This week was very interesting. We looked at famous pictures in history that had been altered using Photoshop, which was pretty entertaining! The concept of visual literacy was introduced, which has allowed us to distinguish between different images (street signs, business logos, etc.) and carry out life activities. I never before realized how heavily I depended on these symbols, and how difficult it would be to function without them. Visual literacy and Photoshop go hand-in-hand, and we were able to work on a Photoshop tutorial to prepare us for our Visual Literacy Project. We were able to manipulate images and look at past examples of students' projects.
As an education major, I would definitely use the concept of visual literacy in the classroom. It is crucial as an educator to teach children to recognize and comprehend images. Students also become more interested in and familiar with events in history when they are presented with photographic evidence. Topics in the curriculum that might seem dull and uninteresting to students can suddenly come alive with visual literacy. Photoshop is also a useful tool in the education field because a teacher can make presentations more alluring to a class through the use of this program's devices.
The following video was obtained from YouTube. It is a very good video for present and future teachers who wish to effectively use visual literacy. The video also presents ideas on how to use visual literacy in different subject areas, such as history, math, and science. Many times images are on the same topic, but portray different meanings. It is the teacher's job to help students encode these different messages.
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