Wednesday, January 28, 2009

1st phototography entry

When I was thinking about creating two photos and making one more compelling than the other one, the way I thought about doing this was by using technology. I think using technology in teaching math is very important since it can help capture the students' attention. Technology can also give students different perspectives on theorems and ideas, and helps creates more engaging visual images. Geometer's Sketchpad is a computer program that takes constructions of geometric theorems to a digital and much more accurate level. It gives students power to create angles and parallel lines at the touch of a button and allows them to focus on what they see as a result. I used technology in my changing of a photo to make only one color appear against a background of black and white. It added a different aspect to my classroom and made the photo look much more interesting. I think being interesting is part of being compelling.