Hi, Adrienne.  It's actually not impractical--the school has just set up
two "smart" rooms just for this purpose.  I would be the only art history
teacher using this, but philosophy, humanities, and practical arts classes
already use them.  I am just wondering, for myself, if slides would be
better, or if I should learn how to use the new system, as well as burn my
own images for my use in class.



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Actually, it doesn't really matter how interested one is in CD-ROM images
if the funding, personnel, and time are not available. I probably should
have asked the poster just how small her school is, but it sounded like
she would be the only person involved in such a project, which makes it
pretty impractical.
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On Wed, 6 Feb 2002, Aaron Marcavitch wrote:

> Lara,
>
> Well I had already formed my thoughts when I read the other posting about
the problems of using
> CD-ROM images.  Myself, I was going to say that its a great way to go.
Of course I am a tad bit
> on the biased side of technology.
>
> Let me give a few ideas to you.  First thing of course is to scan your
images into digital form.
>
> Over at staples they have a great little device by Iomega called the
FotoShow.  Basically its a
> slick little product that allows you to store all your images on a Zip
(or several zips) and then
> play them on a TV.  Its great.  Now I wont vouch for the ease of use, but
if its anything like
> other Iomega products, it probably is.
>
> The website for it is:
> http://www.iomega.com/fotoshow/fotoshow.html
>
> I would check that out first.
>
> Then if you are using CD's, you have a few options.  If you have, what we
at MTSU call, a Master
> classroom with AV and computer hookups, you are all set.  Your best bet
would be to organize your
> images with something like PowerPoint (easy to use-set up a file, import
images (w or w/o
> captions, and export as a slide show) and burn it onto a CD.  Another
option is to set up a web
> page of images and burn that.  I dont know for certain but if your
college (or local CC) has a
> digital lab or computer lab they will generally let you do this or do it
for you.  Plus just about
> every third person has a CD burner now.  It wouldn't take much more than
ten minutes to burn.  Pop
> into a CD drive and you are ready to go.
>
> Even better is are programs called autorun's.  (Type in Auto run on
download.com)  These allow you
> to specify a HTML file that will open automatically.  You could create a
CD of images that would
> open automatically for the students. Burn 30 copies and you will have a
take home CD.
>
> Well those are just a few ideas.  I know I was worried about slides
myself, but since looking into
> it, I am going to keep on taking digitals.
>
> Aaron
> --- Lara Taylor <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > Hi, everyone!  I am teaching an art history class at a local college,
and I
> > am using the old system of two slide projectors and slides.  The slides
are
> > old and icky, and I would like to start using CD-ROM images in the
class.
> > Has anyone used CD-ROMs with images to teach classes or do
presentations?
> > Do you like it/hate it?  Can you still do image comparisons?
> >
> > Also, I am in the Chicago area.  If anyone knows of any workshops or
intro.
> > classes on how to use CD-ROMs of images in the classroom, I would love
to
> > hear about them,
> >
> > Thanks in advance for your help!
> >
> > Lara
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