This document introduces several visual tools for content area teaching: QR codes, Popplet, and Thinglink. QR codes allow linking to websites, videos, and other media from printed materials. Popplet is a tool for organizing student ideas visually in webs. Thinglink enables creating interactive images with links to additional content. Examples are provided for how these tools can be used to engage students, foster collaboration, differentiate instruction, and showcase student learning in creative ways.

1. Technology
for
Content
Area
Teaching-­‐
Tools
that
Cater
to
Visual
Learners
Constance & Claudia
The
Independent
School
Academy
Founda4on
cleung@isf.edu.hk
chtlee@isf.edu.hk

2. Introduc9on
of
Visual
Tools:
●
QR
Code
●
Popplet
●
Thinglink

3. QR
Code
What
is
it?

4.
QR
Code

5.
QR
Code
QR
codes
can
be
linked
to…
websites
vide
os
(
yout
ube
.com
)

6.
Helpful
websites
&
apps
goqr.me

7. Helpful
websites
&
apps
Android
/
Apple
apps
for
QR
Code
scanner

8. Key
Benefits
and
Lessons
Learned
Implica9ons
for
Learning:
-­‐
Make
Learning
Centers
-­‐
Differen9ate
Instruc9ons
-­‐
Check
Answers
and
Reflect
-­‐
Interac9ve
Learning

9.
QR
Code
as
a
Learning
Center
Grade
4
Task:
Students
visit
various
internet
sites
to
gather
informa9on
about
mammals.

10.
Engaging
students
using
media
types
with
QR
Codes
1.
Write
down
three
different
facts
about
giraffes.
Can
you
find
anything
regarding
their
specific
adapta9on?
(text)
2.
What
are
some
of
the
key
differences
between
the
Wallaroo
and
the
Dingo?
(video)

11. Differen9ated
Instruc9on
-­‐
Use
different
QR
codes
and
aach
differen9ated
focus
ques9ons
to
scaffold.

12.
Using
QR
Code
for
Interac9ve
Learning

13.
Using
QR
Code
for
Interac9ve
Learning

14. Reinforcing
school
values
using
QR
Code:
Scavenger
Hunt
Students
use
their
iPad
to
move
around
the
school
to
find
QR
codes
that
are
placed
in
various
loca9ons
1.
cafeteria
2.
basketball
court
3.
computer
lab
4.
staircase
5.
classroom
6.
library

15.
Reinforcing
school
values
using
QR
Code:
Scavenger
Hunt

16.
How
to
use
a
template
to
plan
a
scavenger
hunt

17.
How
to
convert
a
website
to
a
QR
code

18.
How
to
link
an
audio
clip
to
a
QR
code

19.
How
to
link
QR
code
to
PowerPoint
Presenta9on

20.
Using
QR
Code
to
share
videos
with
parents
instantly

21.
Using
QR
Code
to
share
videos
with
parents
instantly

22.
Using
QR
Code
to
share
videos
with
parents
instantly

23. Key
Benefits
&
Lessons
Learned

24. Popplet
What
is
it?

25. Popplet
Fosters
Collabora9on

26. Popplet
What
is
it?

27. Organizing student ideas into a visual web

28. Organizing student ideas into a visual web

29. Synthesizing information for Science

30. Synthesizing information for Science

31. Analysing a story using different
elements

32.
Key
benefits
&
Lessons
Learned

33. Thinglink
What is it?
A
plaborm
to
create
and
share
interac9ve
images
with
links
to
other
photos,
videos
or
audio
clips

34. Thinglink
in
adver9sing…

35. Thinglink
In advertising...

36. Thinglink
How does it work?

37. Teacher
Example

38. Thinglink
Example of Student created image:
Famous
Landmarks
in
Europe

39. Thinglink
Example of Student created image:
The
Human
Body

40. Thinglink
Example of Student created image:
Dolphins

41. Thinglink
Example of Student created image:
Lego!

42. Thinglink
How?

43. Thinglink
Grade 4 Task:

44. Fostering
Crea9vity

45. Going
beyond
a
wrien
paragraph
Student
Examples:
Invincicat

46. Opportunity
to
showcase
learning
Student
Examples:
Longeewega

47. Ins9lling
web
e9quee

48. Learning
to
give
construc<ve
comments

49. Sharing
their
work
with
parents

50. Sharing
their
work
with
parents

51. Thinglink
Tutorials:
hp://thinglinktoolkit.wikispaces.com/Tutorials

52. Other
Resources

53. Other
Ideas

54. Other
Resources

55. Other
Resources

56. Thinglink
Search for
“Key Benefits of Thinglink”

57. Our website:
21st-century-visual.weebly.com
www.tagxedo.com (Use Safari!)

58. Our website:
21st-century-visual.weebly.com

59. You Task:
Create
a
Popplet
that
shows
different
ways
that
could
use
you
Popplet
/
Thinglink
/
QR
Code
in
the
classroom

60. Thank You!