Recently for a conference I was asked to create a poster.
After the trip to Wal-Mart, some frustration, and a nasty paper cut......
3+ hours later I ended up with these guys.
Not too bad, eh?
Benefits: A poster like this was large enough to catch the attention of teachers from across the room who then came over to learn more. Without access to a large television or monitor this was the next best option to get people to me. Once there, multiple persons could engage in the presentation at once.
Limitations:
- Space
- Static words/images
- Could only work on it at home
- Couldn't collaborate nor ask for peer review without inviting people to my house
- No new learned skill for the future
- No flexibility, nor means to edit
- Time, Time, Time
Why do we use posters as a means of assessment in the first place?
- It forces the students to synthesize information, potentially raising DOK Levels.
- It is created to be viewed by others, potentially changing the audience from who we get feedback.
However, we are now 18 years into the 21st Century!
- Let's step it up a notch.
(....or at least give the students the option. They may surprise you!)
Below is a flyer I created on smore.com and was able to embed it into this website for free.
Little to no time was spent on formatting/fonts etc. The entire investment was on content.
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