EDC604

"a picture is worth a thousand words"

ability to understand and produce visual messages. Learning experiences which allow students to think critically about how images convey meaning should be essential inclusions in classroom literacy programs.

understanding of the relationship between text and illustrations

Insects have been on this planet for 400 mi

llion years. They are amazing animals

e'd love to find out more amazing facts about insects. Why not send us your amazing facts about insects?

Visualization

What is it?

A graphical, visual way to look at information.

There is something about the touch environment that lets the kids interact so much easier with digital content

Those who can interact and create are the ones who will be most successful in our society

We work a lot on internal motivation and individual goal setting - when kids feel vested toward a goal they usually work toward it

incredible data visualization capabilities. jQuery Visualize (Part 1) Google Charts (Part 1) Highcharts (Part 1) Simile Exhibit JavaScript InfoVis Toolkit D3.js

so many open-source data visualization projects and the list is growing every day

“Visual Literacy refers to a group of vision-competencies a human being can develop by seeing and at the same time having and integrating other sensory experiences. The development of these competencies is fundamental to normal human learning.

However,

We have begun to introduce students to the language of the arts, and we have placed the acquisition of this language alongside the traditional forms of literacy and numeracy. Now I'm beginning to see some exciting things happen: Students are beginning to use the language of the arts to critique their own work and the work of others. For instance, students have been watching segments from the television show So You Think You Can Dance and writing formal critiques in response. Students are starting to use the elements and principles of the language of the arts to connect various forms of creative communication. For example, they are comparing balance in dance with balance in graphic design. They are making connections between melody in music and lines in dance and visual arts. These intertextual connections are powerful literacy moments for us all. Generally speaking, students are turning to artistic forms of expression in other curriculum areas. Dance and the visual arts have become part of our geographical lexicon as we explore the theme of migration. Drama and music have found their way into our exploration of cells in science.