Scrapbook Introduction
When learners already have a general understanding of the subject they are studying (i.e. , they've done some preliminary learning in class or with traditional resources), you might want their first web-based activity to be the exploration of a Multimedia Scrapbook. Here learners dig through a collection of Internet sites you've selected and organized around specific categories. Links can include photographs, maps, stories, facts, quotations, sound clips, videos, virtual reality tours, whatever! Learners use the Scrapbook to find aspects of the broader topic that they feel are important. They then download or copy and paste these scraps into a newsletter, desktop slide presentation, collage, bulletin board, HyperStudio stack, or new web page. The Multimedia Scrapbook offers an open, student-centered approach.
Alignment to Standards
At a basic level, your work planning, locating, evaluating and assembling resources for a Filamentality activity page meets some standards from the National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) Project developed by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE). Your students will also address some of the standards :
- Planning and Designing Learning Environments and Experiences: II. Teachers plan and design effective learning environments and experiences supported by technology from NETS for Teachers.
- Technology research tools: 5. Students use technology to locate, evaluate, and collect information from a variety of sources; Students use technology tools to process data and report results; Students evaluate and select new information resources and technological innovations based on the appropriateness for specific tasks. NETS for Students
- English Language Arts: 8. Students use a variety of technological and information resources (e.g., libraries, databases, computer networks, and video) to gather and synthesize information and to create and communicate knowledge. NETS National Curriculum English Language Arts.
- Information Literacy : Standard 2: The student who is information literate evaluates information critically and competently and Standard 3: The student who is information literate uses information accurately and creatively. NETS Information Literacy NETS National Curriculum Information Literacy
Depending on your topic and the assignment your require, you can most likely find appropriate links to your state standards too! Reading comprehension, writing, listening, and oral presentations are all addressed in language arts standards. If students create something visual as part of the assignment, don't forget the Arts standards. Here are some sites to help you find standards for student work:
- National Council of Teachers of English standards
- Language Arts Standards State by State form Education World
- Speaking, Listening, and Media Literacy Standards for K through 12 Education from the National Communication Association.
- National Standards for Arts Education posted on the ARTSEDGE website.
Resources
Digital Scrapbook Tutorials : These are self-paced lessons that you can complete on your own, to teach yourself about a broad variety of techniques and software programs.
Digital History : This site offers access to extensive primary source materials as well as 72 inquiry-based interactive modules called 'eXplorations.' You can create a customized online multimedia exhibition which include historical images, photographs, art works, and digitized letters. Users can easily incorporate their own text in their exhibitions. These presentations can be e-mailed, downloaded, or saved on our servers. But wait there's more! You better go there and find out for yourselves!
Find Multimedia: These are just a few sites that offer free access to multimedia. Most provide access to more than just one type of media. You can find more resources on the hotlist we created called "Find Stuff!"
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Video
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Sound
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Photos
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ClipArt
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| Internet Archive offers permanent access to texts, audio, moving images, and software as well as archived web pages. |
American Memory (Library of Congress) provides access to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music |
NYPL Digital Library Historic maps; Rare prints and photographs; Illuminated manuscripts; Unusual printed ephemera; Sound files and moving images; Original art and more. |
Microsoft Office Clip Art Extensive collection of graphics and animation. See also Microsoft Office Templates |
| Camera Works (Washington Post) hosts a range of video, audio, photo, and podcasts on current topics. |
AltaVista Find resources by media -- Images, MP3/Audio, Video, News |
FreeFoto.com a large t collection of free photos for private non-commercial use on the Internet. FreeFoto.com is made up of 75350 images with 125 sections organized into 2594 categories. |
Discovery Clip Art Gallery Choose from hundreds of original clip art pieces, including animations |
| CNN Video Almanac - since 1980, choose a year or topic to begin a multimedia tour. You'll need the Apple QuickTime. |
WavSource Source for Internet Sound Files |
iStockphoto Royalty free and it's free to sign up |
Classroom Clipart Source for Free Clip Art, Pictures and Illustrations |
| CNN.com Video - Sort of like a newspaper; but with video articles. |
IFNI Free MIDI Music Sorted by genre and performer. |
bigfoto.com royalty free photo agency offering free use of all pictures (with link or reference) |
Icon iBrowser Here's a great place to small graphics or icons |
| Online NewsHour: Video Search search PBS' database of videos by subject or keyword. Available in both RealPlayer and Windows Media formats. |
Free Sounds and Sound Effects Some files copyrighted and cannot be used without permission. |
USDA Historical Photos Most photographs were taken between 1937 and 1943 . Included are other USDA photographs, some of which date back to the 1800s. Additional photos are planned to be added. |
AAA Backgrounds All the backgrounds and textures are totally free, all we ask is that you provide a link back to AAA. |
Tools
There are so many tools and additional resources, that we had to make an entire hotlist for you! Some of these tools that will allow you or your students to create banners, fancy text, effects, and more. Check it out! We've provided links to Multimedia, Facts, Lessons, Tutorials, Tools, and more.
Here are links to the most basic plug-ins. These pages explain what you need and how to download and install the software:
Examples
- Educational Scrapbooks : designed for paper-based projects; but translates to an electronic format. Includes links to Indiana Standards, different kinds of scrapbooks, articles, and more.
- ReadWriteThink Lesson Plan: leads students to reflect on and respond to literature by creating an online scrapbook. During their presentation, students defend their choice of scrapbook entries: why is the entry important to the understanding of the topic?
- African American Experiences: Window to the Past: Students search, examine, and analyze primary and secondary sources from a variety of digitized materials on the Internet. Students apply this knowledge by creating a digital scrapbook depicting a Day in the Life of an African-American during this time period.
- Using the Digital Notebook to Visualize Thematic Links and/or Character Motivation in Macbeth: Students will work in groups of two or three to produce two pages of a digital scrapbook covering a thematic element from Macbeth. The pages will then be assembled into a visual review of the play’s themes and character motivations arranged by acts. Includes links to Content Standards.
- Escrapbooking: provides specific examples and strategies for creating electronic, educational, experiential, and engaging scrapbooks. Links to lots and lots of great resources.
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