VISUAL LITERACY Samantha Henley WHAT IS VISUAL LITERACY

VISUAL LITERACY Samantha Henley

WHAT IS VISUAL LITERACY? Visual literacy is being able to make and understand visual messages correctly. Samantha Henley

WHY IS VISUAL LITERACY IMPORTANT? ? Samantha Henley Visual literacy is important because we have to “decode” everything we see. Pretty much everything is a visual.

WHY USE VISUALS? Visuals can: � Support Samantha Henley learning � Be a good classroom resource � Be useful for kids that have a hard time hearing

HOW CAN VISUALS INFLUENCE LEARNING? Visuals can: � Reinforce Samantha Henley a message � Get the students’ attention � Make learning interesting

TWO APPROACHES WITH VISUAL LITERACY Decoding � Figuring Encoding � Making a message with a visual Samantha Henley out what the visual is saying

WHAT ARE THE SIX TYPES OF VISUALS? Pictures � Pictures Drawings � Pictures that students make Charts � Timeline Graphs � A. R. Points Cartoons � Political cartoons Posters � Multiplication tables Samantha Henley of the students

WHEN WOULD PRESENTATION SOFTWARE BE USEFUL? Presentation software would be useful for making a graph. Samantha Henley

WHAT ARE THE QUALITIES OF THE ESSENTIAL QUESTION? An essential question is used to get the students’ minds warmed up and curious. Samantha Henley