Visual learners learn and utilize their knowledge through visual means. They benefit greatly when teachers use visual aids, such as graphic organizers, maps, videos, pictures, diagrams, and other types of aids. Visual learners can create detailed images in their mind when they read and learn new information. Teachers need to be aware of what type of learners they have in class so that they can differentiate their teaching. In order to accommodate the different learning styles, teachers should present the information in several ways, including visual aids. When I become a teacher, I plan to use a variety of visuals, because I am a visual learner and know how important these are. I also hope to have a laptop or tablet for every student so that they will be able to create their own visual aids, or whatever they need to help them learn. Richard Byrne has a website, Free Technology for Teachers, filled with a variety of free technology sites for teachers. Here teachers can find a number of helpful resources for making useful visual aids. Below are a few examples of visual aids and graphics that will be helpful in any classroom. Tagxedo I made from Pennsylvania State University's Visual Learner information page. Tagxedo can help students see what information is most important or comes up repeatedly, since those words are expressed lager and bolder. Here is a graphic organizer I made usingbubbl.us. Students could organize their notes, breakdown papers, brainstorm, or use this site in a number of ways. Maps are also a valuable asset to use when teaching visual learners. This is especially true in history classrooms, which I plan to teach in the future.
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Michelle Nolte
3/31/2014 06:19:39 am
Well Done!! I liked that you included a map. It was also nice that you included how you would use technology in your classroom to teach visual learners! Leave a Reply. |