Effective visuals for language learning
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The document discusses effective visuals for language learning. It provides tips for creating visuals using colors, shapes, pictures, and photographs. Various ICT tools are also introduced that can help make visuals, including websites for photo sharing and word clouds. The document encourages teachers to develop their own visuals and share them with others.
Effective visuals for language learning
- 1. “I see what you mean” Effective visuals for language learning Isabelle Jones, The Radclyffe School My Languages Blog http://isabellejones.blogspot.com Twitter: @icpjones icpjones@yahoo.co.uk Page 1
- 2. • Create effective visuals to support language learning: from colours and shapes to pictures and photographs. • Visuals and memorization: Find what works for different language learners • Discover ICT Tools to support the creation of effective language learning visuals • Widen your repertoire: organise and share your own language learning visuals Page 2
- 3. What are effective visuals for language learning? •Support the point your are making •Makes an lasting impression on the audience •Can be used to support recall •Can support cultural awareness They are not… •Just pretty •Distracting •Ethnocentric Page 3
- 4. Is this a house? Or… is this a house? Page 4
- 5. Create your own visuals My toolbox: •Colours •Shapes •Pictures •Photographs •ICT tools Page 5
- 6. Create your own visuals Colours: •Feelings associated with colours •Can you read it? •Colour mixing •Contrasts Page 6
- 7. Create your own visuals La petite fille aime les fraises. Les petits garçons aiment les framboises. Page 7
- 8. Create your own visuals Shapes: •Shapes to hide behind •Labels •Moving shapes •Recyclable templates Page 8
- 9. Create your own visuals Shapes: •Shapes to hide behind • Moving shapes •Labels • Recycle templates bleu Layer shapes/ animation/ send to the back/front/ Page 9 Transparency/ shape fill/ fly in/out
- 10. Create your own visuals Pictures: •Your own pictures •Students’ own pictures •Pictures available on the internet •Black and white vs colour •Own vs somebody else’s •Pictures vs Photos Page 10
- 11. Visuals and memorization Memorable: odd, funny, moving, beautiful, intriguing, outrageous… Page 11
- 12. Visuals and memorization Association of ideas: Infinitive http://metaatem.net/words/ABBA Page 12
- 13. Visuals and memorization Soundalike/ Riddles J’aime le soleil http://www.rebus-o-matic.com/ Page 13
- 14. Visuals and memorization Colours for silent letters, gender, number Animations to help letter sequencing (drop), word order, change in noun/ verb endings Les petits garçons aiment les framboises. La petite fille aime les fraises. Ils the red hat a im e nt hat redPage 14
- 15. Visuals and memorization No pictures! Page 15
- 16. ICT tools Page 16
- 17. Quick to find a range of pictures Sometimes difficult to verify Target-Language used directly origin of pictures Visuals from target language Copyright issues countries Page 17
- 18. A range of high quality visuals More time-consuming than Good search facilities (flickr cc) Google Copyright clearly stated More artistic pictures- Lots of linked apps distraction? Tagging/ group facilities Page 18
- 21. TES Resources http://www.tes.co.uk/MyPublicProfile.aspx?uc=694292&event=21 http://www.flickr.com/photos/icpjones/sets/72157621889909661/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/icpjones/sets/72157612320791556/ Page 21
- 22. Tag Galaxy Photo Pin http://taggalaxy.de http://photopin.com Page 22
- 23. Teaching topics Repin Board by topic Button Follow each other Page 23 Mobile app
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- 25. A source of infographic in foreign languages Page 25
- 26. For or against clipart? Microsoft clipart-safe option Animated clipart HD world Page 26
- 27. Photographs Different situations: inside/outside of classroom/ licenses Image Use Policy The Pics4Learning collection is intended to provide copyright friendly images for use by students and teachers in an educational setting. The original photographers of each image retain the copyright to these images and have graciously allowed their use in this collection. The images may not be sold as an image collection or partial image collection. Images in the Pics4Learning collection may be used by teachers and students in print, multimedia, and video productions. These could include, but are not limited to, school projects, contests, web pages, and fund raising activities for the express purpose of improving student educational opportunities. Page 27
- 28. Photographs Using/Licensing your own photographs Creative commons photos to adapt http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/ Page 28
- 29. Photographs Using/Licensing your own photographs Creative commons photos to adapt Page 29 http://www.flickr.com/photos/87929958@N08/8042175275/in/pool-858082@N25 /
- 30. Photographs Photo effects http://anymaking.com/fun-photo-effects http://anymaking.com/fun-photo-effects Page 30
- 31. Photographs Photo effects http://anymaking.com/fun-pop-art-photo-maker-effects Quand je suis verte, je me sens seule. Quand je suis orange, j’ai de l’ énergie. Quand je suis bleue, je pense à toi. Quand je suis rose, je suis contente. http://anymaking.com/fun-photo-effects Page 31
- 32. Photographs Snapshot from a picture or a website Snapshot tools ng http://www.techsmith.com/jing.html creenspresso http://www.screenpresso.com Page 32
- 33. Photographs Snapshot from a picture or a website Quelle sont les couleurs de la peinture? Il y a combien de personnes? Que font-elles? Page 33
- 34. Photographs Snapshot from a picture or a website http://www.hippopotamus.fr/formules/hippodej-11.90-12547561997911.html Page 34
- 35. Photographs http://zachary-jones.com/photovocab/ Page 35
- 36. A B C D E F G Cherchez l’erreur 1 Dans la case … 2 Il y a … 3 Il n’y a pas de … Plus haut 4 Plus bas… À gauche … 5 À droite … 6 http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/spot-difference!-professional/id301049014?mt=8 7 Page 36
- 37. Word clouds and mind-mapping Wordle http://www.wordle.net Image chef http://www.imagechef.com Page 37
- 38. Word clouds and mind-mapping Tagxedo http://www.tagxedo.com Page 38
- 39. Word clouds and mind-mapping Mindomo http://www.mindomo.com Page 39
- 40. Classtool.net http://classtools.net/ Site with templates for resources to be printed or put on a blog or a VLE. http://www.triptico.co.uk/ Page 40
- 41. Organise and share http://www.diigo.com Diigo (social bookmarking) Flickr groups and sharing sets of pictures Pinterest-following themed boards/ your twitter friends Mobile apps Page 41
- 42. • Create effective visuals to support language learning: from colours and shapes to pictures and photographs. • Visuals and memorization: Find what works for different language learners • Discover ICT Tools to support the creation of effective language learning visuals • Widen your repertoire: organise and share your own language learning visuals Page 42
- 43. Photo credits http://www.flickr.com/photos/coincoyote/18693327/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/schmish/7440476236/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/brennadphoto/4602547215/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lnylnylny/5175503312/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/drurydrama/2096423770/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/markknol/2568436053/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/492389522/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/sully_aka__wstera2/2232949814/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/dsevilla/100960841/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/mladjenovic_n/3231390927/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/ugardener/3472144047/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/safetylast/3716937896/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/scabeater/4344380316/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/ashleyrosex/2444285665/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/star-dust/709945164/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/seanmolin/5364137071/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/saphirai/2490733728/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/ehsank/1683847719/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/crowdive/1227514064/ Page 43
- 44. “I see what you mean” Effective visuals for language learning Isabelle Jones, The Radclyffe School My Languages Blog http://isabellejones.blogspot.com Twitter: @icpjones icpjones@yahoo.co.uk Page 44