Classroom Ideas Archive - February

Looking for new ideas for your classroom? Check out this month's Classroom Ideas:  Using Clip Art

Clip Art makes a wonderful addition for newsletters, websites or other documennts. These visual images and graphics add color and character, create interest, and can also help illustrate points in your document.

Here are instructions to download, save and insert a clip art image into a document.

To Download and Save an Image:

• Right click on the image.
• Click Save Picture As… (or Save Image As… depending upon your browser.) The Save Picture dialog window will open.
• Choose where you would like to save the image, e.g., on the desktop or in My Pictures folder. (The My Pictures folder is the default window, but you can also use the Save in: drop down box and choose another location. Just remember where you saved it.)
• In the File name: box type the name of the image, choosing something that you’ll remember.
• Click Save.

To Use an Image in a Document:

• Open the Word document that you will be using.
• Click Insert from the menu toolbar.
• Choose Picture from the dropdown menu.
• Click From File…  The Insert Picture dialog window will open.
• Locate where you saved the image, e.g. on the desktop or in My Pictures.
• Click on the image.
• Click Insert. The image should now be in your document.

Education World has an article by Walter McKenzie Clip Art 101 that may be useful to you in finding and using clip art, downloading it and using copyrighted material.

Check out the following websites for free clip art. But remember, before you use any of the clip art, review the website’s Terms of Use or Copyright Poicies at the bottom of the web page to learn about their policy in using this material. Since most material on the web is copyrighted, contact the owner for permission to use it. Make sure you save the copy of the written permission you receive.

 

Clip Art

Awesome Clipart for Educators, part of the EduHound.com family of websites

Microsoft Office Online Clip Art

School-Clip-Art.com – Educational Clipart

About: Web Clip Art by Bobbie Peachey

discoveryschool.com’s Clip Art Gallery

Teacherfiles.com Clip Art by Shayni Tokarczyk

The Teacher’s Guide  Free Educational Clip Art

theKidzpage.com Free Clipart for Kids

Monroe City Schools Educational Resources – Clip Art

 

Classroom Ideas is your place to shine, so send in your success stories. How have you integrated technology into your center? How did you design your literacy-enriched classroom? How have you involved parents in the classroom? Share your classroom ideas and pick up some new ones with each visit. Email your stories to jvass@csc.csiu.org.

 

[Posted on February 5, 2007]