Web literacy is important for students to learn, regardless of their age. Alan November's website has a ton of resources on web literacy.
When tackling this topic in the classroom, my students were falling asleep at the thought of reading another article. They demanded pop, fun, interaction, and creativity. I needed a way to get the information across while engaging them. What was I to do? Create it! My students and I created this user friendly, super fun Thinglink using a joined effort of Easel.ly and Thinglink. It's interactive. Click on the icons and explore!
How to use the Thinglink
The tags have the answers to 13 questions on web literacy. Some of the tags have follow-up activities that the students perform while reading the Thinglink creation. They click on an interactive link and then interact. Thus, the once bored students are no longer bored, but happily participating in web literacy skill improvement.
How I created the Thinglink
First, in Easel.ly, an infographics site, I made the base picture. Then, using the snipping tool on the computer, to take a "picture" of the Easel.ly poster, I saved it as a jpeg file.
Next, I uploaded the picture into Thinglink, a great site for creating interactive images. Then, I used the information on the November's learning website to create tags on the poster.
When tackling this topic in the classroom, my students were falling asleep at the thought of reading another article. They demanded pop, fun, interaction, and creativity. I needed a way to get the information across while engaging them. What was I to do? Create it! My students and I created this user friendly, super fun Thinglink using a joined effort of Easel.ly and Thinglink. It's interactive. Click on the icons and explore!
How to use the Thinglink
The tags have the answers to 13 questions on web literacy. Some of the tags have follow-up activities that the students perform while reading the Thinglink creation. They click on an interactive link and then interact. Thus, the once bored students are no longer bored, but happily participating in web literacy skill improvement.
How I created the Thinglink
First, in Easel.ly, an infographics site, I made the base picture. Then, using the snipping tool on the computer, to take a "picture" of the Easel.ly poster, I saved it as a jpeg file.
Next, I uploaded the picture into Thinglink, a great site for creating interactive images. Then, I used the information on the November's learning website to create tags on the poster.
You too can bring topics such as web literacy alive. Give it a try! Check out related posts Exploring Social Justice with Thinglink and Ways to Use Thinglink in Education.
A thank you to S. Horton and her students!
A thank you to S. Horton and her students!
