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Teaching students to use Alt Tag Descriptions through Image Inference activities

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Diane Brauner
Mon, Apr 16, 2018 12:37 PM

As TVIs, we know that images should have alt tag descriptions; however, are we specifically teaching our students to listen to and use information from alt tag descriptions? Here is post about Inferring information from images that includes accessible picture worksheets! How do you teach students (and mainstream classroom teachers) about image descriptions?

http://www.perkinselearning.org/technology/blog/inference-activities-part-2-pictures-and-alt-text-image-descriptions

[http://www.perkinselearning.org/sites/elearning.perkinsdev1.org/files/airline%20ticket%20image.png]http://www.perkinselearning.org/technology/blog/inference-activities-part-2-pictures-and-alt-text-image-descriptions

Inference Activities Part 2: Pictures and Alt Text Image ...http://www.perkinselearning.org/technology/blog/inference-activities-part-2-pictures-and-alt-text-image-descriptions
www.perkinselearning.org
Strategies for teaching and incorporating image descriptions and alt tags using inference activities for elementary school students with visual impairments or blindness.

As TVIs, we know that images should have alt tag descriptions; however, are we specifically teaching our students to listen to and use information from alt tag descriptions? Here is post about Inferring information from images that includes accessible picture worksheets! How do you teach students (and mainstream classroom teachers) about image descriptions? http://www.perkinselearning.org/technology/blog/inference-activities-part-2-pictures-and-alt-text-image-descriptions [http://www.perkinselearning.org/sites/elearning.perkinsdev1.org/files/airline%20ticket%20image.png]<http://www.perkinselearning.org/technology/blog/inference-activities-part-2-pictures-and-alt-text-image-descriptions> Inference Activities Part 2: Pictures and Alt Text Image ...<http://www.perkinselearning.org/technology/blog/inference-activities-part-2-pictures-and-alt-text-image-descriptions> www.perkinselearning.org Strategies for teaching and incorporating image descriptions and alt tags using inference activities for elementary school students with visual impairments or blindness.