I first used MovieMaker last year to construct an assignment entitled 'My Journey Through Art - A Gift'. I was quite proud of myself at the time as I had never made anything like that. I still like the concept (of my design) however when I look at it now, I can see that the execution left a lot to be desired! I plan to rebuild it when time permits. I am looking forward to that, as I can imagine how much more 'polished' it could be and my skills (as limited as they are) have certainly evolved since I first made the 'movie'.
I considered sharing it but it has several photographs of my son with his amazing creations and I feel very uncomfortable posting that online.
Image is such a large part of our culture now. Students are bombarded with subliminal messages everyday from a myriad of sources, that visual literacy must now surely be one of the key forms of literacy in the 21st century. Students need to be skilled at reading images. This involves being culturally and socially aware along with developing critical literacy. The Learning Manager has so many opportunities to embed image across the curriculum. I think the following clip is a very powerful presentation on visual literacy. View it here.
References
Ballet, A. (2009, Feb 22). Visual literacy across the curriculum [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQNbAtK3c3g
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