CHOOSING EFFECTIVE VISUALS

Chloe Schubert
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h ig h
q u a lity
p h o to s
 Ma ke t h e fo nt
s i ze bi g e no u g h
t o be s e e n by
t h e e nt i re
cl a s s ro o m
 Fo nt s Fo nt s
s h o u l d be s h o u l d be
e a s y to e a s y to
re a d i n co l o r re a d i n co l o r
a nd s i ze a nd s i ze
Fonts should be
easy to read in Fo nt s s h o u l d be e a s y t o
re a d i n co l o r a nd s i ze

color and size

 Ma ke a n e a s y t o re a d
t i t l e t h a t i s bi g g e r t h a n
U s e i co ns fo r i ma g e s t h a t s t u de nt s
Ch o o s e a ba ckg ro u nd t h a t wi l l
ma ke t h e s l i de e a s i e r t o s e e
 An i mp o rt a nt i ma g e
ca n be u s e d a s t h e
ba ckg ro u nd o f t h e
s l i de
Don't use too many pictures
 Do n' Do
Try to minimizetthe words written on each
slide. The teacher could speak about each Ke e p
topic without writing a whole story on the wo rds o n
slide. If a student sees too many words, they
may feel overwhelmed and stop reading. t h e s l i de
Instead the teacher should highlight the to a
important parts of the slide and bullet point
only what the student should be responsible mi ni mu m.
for copying on the slide.
Keep the presentation as short as possible