Searching for
Images
The following information originally
appeared
in the Mining the Internet column “Incorporating
Imagery into
Instruction,” by Glen Bull, Gina Bull, Judy Thomas,
and Judy
Jordan, in L&L vol. 27 no. 6, pp. 46–49,
63.
Because image resources on the Web are a relatively new development,
the process of locating exactly the right images for a particular lesson or
concept can involve a certain amount of trial and error. Ruth Thomas, a librarian
at the Boston University Library, has put together some suggestions for finding
images on the Web in a useful introduction: www.bu.edu/library/training/webimages.htm.
She also lists Web sites that specialize in image searches, such as the Amazing
Picture Machine developed by NCREL (www.ncrtec.org/picture.htm). This site provides an image search engine
designed for K–12 use, together with search tips and suggestions.
The
American Memory Project at the Library of Congress (http://memory.loc.gov)
categorizes images by academic discipline, such as
history, geography,
philosophy, technology and science, and literature. A
special section,
the Learning Page (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu),
has ideas, teacher-created lesson plans, and information
to guide
teachers and students in the use of this national
resource.
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