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"The Visual Thinking Mind Map breaks down how the use of images, clear design and creativity can greatly improve comprehension and convenience in the world around us. In addition the mind map explores how visual thinking can be utilised to provide simple instructions, create user-friendly products and services and share knowledge and ideas."

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Visual Dictionary, to learn by way of image with thematic, clear and precise pages, with concise and rigorous texts, multilingual, the InfoVisual will become an academic resource. Different from an encyclopedia or from a traditional online dictionaries, thesauri and glossaries because the images replace the words.

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A cool way to see different types of Visualization tools.

This site is for K-8 classroom teachers who are interested in helping children to read and write information, both print and electronic. Visual literacy helps children to learn to read - and to enjoy reading. Examples of visual texts include diagrams, maps, tables, time lines and storyboard.

The Performing Arts in Art curriculum explores works of art in the J. Paul Getty Museum's collection that depict subjects related to music, dance, theater, and storytelling. This interdisciplinary curriculum engages students in diverse topics in the disciplines of visual art, performing arts, history, and language arts. A variety of visual, musical, kinesthetic, and linguistic activities address the multiple ways in which students learn and provide new lenses for exploring historical events, mythological stories, and artistic traditions. Lessons in this curriculum address such questions as: How have the roles of performing and visual artists within society changed over time? How have musicians, actors, dancers, and storytellers been depicted in works of art, and what do such depictions reveal about the historical eras in which they were made? How do works of art convey the nuances of stories that have been passed down through oral tradition since the time of antiquity? How do visual artists convey movement and drama in their works? ok then!

"One of my favorite ways to reinforce understanding of art concepts is through quiz games. In an earlier post I shared how to create your own art quizzes using MyStudiyo. Since then, I found another great visual quiz maker called PhotoPeach. "

One of my favorite ways to reinforce understanding of art concepts is through quiz games. In an earlier post I shared how to create your own art quizzes using MyStudiyo. Since then, I found another great visual quiz maker called PhotoPeach.

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Very cute web based photo show. Picsviewr turns your Flickr photos into visually stimulating presentations. Choose one of the 10 slideshows templates available and enjoy!

words, pictures,definitions all in one place!

Wow, grab some text (intro to a unit or new area of study) paste it in and it creates a wordle, but also lets you see how text is linked, see a thesaurus and more. Very cool.