As I begin to design my project this semester, I have
started thinking about what ideas I want to include in my interactive media
center orientation. Obviously I need to incorporate the media center rules. The
students are pretty good about following those, but that is an important part
of an orientation. It is always good to remind them as well. Using a shelf
marker is a big thing I need to include. I have tried to teach students how to
use them, but it never fails that many of them forget. I have found some cute
shelf marker songs to incorporate into my orientation. I think a catchy song
might help a lot of them remember how to use them. Another idea I want to
include is how to use the online catalog system. Captivate is a great tool for
recording the steps of using a particular program. This is the program I plan
to build my project in. Another idea I have thought about is a tour of the
media center. As I was talking to one of my classmates, she suggested a
“Where’s Waldo” type of activity for this. I thought that would be cool. After
thinking about it, our mascot is an Eagle and the name of our school is Walker
Park, so I could change it to “Where’s Walker”. I would like to have these
activities include an interactive quiz to check the learner’s understanding.
This past week we talked about
what role we play as a designer. I feel that I am more of the “Instructional
Artist” type. I tend to get caught up with the aesthetics of my projects. Hokanson
and Miller (2009) state that “self Criticism plays a significant role in the
thought pattern of the instructional artist, hoping to better understand one’s
self and the design challenge” (p. 24). I want this project to be fun and
entertaining for young students, but not look too cheesy. I know that it may
take many drafts to get my project looking the way that I want it to look. With
this being said, I am thinking about drawing a picture of a media center and
including objects that represent the different parts of the media center. When
someone clicks on the parts, they will learn about what that part represents
and how it relates to the media center. For example, I might have a picture of
a computer. When someone clicks the computer, they will then see how to use the
online catalog. I know that am just in the beginning stages of my design and it
may take me many drafts before I am happy, but I have to start somewhere. I
just need to remember to not get so focused on the looks and criticize myself,
but focus on the content as well.
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