Technology and Multiple Intelligences - Visual/Spatial

artwork These "picture smart" people learn best visually and tend to organize their thinking spatially. They like to think and create pictures. They are also drawn to information that is presented in a visual form. Encourage students to combine visual elements such as editing photographs or enhancing line drawings. Encourage them to add other intelligences such as written or oral descriptions or discussions. Ask them to make visual metaphors and stories.

Roles: They would enjoy illustrating the project, identifying the visuals, color-coding the presentation, and creating the storyboard for the project. They enjoy identifying project visuals and visualizing aspects of a research project.

Technology Tools

Photo sharing websites
Comics and Sequential art
CAD - Computer-Aided Design
Animation software
Puzzle building tools
Draw programs - Illustrator, CorelDraw
Paint programs - Photoshop, Paint, KidPix, AppleWorks
Timeline making - Tom Snyder's Timeliner
Imaging software - Fireworks
Desktop publishing (Publisher, Pagemaker) - layout aspect
Desktop presentation (PowerPoint, Astound) - visual layout aspect
Computer-generated charts, graphs, and tables (Graph Action; Graph Club)
Spreadsheets for charts and graphs
Web development tools
Digital drawing pads
3D and morphing software
Multimedia authoring (HyperStudio)
Map making tools (Tom Snyder's Mapmaker)
Video conferencing
Scrapbooking, photo albums, and slide shows: oral history projects
Visual information materials: photographs, clipart, charts, graphs, tables
Color-code projects and ideas
Match pictures to vocabulary words
Websites with visual organizers or use color
Visual Artwork
Computer-generated Board Games
Scanner
Digital Camera
Concept Mapping Tools and Diagrams (Inspiration & Kidspiration)