Visual Literacy
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Visual Literacy
Images, lesson plans, ideas, infographics and other resources to use when developing visual literacy in kids.
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Small World: Gallery of Microscopic Beauty | 2011 Nikon Small World Competition | Photomicrography & Microscopic Art | LiveScience

amazing photomicrography

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Comic Books As Journalism: 10 Masterpieces Of Graphic Nonfiction - Huffington Post

Comic Books As Journalism: 10 Masterpieces Of Graphic Nonfiction - Huffington Post | Visual Literacy | Scoop.it
Comic Books As Journalism: 10 Masterpieces Of Graphic NonfictionHuffington PostWhile infographics may be trendy today (and photography perennially sexy), there's just something special about the work of the human hand.
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Image Detective

Image Detective | Visual Literacy | Scoop.it

Questions guide kids through the inquiry process of analyzing images. 

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Cartoons for the Classroom :: AAEC - Association of American Editorial Cartoonists

Cartoons for the Classroom :: AAEC - Association of American Editorial Cartoonists | Visual Literacy | Scoop.it
Cartoons for the Classroom. Cartoons and lesson plans based on cartoons by members of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists (AAEC).
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Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows Pt. 2 TRAILER in LEGO!

Can kids tell their own short story, or create a book or movie trailer with Lego? 

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The Catoonizer

The Catoonizer | Visual Literacy | Scoop.it
Design your cat using our extensive 'Catoonizer' and then add it to a huge selection of products! Create unique, personalized gifts for cat lovers.
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Online Mind Mapping and Brainstorming app - SpiderScribe

Online Mind Mapping and Brainstorming app - SpiderScribe | Visual Literacy | Scoop.it
SpiderScribe - free online collaborative mind mapping software for brainstorming and project management...
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Make photo and video albums, digital scrapbooks, and slideshows - Beeclip

Make photo and video albums, digital scrapbooks, and slideshows - Beeclip | Visual Literacy | Scoop.it
Beeclip is the place to share stuff visually. You create digital scrapbooks. They're perfect for gathering the stuff you love from around the web.
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BigHugeLabs: Do fun stuff with your photos

BigHugeLabs: Do fun stuff with your photos | Visual Literacy | Scoop.it
Do fun stuff with your digital photos. Create and print personalized motivational posters, calendars, movie posters, magazine covers, badges, mosaics, collages, and a lot more! Buy custom printed calendars, posters, and gifts.
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Visual Literacy: Readings

Visual Literacy: Readings | Visual Literacy | Scoop.it
Frank W Baker's huge collection of links on visual literacy
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The Book Chook: Visual Literacy Activities with Children's Picture Books

The Book Chook: Visual Literacy Activities with Children's Picture Books | Visual Literacy | Scoop.it
Ways to use children's picture books to develop visual literacy in kids.
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Links to Resources - Infographics

Links to Resources - Infographics | Visual Literacy | Scoop.it
Overview, tools, sample infographics etc from Kathy Schrock
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Tips, tricks and resources to make your own gorgeous infographics

Tips, tricks and resources to make your own gorgeous infographics | Visual Literacy | Scoop.it
Infographics (or Information Graphics) are graphic visual representations of data or information, presented in a way to make it easier to consume information. Infographics gained popularity ...
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The Tech and Science Behind Little Red Riding Hood

Lots of diagrams, maps etc to discuss and interpret in this short video.

 

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iPiccy.com

iPiccy.com | Visual Literacy | Scoop.it
iPiccy picture editor makes your photos beautiful with easy and powerful editing tools. Edit pictures, apply photo effects add text and paint for free!
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What's free on this site? (Visual Literacy K-8 )

What's free on this site? (Visual Literacy K-8 ) | Visual Literacy | Scoop.it
There are plenty of free teaching materials on this site: free examples of visual texts, free chapters from Steve's books, and free teaching guides. New: free worksheets and activities that can be downloaded and printed out for classroom use.
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Gulp. The world's largest stop-motion animation set, shot on a Nokia N8.

Shot with a Nokia N8: http://nokia.ly/clYHI2 'Gulp' is a short film created by Sumo Science at Aardman, depicting a fisherman going about his daily catch. Sh...
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The Hero Factory

The Hero Factory | Visual Literacy | Scoop.it
Kids need to "read" a visual menu and choose attributes to assemble their personal hero.
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Home - They Draw & Cook

Home - They Draw & Cook | Visual Literacy | Scoop.it
Recipes set out in great infotext format, hand-drawn illustrations.
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Links to Resources - Infographics

Links to Resources - Infographics | Visual Literacy | Scoop.it
Kathy Schrock's collection of links and info on infographics.
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Radiolab and NPR Present Words

A stunning film from Will Hoffman and Daniel Mercadante to accompany Radiolab's Words episode. With an original score by Keith Kenniff. Radiolab's Words epis...
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The Book Chook: Visual Literacy Activities with Online Resources

The Book Chook: Visual Literacy Activities with Online Resources | Visual Literacy | Scoop.it
Various online resources to use when developing visual literacy in kids.
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The World of 100 - My Modern Metropolis

The World of 100 - My Modern Metropolis | Visual Literacy | Scoop.it
There is no doubting the skill of designer Toby Ng.
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