In week 6 we discussed visual literacy. Visual literacy is a term used to describe the process of learning something through seeing an image, rather than reading words. Early examples of visual literacy include hieroglyphics and cave drawings. These days, visual literacy is more technological. In class we began to learn how to use Photoshop. This program is really cool and could be extremely beneficial for future projects. Each student did a tutorial and a personal project using Photoshop. Personally, I learned a lot about the program and how an image can mean so much. There were a couple of online resources for digital storytelling, which is a part of visual literacy. The sources included the Center for Digital Storytelling, Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling, and Allen Levine's 50+ ways you can create web-based stories. The CDS is an organization that assists people in using digital media to tell meaningful stories. The Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling site has a history of digital storytelling, examples, software to use, and lots of advice on how to create your own. The 50+ ways you can create web-based stories site has websites that help you create a visual product like a video, map, or collage. I thought that site was very cool and useful!
Visual literacy is important in the educational field because children learn in different ways. People can be visual, auditory, or kinesthetic learners. Being able to create lessons that incorporate all 3 types of learning styles is very important, so that everyone receives the same opportunity to learn.
This picture is a chart with good examples of how visual literacy helps in the classroom. It can be used in so many different ways and be beneficial to everyone involved.
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