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I used Piktochart (and Easel.ly for the chart) to create this infographic about an article you can find here. I started with a blank page and not a template so it was a struggle at first, but exploring it was fun.
Hi Dana! I liked your infographic, especially the chart. It was fun to play around with the different sites and see how much they can offer! I think that older kids would have a great time summarizing articles with infographics because of all the fun visuals they could make. Good job!:)
This is a great example of an infographic! I also love Piktochart. It is easy to use and makes quality graphics that students can really learn from...and produce!
Your infographic was an eye opener! It is stunning that more students do not have access to a computer or laptop at home with internet connectivity and they are only left with using their phones. It is definitely something for teachers to keep in mind when creating homework assignments. There is a huge push for teachers to use technology in the classroom, but students need to be given time to complete work in the class or in the library since they may not have access at home.
Divisions of Young People's Literature Have you ever tried to recommend a book to a kid and stopped to think, “Uh oh, is this subject appropriate?” This video chapter showed the differences between subject matter at different age levels, which was news to me! The tiny readers are easier to choose books for. Picture books at first, then easy readers etc. It is when the readers get to middle school (around 11) that things get… awkward. It can be hard to judge what a kid is ready for and it is A LOT of responsibility! The difference between Middle readers and Young Adult readers astounds me. They change so much in such a short time and it is hard to gauge their readiness for a certain subject. If it is something they might be going through at the time or soon, yes of course they are ready! Ready or not, life happens to them and we need to be there ...
King, A.S. (2012). Ask the Passengers. New York, NY: Little, Brown and Company. ISBN: 978-0-316-19468-6 Astrid Jones is real. She reads like absolutely real people and I loved it. She’s equal parts snarky and loving in her head. She lets down her parents. She loves her sister (even when her sister doesn’t love her) and she (thinks) she loves her girlfriend. She sends love up to people in airplanes soaring overhead and to people she sees daily. She’s got so much love in her that she feels the need to send it all outside of her so that she doesn’t have to worry about anyone taking it without her giving. The best part about her sending her love to them is that we get a glimpse of them receiving it! King adds the perspective of people on the planes she is sending her love to and shows how their lives are somehow linked to Astrid’s and how their clarity is somehow part of her growing clarity....
Chapter 13: Fantasy & Science Fiction Fantasy is my wheelhouse; science fiction is not as much but I still enjoy it immensely. Basically, fantasy (this includes sci-fi) is literature that contains aspects that seem impossible, at least very improbable. Floating sky-islands, faeries, robo-pirates and magic are some examples of what one might find in a fantasy novel. This type of literature requires very good descriptive skills and a certain level of believability so that the reader can achieve suspension of disbelief, or get lost in the plot enough to buy it. There are certain aspects of fantasy that have to be reliable, however. As a reader, we have to know what the boundaries of the make-believe world are; what is possible and impossible there. These rules cannot change constantly or the reader...
Hi Dana! I liked your infographic, especially the chart. It was fun to play around with the different sites and see how much they can offer! I think that older kids would have a great time summarizing articles with infographics because of all the fun visuals they could make. Good job!:)
ReplyDeleteThis is a great example of an infographic! I also love Piktochart. It is easy to use and makes quality graphics that students can really learn from...and produce!
ReplyDeleteVery engaging infographic. Its simple and effective format delivers important stats in a way the doesn't overwhelm you. Mission accomplished!
ReplyDeleteYour infographic was an eye opener! It is stunning that more students do not have access to a computer or laptop at home with internet connectivity and they are only left with using their phones. It is definitely something for teachers to keep in mind when creating homework assignments. There is a huge push for teachers to use technology in the classroom, but students need to be given time to complete work in the class or in the library since they may not have access at home.
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