Learning to See, Seeing to Learn: 
Visual Literacy in Education 
Mary Ann Bell 
Professor of Library Science 
Sam Houston State University 
Diane Cordell 
Consultant and Writer, CyberSmart Education Company 
“chocolate box stare” by Mo https://www.flickr.com/photos/april-mo/8317752125/
“Self-portrait in mirror” by dianecordell: http://flickr.com/photos/dmcordell/8683930103
Interacting with Images 
“Teaching Art” by Mario Glambattista https://www.flickr.com/photos/mariogiambattista/8445168579/
Picture Walk 
“reading ten little zombies aloud...” by sean dreilinger https://flic.kr/p/9PxQdF
Analyzing Artifacts 
Image Detective, 
Library of Congress 
http://cct2.edc.org/PMA/image_detective/index.html
Visual Writing Prompts 
Pinterest board by Karen McMillan 
http://www.pinterest.com/missmcmillan/writing-prompts/
Visual Writing Prompts 
https://visualwritingprompts.wordpress.com/ 
https://visualwritingprompts.wordpress.com/category/subjects/social-studies/page/2/
Photography 
in the 
MakerSpace 
“Mikes got the camera” by Amanda Lockwood 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/amandacphoto/3136466060/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/philippeleroyer/2738586742/ 
“May the Fourth Be With You” by dmcordell 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dmcordell/5688594848/ 
“Student Entries” by Kennedy Library https://www.flickr.com/photos/kennedylibrary/14008657645/ 
“That Bank Holiday Feeling” by Lis Ferla 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/lastyearsgirl_/2525399036/ 
“Paris Plages” by philippe leroyer 
Where I Read 
Toy Stories 
Shelfie 
Create...
Curate 
“Memories” by martinak15 https://www.flickr.com/photos/martinaphotography/7077601607/
Historypin 
http://www.historypin.com/
April 2014 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ 
dmcordell/sets/72157643280480943/ 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dmcordell/sets/72157639282916975 
April 2014 
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dmcordell/sets/72157643280480943/
Digital Footprint 
and Ethical Sharing 
“monroe, day 3: footprints and bassinet” by Sarah Gilbert https://www.flickr.com/photos/cafemama/954301207/
Think Before You Post... 
“Think before you post” by Royan Lee http://spicylearning.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/think-before-you-post.jpg
Understand how to use 
social networking sites appropriately 
“Collage of Digital (Social) Networks” by Frau Hölle http://flickr.com/photos/frauhoelle/8464661409
Respect privacy rights and copyright laws 
“No more photos!!!” by imelda https://www.flickr.com/photos/imelda/8109207126/
“Gallery 62 Modern Art” by Oxfordshire Churches https:// 
www.flickr.com/photos/oxfordshirechurches/6776997347/
Create a positive footprint 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1emxcttgKE
Selfie! 
"Macaca nigra self-portrait (rotated and cropped)" by Self-portrait by the depicted Macaca nigra female; rotated and cropped by David Slater. See article. - Daily Mail. 
Licensed under Public domain via Wikimedia Commons - 
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Macaca_nigra_self-portrait_(rotated_and_cropped).jpg#mediaviewer/File:Macaca_nigra_self-portrait_(rotated_and_cropped).jpg
Always cite sources, including images 
“Citing a Flickr image” by dmcordell https://www.flickr.com/photos/dmcordell/11741104464/
“Imagine a world...” by gwynydd michael https://www.flickr.com/photos/g_originals/361722654/
“It’s not what you look at that matters, 
it’s what you see.” 
-Henry David Thoreau 
“eye rise” by Aaron Shumaker https://www.flickr.com/photos/trushu/464043507/
Questions/Comments? 
