Digital Images in the Mathematics Classroom

Before I began reading this article, I decided that I really wanted to agree with the information presented in it. I love math, so I figured any ways that could make it for fun for students would be great. I must say that I was a little disappointed with the article. Although the idea of using digital imagery in the mathematics classroom is a good idea, I do not think that the author used great examples. I was not awed by the experiments that students can do, so how would this article change my mind as a teacher to use digital imagery in the classroom.
Now here comes the bigger problem. If these ideas do not change my mind as a teacher, what will? I would really love to bring in technology and digital imagery into my classroom because my students will love this stuff, probably know more about it than me, and it will make learning math more fun for them and teaching it more fun for me. If this is the best that we can come up with, then fine. I will take my students out and have them take pictures of rooftops. I will study the vanishing points in pictures. And I will use digital images to solve world problems (by far my favorite idea in this article). I only hope that this is the beginning of our thinking for implementing technology in the mathematics classroom, because I would really love to do it.
I guess the next thing to do is to experiment and brainstorm more ideas. These ideas can be used, but they can't be the best out there. I would really like to ask students if they had any ideas, since they probably know more about technology and digital imagery than myself. What I learned from this article is that there really is room in the math classroom for technology and digital imagery. I love the idea of making math more connected to the students, so that they are more interested in learning. I love the idea of them really "doing" math, and I think that technology is the way to go. As the technology world races past us, we as teachers must try to catch up with our students. They are so knowledgeable about the numerous uses of technology and I think that we can really learn something from them. It only takes a little bit of time to ask our students, research, and experiment. If this is the way to get students more excited about learning, then I am all for it!