Chapter 7

Teachers tend to use a lot of lecture material for the classes. An increase has been seen in the PowerPoint presentation for lectures. Too often, a PowerPoint is left with simply text, leaving students bored out of their minds and not at all stimulated by the lecture. When a teacher adds digital images to the presentation, the students suddenly have a image to connect with the text. Presentations flow better with images and are more aesthetically appealing.

Classrooms that do not have artwork hanging around the walls are not stimulating classrooms. These are not classrooms that students positively anticipate going to. These are boring teachers. When a classroom’s walls are covered with interesting artwork and encouraging posters, it is more likely that a student will learn and be excited about the knowledge that is being presented.

A teacher should have a website set up. It is an easy way to parents and student to connect with the teacher from home and allow access to assignments and due dates without having to directly contact the teacher. On this website, images should be used liberally, but with obvious application to the subject. Photos of students learning and clip art of the subject area should be used.