“Why” by Tintin44 https://www.flickr.com/photos/sylvain_masson/4195880838/
Einstein chalkboard generator http://www.hetemeel.com/einsteinform.php
Diane Cordell 
dmcordell@gmail.com

Learning to see, seeing to learn

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    Learning to See,Seeing to Learn: Visual Literacy in Education Mary Ann Bell Professor of Library Science Sam Houston State University Diane Cordell Consultant and Writer, CyberSmart Education Company “chocolate box stare” by Mo https://www.flickr.com/photos/april-mo/8317752125/
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    “Self-portrait in mirror”by dianecordell: http://flickr.com/photos/dmcordell/8683930103
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    Interacting with Images “Teaching Art” by Mario Glambattista https://www.flickr.com/photos/mariogiambattista/8445168579/
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    Picture Walk “readingten little zombies aloud...” by sean dreilinger https://flic.kr/p/9PxQdF
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    Analyzing Artifacts ImageDetective, Library of Congress http://cct2.edc.org/PMA/image_detective/index.html
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    Visual Writing Prompts Pinterest board by Karen McMillan http://www.pinterest.com/missmcmillan/writing-prompts/
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    Visual Writing Prompts https://visualwritingprompts.wordpress.com/ https://visualwritingprompts.wordpress.com/category/subjects/social-studies/page/2/
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    Photography in the MakerSpace “Mikes got the camera” by Amanda Lockwood https://www.flickr.com/photos/amandacphoto/3136466060/
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    https://www.flickr.com/photos/philippeleroyer/2738586742/ “May theFourth Be With You” by dmcordell https://www.flickr.com/photos/dmcordell/5688594848/ “Student Entries” by Kennedy Library https://www.flickr.com/photos/kennedylibrary/14008657645/ “That Bank Holiday Feeling” by Lis Ferla https://www.flickr.com/photos/lastyearsgirl_/2525399036/ “Paris Plages” by philippe leroyer Where I Read Toy Stories Shelfie Create...
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    Curate “Memories” bymartinak15 https://www.flickr.com/photos/martinaphotography/7077601607/
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    April 2014 https://www.flickr.com/photos/ dmcordell/sets/72157643280480943/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/dmcordell/sets/72157639282916975 April 2014 https://www.flickr.com/photos/dmcordell/sets/72157643280480943/
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    Digital Footprint andEthical Sharing “monroe, day 3: footprints and bassinet” by Sarah Gilbert https://www.flickr.com/photos/cafemama/954301207/
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    Think Before YouPost... “Think before you post” by Royan Lee http://spicylearning.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/think-before-you-post.jpg
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    Understand how touse social networking sites appropriately “Collage of Digital (Social) Networks” by Frau Hölle http://flickr.com/photos/frauhoelle/8464661409
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    Respect privacy rightsand copyright laws “No more photos!!!” by imelda https://www.flickr.com/photos/imelda/8109207126/
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    “Gallery 62 ModernArt” by Oxfordshire Churches https:// www.flickr.com/photos/oxfordshirechurches/6776997347/
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    Create a positivefootprint https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1emxcttgKE
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    Selfie! "Macaca nigraself-portrait (rotated and cropped)" by Self-portrait by the depicted Macaca nigra female; rotated and cropped by David Slater. See article. - Daily Mail. Licensed under Public domain via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Macaca_nigra_self-portrait_(rotated_and_cropped).jpg#mediaviewer/File:Macaca_nigra_self-portrait_(rotated_and_cropped).jpg
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    Always cite sources,including images “Citing a Flickr image” by dmcordell https://www.flickr.com/photos/dmcordell/11741104464/
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    “Imagine a world...”by gwynydd michael https://www.flickr.com/photos/g_originals/361722654/
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    “It’s not whatyou look at that matters, it’s what you see.” -Henry David Thoreau “eye rise” by Aaron Shumaker https://www.flickr.com/photos/trushu/464043507/
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    Questions/Comments? “Why” byTintin44 https://www.flickr.com/photos/sylvain_masson/4195880838/
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    Einstein chalkboard generatorhttp://www.hetemeel.com/einsteinform.php
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