LEARN NC to present to Randolph County/Asheboro City Schools media specialists

Bobby Hobgood and Emily Jack of LEARN NC will conduct a hands-on workshop for media specialists in Randolph County and Asheboro City Schools on January 27 in Asheboro. A description of the workshop appears below:

Web 2.0 is a description of the tools, content, and functionality of the internet, as we currently know it. We benefit from the richness of media it houses, in particular, the phenomenal archive of images both past and present. As media specialists, we are inspired by the potential of this enormous collection only a Google search away.

While we can easily find images through simple searches, the ability to locate, choose, and use appropriate images for instruction is not so straightforward. During this workshop, we’ll explore the power of the image in a Web 2.0 world. Specifically, we will:

• Explore the concept of visuals with value,
• Experience how media specialists and instructors use images — both as creators and consumers — to engage students,
• Learn techniques for using images as teaching realia,
• Identify sources of web-based images, and
• Survey three perspectives on using images responsibly.