Bits Post: Getting Beyond Words in Visual Analysis

December 2, 2009 by

Take a poster into the classroom, and what will students see when you ask them to analyze the message? Most of the time they zoom in on whatever words are included. They may later come back to other aspects of the poster, but the words color what they see. Here’s an easy technique to emphasize the other aspects of these visual messages using posters from The Spanish Civil War.

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2009-12-01

December 1, 2009 by

  • 'Twitter' top word of 2009 | Digital Media – CNET News http://bit.ly/4rVaio #
  • In Roald Dahl's curmudgeon's cave – The Globe and Mail http://bit.ly/5D5bni #
  • An Ideal Teacher – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/6JKcdJ #
  • Standing Up to Threats – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/5qv3pR –Free expression shouldn't be put on hold because of threat of violence #
  • Tufts Defines Free Speech Limits – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/5Y21fy #
  • The Big Admissions Shift – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/8sdwul –competitive admissions in Cal State system #
  • Stopping Short of No More Fries – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/7dQXeL –more on LIncoln Uni's graduation requirements for obese students #
  • What a delicatessen teaches me about teaching – AnnArbor.com http://bit.ly/5u7ZUR #
  • Book Review: Rethinking Rubrics in Writing Assessment by Maja Wilson – National Writing Project http://bit.ly/8zYrqz #
  • Videos, Games Help Preschool Literacy, Study Says – School Library Journal http://bit.ly/5H7vlJ #
  • Kids become literate faster with video and online technology – San Francisco News – abc7news.com http://bit.ly/7tQjUt #
  • New Guide Offers Help in Assessing Threats From Troubled Students – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/57eoGs #
  • Evaluations: When to Give ‘Em, and When to Read ‘Em | ProfHacker.com http://bit.ly/5nvCHC #
  • Publish and Flourish? A New Study Examines Scholarly Outputs and Reputations – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/4KWsc0 #
  • Billy Collins: A ‘Reader’s Poet’ Reads at NWP’s 2009 Annual Meeting – National Writing Project http://bit.ly/6CJOTB #
  • Lowcountry Teachers do the 'write' thing| Charleston, SC – The Post and Courier http://bit.ly/8HceX4 #
  • Developmental Psychologist Laurence Steinberg Says Teenagers Are Different – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/7ZrBbo #
  • For Poe, This Has Been the Year to Die For – Review – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/6Puf1O #

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Inbox Blog: How to Move Closer to School 2.0

December 1, 2009 by

William Kist’s article “From Web 2.0 to School 2.0: Tales from the Field” includes vignettes of students using digital technologies to connect to one another and to the texts that they explore. How can you get to School 2.0? I outline three steps to using social networking in the classroom in this week’s NCTE Inbox Blog.

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