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R Ferrazzani

What Is An Infographic? A Graphic to Define Infographics - 2 views

www.customermagnetism.com/...what-is-an-infographic

visual literacy infographic

shared by R Ferrazzani on 05 Dec 13 - No Cached
  • R Ferrazzani on 05 Dec 13
     
    This is a great site for anyone interested in learning about infographics. I like the fact that it is a marketing company and they use their actual examples to "sell" their product to others. Visual literacy is another 21st century skill that we should be teaching students especially because we are increasingly asking them to produce their own visuals for their work. Like coding, this could be of interest to many kids if they are exposed to it.
  • R Ferrazzani on 05 Dec 13
     
    I've been searching for some great examples this week and am really impressed with what I've found on Google and this site. I'm co-teaching an ABC class with an 8th grade teach and am hoping to have students use Newsela articles as the source of the infographic. I did one myself and it's not as easy as it looks. I was surprised that it took me as long as it did, which will help me determine and appreciate how much time this will take students to complete. The challenge is synthesizing the information without using much text. You could easily use Glogster with an assignment like this.
  • Kerry Gallagher on 09 Dec 13
     
    I haven't tested this out yet, but here is a post by. A blogger I follow and respect (Byrne) on a tool that allows you to make your own infographic. http://feedly.com/k/1bKskyv
Kerry Gallagher

Awesome Visual on the Importance of Reading Aloud to Kids - 3 views

www.educatorstechnology.com/...-on-importance-of-reading.html

shared by Kerry Gallagher on 07 Feb 14 - No Cached
  • Kerry Gallagher on 07 Feb 14
     
    Some nights I am so tired and don't want to read to my daughters, but I always do anyway. Lately my pre-K-er is pointing out her "sight words" while we read too. I know it is important bonding time for us, but it also makes a big difference for her long term learning. This infographic explains it all.
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  • annemariecory on 07 Feb 14
     
    Kerry, I had my "aha" moment about 5 years ago, when I was in an Orton-Gillingham training. We were trying to figure out where to divide a word. It was a word that didn't follow the rules completely. When we had gotten as far as we could with the rules, the instructor said that sometimes you just need to tell the student how it's supposed to sound. But she also said, that if a student had heard a word before, they could probably sound it out even if it didn't follow the rules. That's when I realized that all that reading aloud to kids, of books that are too advanced for them to read independently, is building an auditory vocabulary that they can draw upon when they run into unfamiliar words and need to sound them out. Just hearing advanced words helps kids when they have to learn them later.
  • Kelly Strob on 08 Feb 14
     
    I love this visual! Whenever parents ask me what they can do at home to help their child, I tell them to read, read, read! Not only is it building their literacy skills, but kids also love being read to. No matter how crazy my class gets, and it gets pretty crazy sometimes, the minute I start reading a good book all my students are quiet and engaged. Whenever it's time to start a new topic or concept I try and find a good book to introduce it to the kids and they always seem to get more from it than I planned!
  • Kerry Mullen on 11 Feb 14
     
    Great article. I second what Kelly said. We always tell parents to read to their children, no matter how old they are. This is always an interesting conversation with third grade parents as they want their children to read on their own. Then we further explain why reading to them is important and see their "aha" moment.
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