EDC604

Having students become media literate across school subjects has been talked about since the early 1960s but has hardly made a dent in lessons that most teachers teach

Geller encouraged the students to look at Wikipedia, but skeptically

You should not always trust the first thing you see!”

Students get to share their ideas in a way they can be proud of. Blogging is great for this because the posts are read not only by classmates, but also by anyone else who stumbles upon them online. Blogging promotes the development of good writing skills, so helping students take ownership of the project can help them write well. Blogging provides students with an outlet for things they may not get to share in the classroom, so giving looser guidelines on topics can bring about more interesting blog posts.

Gaming teaches students survival skills that they use in school and throughout their lives

Practical skills

But in reality, concepts and facts require different approaches and different learning strategies.

Concept maps can be read as sentences starting from the main idea and working out along the sub-paths.

Concept mapping serves several purposes, helping students: -Brainstorm and generate new ideas -Discover new concepts and label propositions that connect them -More clearly communicate ideas, thoughts and information -Integrate new concepts with older concepts

Strategies to Enhance Visual Literacy in Science Education

the ability to interpret the diagrams, charts, tables and illustrations that accompany text.

State of Flux - Images of Our Changing Planet

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Visualizing Math"

llowing students to create their own books helps to develop visual literacy, the ability to understand, use, think or learn in terms of images.