Visual
Literacy in the Classroom
Visual Literacy
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Literacy Activities | Classroom
Applications | How To's
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Other Stuff
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They say..."A picture is worth a thousand words." According to research by 3M Corporation, humans process visuals 66,000 times faster than text!
| Visual literacy is the ability to interpret, use, appreciate, and create images and video using both conventional and 21st century media in ways that advance thinking, decision making, communication, and learning. | ||
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Eduscapes - Develop Visual Focued Activities | |
| Eduscapes - Use Visual Mapping and Imaging Software | Eduscapes - Use Website Resources | |
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Digital camera/image lesson plans, ideas for the classroom teacher: |
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Tech4Learning
- Teaching with Digital Cameras |
What
to do with a Digital Camera |
1001
Uses for a Digital Camera |
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Kathy
Schrock - Digital Gadgets |
Using A Digital Camera in the Classroom - lots of ideas here! |
Pics4Learning |
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VidCast - Digital Pictures in the Classroom |
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| Digital Cameras in Education |
Adobe Digital Kids Club
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| Using a Digital Camera in the Elementary Classroom | Digital Cameras in the classroom | KODAK Education - Photography |
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Math
Problem Pictures photographs with accompanying math questions or activities for kids ages 9-16 |
Lists of Images on Popular Topics (Prints and Photographs Reading Room, Library of Congress) |
Picture This: CA Perspectives on American History (Visual Literacy Activities)
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| Adobe Digital Kids Club Lessons and activities | If I Were President Book - social studies | Gettysburg - Gettysburg Address photo story |
| Digital Cameras in Education - with math and science examples | ||
| Techlearning Photography is Critical to Learning November 1, 2005 | funphotos - Examples of Educational Applications | A Counting Photo Book - primary math |
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| Transferring Images from a Camera to a Computer |
KODAK Digital Learning Center Book 3 Chapter 4 Introduction to Digital Imaging Easy to understand lessons from Kodak Digital Learning Center |
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| Photo topics | PCWorld.com - What Are All Those Camera Icons | |
| Kodak - tips and tricks | Photoshop Elements 4.0 |
Using
Your Digital Camera |
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Visual Literacy - Excellent article from Annette Lamb |
Digital Glyphs - Imaging Ideas for a Visual World - Activities 1-4 | |
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Online PowerPoint tutorials:
Intro to PowerPoint by Bernie Poole (for pre-XP users) |
Howstuffworks - Image File Guide, explains common image formats |
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Commercial Online Photo Services:
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Rubistar - create multimedia rubrics |
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| Royalty-Free Music Sites | flickr.com - free online space to share photos with other students and families, can add comments, can make photos private, has slideshow feature | Adobe Digital Kids Club Photoshop Elements 2.0 lessons - Lessons for Educators |
| Digital camera and photography views, reviews and news - DCVIEWS |
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Your digital camera and/or scanner probably came with a simple image editor. Here are some other free image editors you can download: Picasa 2 - Photo organizer, basic photo fixes, special effects, add captions, email photos, add photos to your blog, create slideshows, print custom and standard sized photos IrfanView - does batch conversion, slideshows, etc PhotoStory3 - free from Microsoft - does simple editing, but great for creating slideshows with music and narration! |
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The Coal Breaker Boys - From American Memories Collection
Who is the leader of this group? Write down your choice and then make a list of at least 8 reasons why you selected that one person over the others. Make your reasons as specific as possible, supplying the visual data, details and evidence to build your case.
Then and Now - Alan Jacob's photos of the Holocaust
What emotional impact do these drawings and photos have on you? Can you relate to these people? Can you imagine being in their place?
"Reading" Visual Images - Pick a photo for your grade level/content area. How can you help students "read" this photo? What questions could you ask? What directions would help them "read" it? Or have students search for a topic like poverty, hunger, literacy, racism, diversity, etc. using a photo search engine (like Google Images.) Or have them find photos of a time period, book plot or setting, or scientific concept. Have them paste the photo into a word processor and explain why they think this photo shows what they think about the topic. Or you could select a photograph and ask how it reflects a math, science or literature concept.
"Interpreting" Visual Images - create an activity that asks students to retell, identify, describe, explain, critique, compare and contrast
"Applying" Visual Images - Create an activity that asks students to select, organize, arrange, label or tell a story using visuals. For example, have them interpret a poem visually, create a photo essay or collage about a specific topic.
"Designing" Visual Images - Create an activity that asks students to crop, modify, transform an existing visual
"Composing" Visual Images - Have students create their own images.
03/12/09