2. Visuals:
According to Smaldino (2012) “students must be able
to visualize ideas, often using technology in the
process.”
There are many forms of technology that can be used
to represent a visual medium such as computers,
videos programs and digital images.
Advantages and Limitation of of Visuals:
Using visual tools allows the student to use their
ability to be creative, to unleash their uniqueness
and to think out side the box.
According to Rhonda S. Robinson, Northern Illinois
University “visual literacy development has been
embedded within education programs throughout
the United States and in many other countries to
3. Standard 3
General Science
Pollution
Objective – At the end of the class discussion the teacher can provide a
slide show with diagrams of pollution, tips about preventing pollution and
the effects pollution has on the environment.
The teacher will provide handouts with a diagram of the ocean. The ocean
would be polluted by bottles, bags, old rubbish. The slide show would
then show a turtle eating a plastic bag, thinking it was food. A few days
late the turtle would be on the shore dead because of the intake of the
plastic bag.
Decoding Activity
Placing 3-4 students in a group to view the slide show and then as
questions based on the slide show. Ask the students to write a report
based on the slide show and in the report the students should write about
a personal experience relating to the slide show.
Encoding Activity
