Our Media Team, ably led by Jefe Jeff, has been turning your requests into new choices in the VizZle media library. To check out a small sample of what’s new (and a visual trivia quiz!) scroll down.

So What’s New in the Mix?

Some of my favorite additions have been due to requests for specific images needed for making certain kinds of lessons, like a teaching clock that has different colored zones to help kids see which minutes belong to which hours. I’ve already used the new rulers that you can use as a background in image edit for lessons practicing measuring too. Jeff has also made some higher contrast versions of lesson creation staples like “all done” that are bolder and more vivid.

More History!

Jeff’s team has also filled some requests for more historical figures. Can you name the six below? I’ll give you some hints… First ladies, supreme court justices, military leaders, historic scenes and great explorers have been added, with more on the way. (I had to laugh at myself when I first saw the picture of the general–I realized I was expecting a picture of George C. Scott!)

Every POTUS!

Every POTUS (one of my all-time favorite acronyms–for President of the United States) has been added to the database, from the famous, to the infamous to the obscure. (OK, OK–so maybe he isn’t historically any more obscure than any other president, but visually? Not highly recognizable!)

Even Greater Generalization

Jeff keeps an eye on the search requests within VizZle as well. He often adds new returns on the most popular search terms, so there are plenty of images to help our kids fully understand and properly generalize. (FYI, the juxtaposition of “politicians” and “windy” was completely accidental…)

What’s Your Request?

We welcome (love! want! applaud!) your requests and suggestions-it is the only way we can make sure you have everything you need to create awesome visual lessons! So any time you think to yourself, “I sure wish there was a…” when you are creating a lesson, fill in that blank in an email to support@monarchtt.com!

And for those Enquiring Minds [who] Want To Know!…. The historical figures pictured are Eleanor Roosevelt, Thurgood Marshall and George Patton, and the POTUSes (POTUSI?) are Lincoln, Nixon and Arthur.

Asset Wrangler Jeff and his art cats have continued to add new media to the VizZle image database all summer long. Scroll down for a small sample of last week’s additions.

Media Master Jeff and his team have continued to add new photos and line drawings to the VizZle image database. But even more impressive are the ongoing grooming and improvements that Jeff’s team focuses on.

In Jeff’s latest update, he notes:

-We have been taking the time to remove backgrounds from images whose subject might have blended into the background or backgrounds that might have otherwise been too distracting

-We have improved images that weren’t centered or might have been too small within the image frame by re-cropping them

-We have been improving our keywording, for instance by adding scientific names (to plants and animals)

-As we came across images in the database that could be used in other less traditional ways, we added keywords, so they could be found in Search

-We have been improving the communication value of select images by re-coloring or redrawing them based on autism teacher suggestions

-Finally, we monitor the most popular image searches and have added images specifically to expand choices for images that have been highly requested

A Small Sample of Last Month’s Additions:

Asset Wrangler Jeff and his art cats have continued to add new media to the VizZle image database all summer long. Scroll down for a small sample of last week’s additions.

Media Master Jeff and his team have continued to add new photos and line drawings to the VizZle image database. But even more impressive are the ongoing grooming and improvements that Jeff’s team focuses on.

In Jeff’s latest update, he notes:

-We have been taking the time to remove backgrounds from images whose subject might have blended into the background or backgrounds that might have otherwise been too distracting

-We have improved images that weren’t centered or might have been too small within the image frame by re-cropping them

-We have been improving our keywording, for instance by adding scientific names (to plants and animals)

-As we came across images in the database that could be used in other less traditional ways, we added keywords, so they could be found in Search

-We have been improving the communication value of select images by re-coloring or redrawing them based on autism teacher suggestions

-Finally, we monitor the most popular image searches and have added images specifically to expand choices for images that have been highly requested

A Small Sample of Last Month’s Additions:

Jeff and his team add loads of new media–color line drawings, black and white drawings, photos, audio and video clips–every week. Scroll down to see a small sample of the hundreds they most recently added.

You’ll see lots of new biology oriented images, including anatomically accurate drawings of human internal organs and bones, as well as specific flower parts–just in time for spring! My personal favorite is “guilty”–that puppy next to an accident on the rug oozes and embodies guilt to a T!

So What Is New?