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This week, we used Canva and Sketchnote to create visual materials to help in conveying ideas and concepts for teaching. Canva is a website that contains thousands of templates for multiple types of digital print material. This includes infographics, posters, social media templates etc. Sketchnoting is a more manual approach to note taking by incorporating visuals and fancier fonts on a piece of paper. Through muscle memory, Sketch-noting helps with information retention and making the element of note-taking more fun.
One of the technological models that we learned about is the SECTIONS model. SECTIONS provides a guideline for determining which Ed-tech tools are appropriate for the grade we hope to teach. The specific letters of “E” and “I” (“ease of use” and “interaction” respectively) from the acronym are examples of keystone criterion for filtering through the tech options. For this example we can use a Grade 3 classroom. I would first assess the motor/fine-motor skills of the students and determine a device (such as Chromebooks) that all my students can access with, relatively, little assistance. With Chromebooks, I would find a website/application that would have either minimal steps or simple steps. The goal would be minimal set-up and more interaction so students can begin using technology to connect to the lesson(s) through cross-curricular learning of technology with a subject such as math or social studies.
In this post I have embedded visuals of a Canva infographic I made as well as an image of a Sketch-note I experimented with. I’m a huge fan of Canva. I have used the website for years, and it is the main medium I’ve used for creating any and all presentations and worksheets for the Education program so far. I ran into some difficulties with properly embedding my Canva inforgraphic, but if you click on the link, it will show you the work I made during class.
Til’ next week!
laurenjohansson March 6, 2023
Hi Shefali,
I really enjoyed your post on sketch-noting and infographics, thanks for sharing! I love that you mentioned the use of sketch-noting to help students with recalling information through muscle memory. From personal experience, I’ve always found writing my notes with pen and paper tends to be more effective for memorization as opposed to typing my notes on a laptop. I feel I can write faster than my brain thinks, however, I’m much slower when it comes to typing. My partner likes to mock my typing speed lol. We once tried one of those Typing Speed Tests, and he won by a long shot. He plays video games though, so he had the advantage!
Moreover, I appreciate how you specifically noted each step that you would take when integrating the SECTIONS model into a lesson. By breaking down that process into multiple components, you can better assess the needs of your class as a whole as well as the needs of each student on an individual level.
I look forward to reading more of your blog posts!
-Lauren