Here is a link to my major project on Visual Literacy.
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A Case For Teaching Visual Literacy- Major Project
- Post author By Bev
- Post date November 23, 2009
- 4 Comments on A Case For Teaching Visual Literacy- Major Project
- Tags visual literacy
By Bev
I was born in Saskatchewan but moved to Alberta at a young age. I graduated from UBC with a B.Ed. I have been teaching or working in the literacy field for a long time. I began my teaching career in Nigeria and am now employed by Palliser Regional School in Alberta where I teach Math in a small rural jr-sr high school. I am currently on leave this year so I can complete my degree.
My husband and I have three children, the last of which has just flown the nest. This will be a year of major changes!! We have a passion for travelling. We have lived in Africa for several years, and have also wandered around the world for a year. We also love to ski, hike, read and spend time with family and friends.
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4 replies on “A Case For Teaching Visual Literacy- Major Project”
Great project Bev. I liked your Wordle – how is this different from a tag cloud?
Thanks,
Sarah
Yes, I’d like to know how you made the Wordle.
I enjoyed reading your presentation. I’m writing on the use of Graphic Novels to improve literacy, so much of your research parallels mine. I am hoping some of these projects will find their way into school PD days to inform all teaching staff. I was hoping to link my own presentation to the school website as I see it as a valuable tool for parents concerned about or interested in what we are doing to improve literacy.
Hi: Wordles are really easy to create- go to http://www.wordle.net/
I used about 8 or 9 definitions of visual literacy- just had them altogether in a word document – I copied and pasted them into this program and it creates it for you- You can change it around- change the colours- delete words if you like. In answer to Sarah’s question- when you put all your words into wordle it determines which words occur most often. These words will be the biggest in your wordle. I am not sure how tag clouds work- Do they do the same thing?
Great project Bev! I really enjoyed reading this, some very powerful images.