How can visual
literacy and the use of the Internet impact the teaching and learning process
in the classroom? What are some visual-thinking strategies you would like to
use in your classroom? What role do you want the Internet play in your
classroom?
Visual Literacy
“A picture is worth one thousand words”
Visual literacy is the ability to interpret meaning from
images and create images that convey meaning. When a teacher can use images effectively
and appropriately they can convey more information and emotion than they could
through spoken work or written text. Student must be trained how analyze
pictures and graphics and a level of meta-cognition is needed before they can reliably
create their own images to convey the desired meaning. One way that the internet could be used to
support such a teaching and learning style would be allowing students to
(safely) search for images related to a specific theme or event and then
discuss how images portray information about it. Alternatively, students could
use communication forums such as blogs to discuss what they get from a particular
image.
I would like to see the internet become as integral and incorporated
element in the classroom as the textbook and notebook. The internet has become
a reference and research tool, a means of communion, and a collaborative work space. The application of the internet and visual literacy
are expanding rapidly.
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