Visual+Literacy+Resources

Introduction to Visual Literacy "The signs are everywhere - if you can read them. The primary literacy of the 21st century will be visual: pictures, graphics, images of every kind. Engineering, architecture, computer trades, health care professions, even jobs as pedestrian as cooking fries at McDonald's (now done with sophisticated robotics) all require visual literacy. It's no longer enough to read and write. Our students must learn to process both words and pictures. They must be able to move gracefully and fluently between text and images, between literal and figurative worlds.” --Lynnell Burmark, Learn to See, See to Learn

Student Projects PhotoStory – [] Google Earth/Google Lit Trips – [|http://www.googlelittrips.org]

Promoting Student Work Artsonia – [|http://www.artsonia.com] Slide.com – [|http://www.slide.com]

Visual Literacy Resources Web Sites Lynnell Burmark – @http://www.lynellburmark.org/resources.html Adobe Digital Kids Club - [] Visual Literacy Activities - [] Visual Literacy Research - [] Visual Literacy Project (incorporating Big 6 skills) – David Jakes’ Visual Literacy Resources - [] Intel Visual Ranking Tool - []

Books Burmark, L. (2002) Learn to See, See to Learn. ASCD: Alexandra, VA. ISBN: 0-87120-640-4.

Tufte, E. (2001). The Visual Display of Quantitative Information. Graphics Press, Cheshire, CT.

Williams, R. (1994). The Non-Designer’s Design Book. Peachtree Press, Berkeley, CA. ISBN: 1-56609-159-4.