- How can visual literacy and the use of the Internet impact the teaching and learning process in the classroom?
- What are some visual-thinking strategies you would like to use in your classroom?
- What role do you want the Internet to play in your classroom?
That look a teacher sees when a concept clicks in the minds of their students. It is almost like you can see the new pathway forming in their brains, that look is addictive, it is the one of the reasons I became a teacher. Visual literacy and the use of the Internet can help teachers see that look of understanding more frequently. Pictures leave a lasting impression on the learner. Even if the student does not instantly understand later when they think about the concept they have tangible picture or experience to reflect upon, and this supports learning. Without the picture or Internet experience the student can only rely on prior experience and many times students will misinterpret or concentrate on the wrong information. How many test have you gone into thinking that you were prepared and only after taking the test do you realize that you put too much effort into studying something your teacher or professor thought was a minor concept? Visuals and Internet experiences that focus on the really important concepts help students to put their effort in the right place. I see visuals and Internet experiences as mental highlighters. They get the student’s attention and without any words scream, “hey, this is important!”
Strategies Thinking Strategies
The strategy I would most like to incorporate is allowing students to make inferences about pictures. Click on the link below. In the video below the teacher is implementing this strategy and it is clear this is a powerful strategy that helps students think critically!
The Internet's Role in My Classroom
The internet should reinforce what I have already taught, and it I want it to give them lab experiences that I can't (due to budget, or safety concerns). They wonder about what would happen if they change a variable in an experiment and I can tell them, but it would make a greater impact if they could see the effects. When I look at the video below I am reminded of how powerful pictures are and in the end when they are coupled with words I truely understood the images...it "clicked."
References
Blakeslee, D. (2001). Visual Rhetoric . [Picture]. Retrieved February 2, 2011, from http://www.public.asu.edu/~mdg42/visrhetlinks.html
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