Visuals are pretty much everywhere is today's technological advanced society. I see visuals walking to class, during class, while eating (at restaurants, the dining centers/ Union, my house, etc), at the mall, while watching TV, and many more places! The ability to interpret these visuals one comes across daily to the key to success in today's society. I am become interested in the use of visuals in today's classroom. As a future teacher, I would like to be aware of the trends out there to better prepare my future students. The internet contains MANY websites that give tips, ideas, lesson plans, activities, and other resources for teachers to use as well. The Visual Literacy Toolbox contains links to online activities, activity plans, a bank of questions for exploring the component of visual literacy, and learning objectives. Visual Literacy in the Elementary Classroom contains links to articles, interactives, graphics and fonts, templates, tutorials, pay and free printables, ideas and resources, and examples and samples. Jasononline.org has a list of different activities for teachers to use in their classrooms. Visucate: Visual Literacy in the Classroom is a website that is dedicated to informing teachers, students, parents, and volunteers about visual literacy. The website contains links for each group. The teacher's link has materials that can help integrate visual literacy into everyday activities in the classroom.
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There are many more websites and videos out there for teachers, students, and parents to use to help children with their visual literacy and 21st century skills. I hope the one's that I have found to be interesting and useful can help others as well in their search to integrating visual literacy into the 21st century classrooms.
I have been thinking a lot of visuals lately. With everything going on in the world today, I have had a lot of questions about what visuals means to different individuals and cultures. Below are some images that might spark different reactions from individuals from particular cultures.
3. From history.howstuffworks.com
4. From bahaisofalbany.
1. What do you think of when you see the recycle sign?
2. How about immigration?
3. What emotions does the image of War evoke?
4. How do you view religion?
5. What do you think of when the word education is said?
6. How do you view politics?
7. What do you think of when global warming is mentioned?
8. What image pops in your head when the word medicine is said?
5. From msdlouky.org
6. From personaldemocracy.com
7. From renewablepowernews.com
8. From examiner.com
After viewing and thinking about these images, what other thoughts do you have? Would you change or add any images of controversy? There are many issues in our world today that are ever changing as well as many issues that need to be changed but aren't. It is up to us, our generation and below, to make the changes our world needs. You can make a difference! Each individual has a schema that he or she bases their beliefs on. Each schema is based on each individuals definition of many of the images I had above. Please take the time to develop and evolve your schema to today's world. Take the time to change yourself, your school, your community, your state, your nation, our world.
