Visuals can support multilingual language learners as they learn both English and curriculum content at the same time, and can make content more understandable for many other learners as well, including students with Autism and other specific learning needs.  Visuals can help to increase comprehension and can significantly decrease frustration. Join this course to learn how and when to use visuals to enhance teaching and communication, learn how to create your own engaging images and videos, and grab some free resources that you can use right away in your teaching.

Welcome Video

Inclusive Visuals

Assignment 1: Introductions and Reflections

Introduction

Finding Visuals That You Are Allowed to Use

Assignment 2: Visuals and Copyright

Visuals and Copyright

Using Icons in Your Work

Assignment 3: Using Icons

Icons

Emojis for Organization and Understanding

Bitmojis and Bitmoji Classrooms

Assignment 4: Use Emojis or Bitmojis

Emojis and Bitmojis

Using Jamboards as a Visual Teaching Tool

Assignment 5: Jamboards

Jamboards

Creating and Using Visuals in Google Slides

Assignment 6: Google Slides

Google Slides

Using Communication Cards and Visual Schedules

Assignment 7: Make a Communication Board or Visual Schedule

Communication Cards and Visual Schedules

Social Narratives

Assignment 8: Find or Make a Social Narrative

YouTube Tips and Tricks

Assignment 9: YouTube Tricks

YouTube

Using GIFs to teach

Assignment 10: Create or Use a GIF to teach

GIFs

Introduction to Simpleshow

Assignment 11: Make an Explainer Video

Simpleshow Explainer Videos

Summary Video

What's Next?

Wrap-Up

Make It Visual!

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Kimiko Shibata

Make It Visual!

Course Overview

Meet the course producers