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Visual LiteracyTaylor SlaughterTaylor SlaugterWhat is Visual Literacy? Visual Literacy is being able to understand what is presented in either a video or an image.

Taylor SlaugterWhy is Visual Literacy So Important?They a multitude of purposes for visuals in the classroom setting.They help motivate the students to learnDirect attention to specific conceptsMakes it more accessible for students to return to the video or image and go over what was taught.

Taylor SlaugterWhy do we need visuals, and is there any value if added to learning?Having visuals in instructions helps attract the attention of students.Easier to understand what the teacher is talking.Not as boring as listening to the teacher lecture. There is value in adding it to the learning process. It is easier for the student to pay attention. Taylor SlaugterHow are visuals designed to influence learning?It catching the students attention.Students might see a picture of something on the board when they come into class and wonder what is going on in the picture and they will have to wait and find out, so they will stay attentive all through class just to see what the picture is about. Taylor SlaugterTwo approaches to teach visual literacy.Decode Which means to read visuals proficiently by practicing visual analysis skills.EncodeWhich means to write visuals that help express themselves and communicate with others.Taylor SlaugterThe 6 types of visuals.PicturesCould be a picture that is shown before a lesson and the students get to talk about and try to figure out what is happening. DrawingsStudents could use a software that allows them to draw a picture that is assigned to them. ChartsCould show how many blue tiles and white tiles are in the classroom and the students could compare the totals.GraphsCould be a graph that the class made that compares what types of animals that the students have at home.PostersCould be a poster of students showing how to be nice and share in the classroom. CartoonsStudents could draw cartoons to represent their family.Taylor SlaugterWhen would presentations be appropriate in the class?The teacher could use PowerPoint presentation when teaching about different species of animals and want a page for each animal and then a page for a discription.

Taylor SlaugterQualities of an Essential Question.Qualities of an Essential Question are:Answers that cannot be found have to be constructedShow old knowledge or ideas in a new perspectiveHave multiple answersCreate more questions They make you discover and uncover rather than just going over a topicMake you use higher-order thinking. Students have to go beyond what is given to find their answer. Taylor SlaugterTHE END!!Taylor Slaugter