1. Learning through ICT: Session 3 1 Creating interactive text Session 3: Literacy

2. Learning through ICT: Session 3 2 Session Objectives: To learn to use hyperlinks (in PowerPoint) to create simple interactive texts. To explore the creation of interactive text, both at consultants’ own level, and as potential classroom activity. To consider the learning opportunities provided by writing/designing interactive text.

3. Learning through ICT: Session 3 3 Session 3: ‘route map’ 3.3 Create a simple interactive text and consider its classroom potential. 3.1 Introduce the potential importance of writing/creating interactive text. 3.2 Demonstrate and practise using hyperlinks to create non-linear text (for those who need this). 3.4 Explore the use of interactive ‘writing frames’ to extend and develop the creation of non-fiction texts. 3.5 Consider the literacy (and general) learning opportunities provided by writing/designing interactive text.

4. Learning through ICT: Session 3 4 3.1 The creation of interactive text brings the content and structure of writing into a new and very dynamic relationship. Writing interactive text involves strong elements of design as well as language and style considerations. Writing interactive text requires particularly careful consideration of the potential readers, and how and why they will access the content. Why might these features be particularly salient in a literacy (and general) learning context?

5. Learning through ICT: Session 3 5 3.2 Using hyperlinks to create a simple, non-linear text.

6. Learning through ICT: Session 3 6 3.3 Activity Use PowerPoint and the pictures in the Fantasy Images folder (itself inside the Session 3 folder on your CD) to create a simple hyperlinked text of about 4 pages, with several links on each. Make hyperlinks using: images; selected text;action buttons. (Tutorial available in the Session 3 folder) Try to tell a simple story and use the hyperlinks to add additional (and surprising?) information about the characters and situation.

7. Learning through ICT: Session 3 7 3.4 Interactive ‘writing frames’ for non-fiction

8. Learning through ICT: Session 3 8 3.4 Activity 1 In your Session 3 folder is a PowerPoint for a generic ‘interactive writing fame’ for non- chronological reports, but without the necessary hyperlinks (called: Unlinked Report) Task: Insert hyperlinks to make the text work interactively and/or More challenging task: Re-design the frame to cover more sub-topics and info pages - and make it ‘work’

9. Learning through ICT: Session 3 9 3.4 Activity 2 Create/design (in PowerPoint) a generic ‘interactive writing frame’ for either an EXPLANATION TEXT or a DISCUSSION TEXT. You have Writing Flier 8: Explanation and Writing Flier 10: Discussion in your pack should you wish to remind yourself of the salient structural features. Can you use hypertext to ‘add value’ to the writing of this particular text-type? How would you support a teacher in exploiting this in the classroom?

10. Learning through ICT: Session 3 10 3.5 Activity Complete your response grid to unpack some of the ways in which you think writing/designing interactive texts might contribute to each aspect of learning, both in literacy and in a more general context.response grid

11. Learning through ICT: Session 3 11 3.5 Plenary Discussion of classroom implications. Sharing of some of the the interactive texts and frames created in this session.

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