Today it is a given that teachers provide auditory and visual cues to students. For many, t has just become a natural part of teaching. With the implementation of technology combined with 21st century skills, it is imperative that we provide opportunities for our students to communicate their reasoning through text and visual literacy. We know that “students gain a deeper understanding of a concept when they are encouraged and enabled to create a nonlinguistic representation of that concept.” With technology and the wealth of visual representations available to students, it is important that we allow this opportunity to our students.
The importance of including visual literacy instruction for our students in the classroom comes from the discovery that students gain a deeper understanding of a concept when they are encouraged and enabled to create a nonlinguistic representation of that concept. When paired with linguistic -- or text-based -- literacy, visual literacy can multiply students' ability to recall and think about what they have learned. Flickr is a site that is new to me, but after perusing a few pages, I see how the site could appeal to a classroom. I like the idea of using Padlet in a similar way. Asking students to find a visual to represent an idea and then explaining how and why that visual supports their claim. Recently, I assigned this collaborative assignment.
Snapshot SlideShow
With your triad, please find an image that you feel represents what you have learned about Native American and Colonist relations. Once, you have that image, please paste it into the slideshow linked HERE. Please make sure you share the image on your assigned slide. Next, on the same slide, share what your image represents and why your triad chose to share it. You may write in paragraph form or bullets. It is up to you.
This activity is supported by the following ISTE Standard for Students:
Creative Communicator:
Students communicate clearly and express themselves creatively for a variety of purposes using the platforms, tools, styles, formats and digital media appropriate to their goals. Students:
a. choose the appropriate platforms and tools for meeting the desired objectives of their creation or communication.
b. create original works or responsibly repurpose or remix digital resources into new creations.
c. communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively by creating or using a variety of digital objects such as visualizations, models or simulations.
d. publish or present content that customizes the message and medium for their intended audiences.
Students communicate clearly and express themselves creatively for a variety of purposes using the platforms, tools, styles, formats and digital media appropriate to their goals. Students:
a. choose the appropriate platforms and tools for meeting the desired objectives of their creation or communication.
b. create original works or responsibly repurpose or remix digital resources into new creations.
c. communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively by creating or using a variety of digital objects such as visualizations, models or simulations.
d. publish or present content that customizes the message and medium for their intended audiences.
Images I would share with students to prompt an online discussion:
What do these images represent?
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