Visual+Literacy+in+a+Digital+World

This session was presented by Chuck Ginter and focused upon numerous elements of Visual Literacy in today's world. The focus of the presentation was on three main strands

1. Being critical media consumers A. Don't believe everything that you see B. Notice the subliminal messages conveyed through mistakes in editing, symbolism, etc.

2. The idea of fact vs fiction in the media A. The ethical implications of photo re-touching in the media B. Identifying the difference between fact and fiction

3. Constructing Media that Conveys a Message A. Understanding Design elements for web and presentation design. B. Implementing and Analyzing Design Elements in presentations and web design.

4. Impact of and Activities for Visual Literacy on our students A. Teaching our students the design elements that should be used vs. the mess of the traditional MySpace. B. Having students take images and then write about them. "There is a story in every picture." C. Real world geometry (Images and descriptions (podcast format). (Elementary)

See the powerpoint of this presentation at the following site.

http://www.lmsd.org/staff/ginter then go to the PETE & C tab.

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