In the Library Learning Commons with Ms. Gatzke

My Future Vision artifact is a digital book for teachers introducing the Book Creator platform, and my suggestion for a school-wide project aimed at centering student voice. Making the Book I really experienced how working in a different format changes the way we work. Compared to writing a paper or report in Word (as I've done in most previous courses), working in the digital book had a comfier feel, if that makes sense. Rather than laying down either notes or parts of a final draft (either/or fashion), the various things I was doing were all parts of the big picture of my book. When I couldn't think of the next piece of content, I could work on other little design elements, like the shapes and backgrounds, hyperlinks, or embedded content. I was doing these little bits while still in the book, and while mulling over that missing content piece (both/and rather than either/or). Even browsing images informed my thinking and writing. I had no idea when I started out, that I would...