Next, review curated resources for teaching and learning in "CONNECT."
MiTechKids Global Collaborator task card for first grade that teaches students to create their own mind map using Popplet.
MiTechKids Digital Citizen task card for third grade that teaches students to copy and paste and image and then write a caption for it. Students that can master this skill will have a better understanding of informational text features in reading passages.
MiTechKids Global Collaborator task card for fifth grade. Students learn about and make comparisons in history to create remixes using photos and paintings from that time in history. The Library of Congress, Google images in the public domain, and iPiccy are used in this lesson.
MiTechKids Creative Communicator task card for fifth grade. Students will do research on a topic, after which they will present their findings in a creative, visual manner. Utilizing information from a variety of resources, students will create an original infographic.
21Things4Students - Thing 2: Visual Learning. These four quests highlight many tools and techniques for incorporating visual images in the learning process.
2.Q1: Fire Rescue 2.Q2: Thrill Rides 2.Q3: Quick Response 2.Q4: STEAM Roller Coaster
Make Learning Accessible
- Limit visuals due to accessibility
- Do not include words on images
- Add alternative text to images: Windows, Google
- Color Contrast
- High Contrast
- For differentiation for students who have print challenges or print disabilities (learning challenges), use of visuals can improve access.
- QR Codes - students who have challenges with executive functions can use these.
- Seeing AI App
- Word Clouds - can be used for vocabulary building
- Infographics - visual and literary representation
- Tops fonts to use for visual clarity: Verdana, APHont, Corbel, Arial Rounded MT Bold, Arial, Tahoma