Classroom Communication and Technology
Christelle van der Merwe
P.O. Box 5775
Windhoek, Namibia
Cell: 0812514340
Student no: 201104028
Classroom Communication and Technology
Assignment 1
Date: 30 August 2012
Subject code: ECFT 4702
Question 1
The first thing a teacher has to keep in mind when wanting to produce a poster is to keep the fundamentals of visual communication in mind. This would entail: that heading will be structured carefully and visibly. The poster should be in logical sequence. Not too much information must be illustrated since this will take the emphasis off of what is really important. The layout must be calculated spatially. The hand writing must be legible and neat in order for anyone to read it. The letters must be big enough that it can be read from all over the classroom. Numbers should support the structure of the poster. Colour should be used to contrast and make certain information more visible or signs and symbols can be used to make the poster interesting and attract attention. Stick figures or cartoon bubbles can be used to create humour.
Posters can be used to display a variety of entities such as graphs, charts, geographical maps, diagrams, cartoons, symbols, pictures, tables, flow charts, learning maps, photos or real objects.
The teacher must ensure that the poster is big enough to suit the objective of the lesson or what you want to accomplish with this poster.
A poster can be formed in such a manner that all learners can participate in the lesson. Labels can be written in separate coloured paper so that learners can attach and detach it to answer questions relevant to the work. It can be used for quizzes or class competitions.
Learners can be asked to make posters in groups or individually in order to obtain continuous assessment marks. The posters could be used to display the work that the learners are currently busy. Various options or assignments could be given to the learners to display on the posters. The best poster that displays the
P.O. Box 5775
Windhoek, Namibia
Cell: 0812514340
Student no: 201104028
Classroom Communication and Technology
Assignment 1
Date: 30 August 2012
Subject code: ECFT 4702
Question 1
The first thing a teacher has to keep in mind when wanting to produce a poster is to keep the fundamentals of visual communication in mind. This would entail: that heading will be structured carefully and visibly. The poster should be in logical sequence. Not too much information must be illustrated since this will take the emphasis off of what is really important. The layout must be calculated spatially. The hand writing must be legible and neat in order for anyone to read it. The letters must be big enough that it can be read from all over the classroom. Numbers should support the structure of the poster. Colour should be used to contrast and make certain information more visible or signs and symbols can be used to make the poster interesting and attract attention. Stick figures or cartoon bubbles can be used to create humour.
Posters can be used to display a variety of entities such as graphs, charts, geographical maps, diagrams, cartoons, symbols, pictures, tables, flow charts, learning maps, photos or real objects.
The teacher must ensure that the poster is big enough to suit the objective of the lesson or what you want to accomplish with this poster.
A poster can be formed in such a manner that all learners can participate in the lesson. Labels can be written in separate coloured paper so that learners can attach and detach it to answer questions relevant to the work. It can be used for quizzes or class competitions.
Learners can be asked to make posters in groups or individually in order to obtain continuous assessment marks. The posters could be used to display the work that the learners are currently busy. Various options or assignments could be given to the learners to display on the posters. The best poster that displays the