The document discusses visual learning styles and provides classroom ideas for using visuals to engage students. It describes techniques like graphic organizers, graphic novels, comics, visual timelines, and image analysis activities. Tips are provided for visual learning study strategies such as using flashcards with images and diagrams, highlighting text in different colors, and asking teachers to diagram concepts.

2. Eric Langhorst 8 th Grade American History Liberty, Missouri Faculty Park University “ Technology for the Classroom”

3. What is visual learning style? prefer using images, pictures, colors, and maps to organize information and communicate with others, you can easily visualize objects, plans and outcomes in your mind’s eye

4. Using a visual can: Help introduce a topic Start a discussion Spark a question

7. Harvard Department of Education Resources Thinking Routines can be used with images or topics Project Zero Visible Thinking

8. Visual Techniques See – Think – Wonder What do you see ? What do you think about that? What does it make you wonder ?

12. Visual Techniques Explanation Game I notice that... Why is it that way? Or Why did it happen that way?

15. Visual Techniques Newspaper Headlines 1. If you were to write a headline for this image that captured the most important aspect that should be remembered, what would that headline be?

18. Classroom Ideas Graphic Novels / Comics Allowing students to read graphic novels create comics or graphic novels

20. http://plasq.com/comiclife

21. Classroom Ideas Graphic Organizers Help students organize their thoughts and ideas Can be done as an individual or group

22. Classroom Ideas Worksheet Works Graphic Organizers

25. Classroom Ideas Visual Timelines

26. Classroom Ideas Wordle Free online application takes a text selection and creates a visual image based on frequency, color and size font

27. Abraham Lincoln - Gettysburg Address

28. John Lennon – Lyrics to Imagine

29. President Barack Obama's Inaugural Address

30. Star-Spangled Banner – All Four Verses

31. Classroom Ideas Flickr Toys Free online application which allows you to make trading cards, magazine covers, etc.

32. Classroom Ideas Picturing America Set of photos from many eras of American history – large and laminated prints

33. Classroom Ideas Common Craft Videos Videos which use graphics and animation to explain a concept or tell a story

34. Finding Images Flickr Storm An online tool which allows you to search for images on Twitter and create collections for your students

35. Visual learning study tips Make flashcards of key information that needs to be memorized Draw symbols and pictures on the cards to facilitate recall

36. Visual learning study tips Mark up the margins of your textbook with key words, symbols, and diagrams that help you remember the text

37. Visual learning study tips When learning mathematical or technical information, make charts to organize the information

38. Visual learning study tips Use highlighter pens of contrasting colors to "color code" the information

39. Visual learning study tips Ask the teacher to diagram As much as possible, translate words and ideas into symbols, pictures, and diagrams

40. Visual learning study tips Use highlighter pens of contrasting colors to "color code" the information

41. Eric Langhorst 8 th Grade American History South Valley Jr. High School Liberty, Missouri [email_address] www.speakingofhistory.com Twitter : elanghorst Skype : elanghorst

42. Eric Langhorst 8 th Grade American History South Valley Jr. High School Liberty, Missouri [email_address] www.speakingofhistory.com Twitter : elanghorst Skype : elanghorst

43. “ The source and center of all man's creative power. . . is his power of making images , or the power of imagination.” - Robert Collier

44. Eric Langhorst 8 th Grade American History South Valley Jr. High School Liberty, Missouri [email_address] www.speakingofhistory.com Twitter : elanghorst Skype : elanghorst