Visual Literacy- A blog on making meaning

Mon 19th
- Head over to our group pool at Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/groups/readingpics/) and use the ‘add note’ feature to tag 3 examples of visual elements discussed on the blog.

Fri 16th-
Check out my creations & reflections blog for some examples of photos I've taken that might fall into the main photographic categories.
-Post one of your own pictures on your blog and identify which category you think it belongs in. It might be of you or your friends playing sport...might be of a flower, an ipod, a car, a friend, the beach- they all fall into one of the main photographic categories.
-Make sure to take a look around our class blogs and see (and comment on) what your peers are producing :)

Thurs 15th
- On your blog, write your reaction to the YouTube clips I posted (about 200 words or so). Did they surprise you? Engage you? Was it expected? Are you familiar with the idea that most media images are manipulated? As you watch television commercials or read magazines do you keep these ideas in mind?

Wed 14th
- What are some examples of visual texts that surround you most in life? Do you enjoy online gaming? Are you a photography enthusiast? Television addict? Artist?
Do you seek them out, or do they seek you? Briefly describe.

Tues 13th
-Read the ‘about’ section of this website. Most of it we have discussed in class but you can get a feel for where the unit is heading. Read through my first blog post “Do we need to learn to “read” pictures?”.
- Write a brief reflection on whether you personally feel it is (or is not) important to learn to ‘read’ pictures. Link back to my post (as demonstrated in class) so I can check it out.

Mon 12th
- Finish creating the ‘creations & reflections’ blog that you started today in class. Make sure to create either a ‘blogroll’ or a ‘link list’ in your layout (under ‘add gadget’) and link to my main sight at http://readingpics.blogspot.com/. You can also link to http://readingpics2.blogspot.com/ which is where I will be posting all of my creations and reflections. In your blogroll, you may also add the urls of your classmates.

If you want to customize your block with a background etc, a useful tutorial can be found at this blog http://tips-for-new-bloggers.blogspot.com/2007/03/background-image-for-blogger-template.html .

Happy blogging!