They are primarily a visual tool that presents a wealth of embedded information for students to explore at their leisure or through a guided presentation on an interactive whiteboard.<\/p>\n
As with any teaching strategy, you should not introduce scrapbooking just for the sake of it. You should be intentional, adhere to learning objectives, and uphold quality standards as you would for any assignment.<\/p>\n
Is scrapbooking a form of plagiarism?<\/h2>\n
In part 2 of the APOP webinar, \u201cDigital Scrapbooking: An Ethical Writing Strategy<\/a>\u201d, Martine Peters, Professor at Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec en Outaouais, makes the case that \u201ccopying and pasting\u201d only becomes plagiarism when the information is published without the proper attribution. In fact, \u201ccopying and pasting\u201d is a part of the writing process where students collect information on a topic before they begin to write. Whereas, digital scrapbooking is defined as the process of remixing, assembling, or restating ideas and concepts with strategies that use digital technologies and lead to an original written production, says Martine Peters.<\/p>\n “From this perspective, digital scrapbooking is a constructive, creative, productive and evolving process, as the text can be continually modified by adding a new piece”<\/p>\n Martine Peters (Source: APOP webinar “Digital Scrapbooking: An Ethical Writing Strategy<\/a>“)<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n This is the perfect opportunity to teach students to cite sources and be mindful of copyright. Have your students go to Cite It!<\/a> a CCDMD\u2019s interactive tutorial that helps students cite sources correctly.<\/p>\n Not many teachers implement scrapbooking as a learning activity. However, it can:<\/p>\n Scrapbooking is the perfect opportunity for students to record their interpretation and reflect on their learning. Here are some scrapbook ideas to challenge your students:<\/p>\n They must evaluate each artifact and write a reflection on the progress they made in their understanding.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Section of a physics scrapbook that presents applications of physics in everyday life. Source: Physics Scrapbook by Olivia D\u2019Allesandro<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n Alternative digital book report. (Source: the author)<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n Seems interesting, but you wonder how you will assess the scrapbooks? This rubric for electronic scrapbooks can be used as inspiration<\/a>.<\/p>\nWhy use scrapbooking?<\/h2>\n
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How to use scrapbooks?<\/h2>\n
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\nCreating a scrapbook depicting how people experienced the event can help students better understand how and why the event took place.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n
Students present an event they have witnessed to illustrate a principle of physics by including:<\/p>\n
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What digital tool to use?<\/h2>\n
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\nWith Microsoft, PowerPoint students can make digital scrapbooks or one-page posters that include audio and video commentaries, annotations, and texts. The advantage here is that students are probably already familiar with this tool and would not have to spend time learning how to use it.<\/li>\n
\nUser-friendly Canva<\/a> offers a free plan with:<\/p>\n\n
\nIn \u201cMotivating Students to Write by Changing Their Medium from Paper and Pen to ICT Platforms<\/a>\u201d, Profweb editor, Andy Van Drom, explains how he used Glogster<\/a> to have students tap into their creativity to come up with a multimedia poster rather than hand in a standard writing assignment. At the time, setting up an account was free, but now teachers have to pay a small fee.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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