1. Visual literacy
Karissa White

2. What is visual literacy?
Visual literacy refers to the learned ability to interpret visual messages accurately and to create such messages.
Karissa White

3. Why is it important to know about visual Literacy?
It is important to know about visual literacy because it is a big part of teaching today.
There are many visual learners today and we need to know how to instruct them properly
Karissa White

4. Why bother to use visuals in instruction
Why bother to use visuals in instruction?  What value do they add to the learning process? 
Visuals are important because they help students gain the skills and competencies required to succeed in an increasingly visual world
Technology plays a critical role in visual media, development, and production, which all utilize critical thinking and problem solving skills in students
Karissa White

5. How can visuals be designed to influence student learning?
Most learners prefer to have colorful visuals instead of black and white
We need to find out what out learners interests are and design our learning tools with that knowledge
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6. What are two general approaches that you may use to teach visual literacy?
Decode- “read” visuals proficiently by practicing visual analysis skills.
Encode- “write” visuals to express themselves and communicate with others.
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7. What are six types of visuals? What is an example of each type?
Pictures- Photographs in a book or magazine
Drawings- Teacher made drawings
Charts- Tables and flowcharts
Graphs- Bar or circle graphs
Posters- Poster about an upcoming concert
Cartoons- The comics in the newspaper, and magazines
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8. When could you use presentation software for instruction?
Presentation software could be used for the following things:
Handouts for students
Note pages to copy
Watch video clips on slideshows
Have graphs up for students to look at
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9. What are the qualities of an essential question?
Answers cannot be found, they must be constructed
They cast old knowledge, ideas, texts, in a new light
They generate more questions
They lead to discovery and uncovering, rather than simply covering, a topic
Students must go beyond the information given to develop their answers
Karissa White