site Using Technology to Support Diverse Learners has many examples and resources about use of clip art and digital photos in education - http://www.wested.org/cs/tdl/view/tdl_tip/8

Math Applications With Digital Cameras - Digital cameras are excellent tools for enhancing the math classroom   http://www.drscavanaugh.org/digitalcamera/math_applications.htm

Future of Math –resources about Digital Images in the Mathematics Classroom http://futureofmath.misterteacher.com/digitalcameras.html

Visual Literacy K-8 website - Gives examples of visual texts include diagrams, maps, tables, time lines and storyboard. http://www.k-8visual.info/

Using Digital Cameras for Classroom Projects - http://www.4teachers.org/techalong/anderson/

Fun with Fractions – sample math activity using digital images -
http://www.pics4learning.com/lessonplan_details.php?id=m08

Some other websites where you can find math and other images for use in presentations, handouts, websites…

Pics4Learning is a copyright-friendly image library for teachers and students - http://www.pics4learning.com

Microsoft offers a nice collection of clip art and media to download -
http://office.microsoft.com/clipart/default.aspx?lc=en-us

Discovery School has a gallery of free clip art. Here is the Math gallery
http://school.discovery.com/clipart/category/math0001.html

United Streaming – if you have an account with this resource for streaming video – it also offers an extensive image library for educational use - http://www.unitedstreaming.com/

Free Online Microsoft Training

Add graphics and keep them where you want them
http://office.microsoft.com/training/training.aspx?AssetID=RC010264821033

Use the Microsoft® Office drawing tools to build a flowchart in Microsoft PowerPoint®. - http://office.microsoft.com/training/training.aspx?AssetID=RC010198841033
Tutorial - Inserting and Editing Images in Microsoft Word