Reading beyond the Words: Using Technology to Teach Visual and Multimodal Literacy in the Elementary Classroom

Reading beyond the Words: Using Technology to Teach Visual and Multimodal Literacy in the Elementary Classroom

Technology-Enhanced Multimodal Literacy Instruction

Teacher conferring with student as other students work in the background

In my classroom, students use technology to create, analyze, or to think multimodally—not just as consumers but as creators. Rather than incorporating technology as an add-on, students use digital tools to make decisions about how written content, visual design, and audio elements can deepen meaning within multimodal literacy. During this four-week…

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