Images that would make great prompts for discussion, writing etc. Or just for fun! 
Nik's article explaining uses of Cruxbot for students - helpful in skimming and scanning. 
Visual literacy is a 21st Century Skill that requires students to interpret, use and create media in ways to encourage critical thinking, decision-making, communication and learning. With easy access to copyright-friendly digital images and a growing number of web 2.0 resources for manipulating them, it's certainly worth offering students the option of conveying a message visually. Let's take a closer look at one way to design effective learning experiences to promote visual literacy. 
Kids love to read about real people, places, and events. Nonfiction books present real information in engaging and interesting ways. 
The Book Art Project - pioneering work in developing literacy through the book arts - Paul Johnson. Probably the best optical illusions in the world. Browse our online educational games, classroom resources and lesson activities for interactive whiteboards and data projectors. 
Using online tools to play with digital art. 
Graphic Storytelling teaches better than text. 
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These workshop notes show you how to go through the process of creating a photo-based digital story using iMovie 2011. Via José Carlos, Aki Puustinen, Jim Lerman 
This is a great free app for creating step by step instruction guides. It combines video, images and text. Also a great tool for learning how to do something new. The instruction guides can be viewed online or on mobile devices. Via Nik Peachey Expository and persuasive text. For example, kids can make their own poster based on a given movie trailer. Inspired, in equal measures, by Hurricane Katrina, Buster Keaton, The Wizard of Oz, and a love for books, “Morris Lessmore” is a story of people who devote their lives to books and books who return the favor. 
Lovely creative ways of thinking about and producing maps. 
The College for Creative Studies, the excellent art and design school in Detroit, has launched one of the smartest ad campaigns I've seen this year. 
ArtSkills offers you a range of templates to help you get started. They are customisable, so you can add text, images, change colours and fonts etc. Also a pdf on the poster making process. 
A cavalcade of links to sources for clip art, photos, and sounds from public domain and collect licensed Web content...
Welcome to one of the largest if not the largest catalog of free image sources on the Web. This growing cavalcade of sources has over 200 unique Websites that offer either public domain and collective commons licensed resources at NO COST! All links open new windows for easier access to multiple image sources. Via Dennis T OConnor 
Free logo maker tool helps you create a logo you'll love in as little as 2 minutes. Try it now for free! 
10 levels of intimacy in today’s communication... Simple infographic with limited text. Via Jacqui Sharp, Katherine Clarke 
Photos by Matt Cauthron, Aug 6, 2011 - Professional examples of surreal portraits. |
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