CriterionA

1.ProblemorNeed

Littlekids(thatarelearninghowtoread)usuallyneedatriggertokeeptheirattentionto
thebooks.Whenthebookdoesnthavetheirfullattention,theyllkeepfindingexcusesto
getawayfromthetask,andwillthereforenotgetthefullbenefitfromtheactivity.
Therefore,itisveryimportanttogivethekidssomethingtorelateto.

Thissituationneedstobeaddressedbecauseiftheyarenotinterested
a. it
willtakethemmuchlongertocompletethetask
,becausetheyllseethe
activityassomethingboring,orsomethingthattheywanttorunawayfrom.
b. muchlongertoaccuratelylearnhowtoread
,becausekidsnowadaysareused
tolearningmoreeasilyfromdigitaltechnologyandfindsimpletaskslikereading
booksunappealing.
c. theyllseereadingasverylimitedtotheirsenses,
becausetheyonlyusetheir
sight.Interactivebookscanincludetheuseofsounds,visuals,andtouching.

Therefore,Illcreateaninteractivebook,byaddingvoicerecordings(ofa6yearsold)to
makereadingmorefunandrelatable.Nowadays,kidsareveryexposedtotechnology,
andseereadingassomethingcompletelydifferentandboring.Byaddingvoice
recordings,thekidswillhaves
omethingtofollowalongto(andusetheirsenseof
hearing)
,aswellasbeing
fullyactive
throughouttheactivity.Also,theactionofusinga
devicetoscantheQRcodesseem
veryfunanddifferenttothekids
,andwilltherefore
keeptheirattention
.Lastly,thefactthatthisactivityisso
differenttoeverythingelse
willappealtothekids
,andthereforei
mprovetheirperformances
onthetasks.

2.DigitalToolstobeused

Ichoosetoolc
QRcodes:CreativeuseofQRcodesthatlinktoaninteractive
webbasedcontent:website,videos,sounds,forum,map,etc.
toaddresstheproblemor
needthatIexplainedabove.IchosethisbecauseIwillinsertthevoiceofa6yearsold
readingthebookintotheQRcodesandpastethemineachpageofthebook.Thiswill
solvemyproblem(afunwaytoentertainthekidswhilereading)asitappealstothem,
andforcesthemtoengageintheactivitywiththreesenses(insteadofone).Thefactthat
youneedadevicetoscantheQRcodesisalsoquitefun,andisataskthatthekidswill

enjoydoingbythemselves.Overall,outofthefouroptions,thisistheonethatbestfitsmy
ideaofsolvingtheproblem,aswellasbeingthemostkidfriendlyone.

3.AnalysisofExistingProductsorSolutions

SampleProduct1

SampleProduct2

Description:

Popupbooks

PlayingRhythmand SongsandDigital
ReadingGames
Books

Sources:

AliceinWonderland
.
Digitalimage.N.p.,
n.d.Web.20Jan.
2015.
<http://flavorwire.files
.wordpress.com/2009
/11/1370.jpg>.

StrongPoints:

SampleProduct3

"HelpYourChild's
LearningwithFree
TipsandEBooks|
OxfordOwl."
Oxford
Owl
.Copyright
OxfordUniversity
Press2014,n.d.
Web.20Jan.2015.

AliceinWonderland.
<http://www.oxfordow
l.co.uk/forhome/read
Digitalimage.N.p.,
n.d.Web.20Jan.
ingowl/funideas>.
2015.

<http://www.brainpick McDonald,Allison.
ings.org/wpcontent/u "50WaysToTeach
ploads/2012/06/alicei YourChildToRead."
nwonderland_popup
NoTimeForFlash
2.jpg>.
Cards
.N.p.,08Apr.

2013.Web.20Jan.
"PopupBook."
2015.
Wikipedia
.Wikimedia <http://www.notimefo
Foundation,n.d.
rflashcards.com/2013
Web.20Jan.2015.
/04/50waystoteach
<http://en.wikipedia.o yourchildtoread.ht
rg/wiki/Popup_book
ml>.
>.

"WhatIsABCFast
Phonics?"
ABCFast
Phonics
.N.p.,n.d.
Web.20Jan.2015.
<http://www.abcfastp
honics.com/about.ht
ml>.

Goodwaystoget
reluctantreaders
involvedwith
literature,greatfor
handsonlearners
thatliketotouch
andfeelthings,

Averyfunwayto
letthemremember
thealphabetandits
sounds,aswellas
knowwhateach
letterisusedfor.
DigitalBooksalso

Playingreading
relatedgamesgive
childrenasenseof
howusefulreading
isaswellasallow
themtoreadwhile
havingfun.These

http://youtu.be/BELl
ZKpi1Zs

http://youtu.be/Djz8
2FBYiug

http://youtu.be/hMX
YplZnjYk

http://youtu.be/FEuJ
5dwZx4Y

WeakPoints:

greatforallages,
interactive.Itsalso
verygoodto
introducekidsto
newtopicssince
theylovethestyle
andwillactuallypay
attentiontothe
book.

arevery
entertainingand
eyecatching.Its
alsosomethingthat
thewholefamily
canengagein.

allowthemtofollow
alongtothebook
bybothreadingand
listening.Theyare
veryfunideas,
interactive,
appealingand
eyecatching,as
wellasavailableat
unlimitedoptions
online.

Veryfragile(pieces
breakoffeasilyand
disappointthe
uncarefulkids),the
focusismoreon
thepicturesand
movablepartsthen
onthetextitself

Eventhoughthisis
fun,childrenmust
notgettoousedto
onlythis.These
shouldbeusedas
triggers,butbooks
shouldalsobe
introduced.Ifnot,
theymightreject
booksafterwards.

Theserelyonthe
internetand
electricitytowork
properly,therefore
notsoreliable.

4.Research

Research/
Guiding
Questions
(inorderof
importance
)

SourcesinMLAformat

1.Whatare
important
factsortips
toconsider
while
creating

Erik."QRCodes:10Mistakes
ToAvoidWhenUsingThem."
QRCodes:10MistakesTo
AvoidWhenUsingThem
.
N.p.,2012.Web.17Jan.
2015.

Typeof
source:
Primary
or
Secondar
y

Briefsummaryofresearch
informationgathered,andhowit
willhelpincreatingtheproject

Both:a
website
onthe
authors
views
towards

MakesuretouseshortURLS,
causethelongertheURL,the
morepixilatedtheQRcodewill
be,therefore,itllbeharderto
scanit.Iwillmakesuretoshorten
myURLswithgoo.glbefore

QRcodes? <http://www.qre8.com/blog/m
arketing/qrcodes10mistake
savoidwhenusingthem>.

QRcodes insertingitintotheQRcode.
MakeyourQRcodestandout
amongsttheothers,
personalized,(Illusepictures).
MakesuretheQRcodesare
clearandvisible.Iwillmakeitso
thattheaudiencewontbe
distractedbythecode,butwont
missiteither.

2.Whatsa
goodsize
toprintQR
codes?

Erik."QRCodes:10Mistakes
ToAvoidWhenUsingThem."
QRCodes:10MistakesTo
AvoidWhenUsingThem
.
N.p.,2012.Web.17Jan.
2015.
<http://www.qre8.com/blog/m
arketing/qrcodes10mistake
savoidwhenusingthem>.

Both:a
website
onthe
authors
views
towards
QRcodes

3.What
grabsthe
attentionof
a6years
oldtoa
bookand
makethem
wantto
readit?

Salim,Giulia,InesLorentzen, Primary:
JuliaRosario,Julie
Interview
SchmidtPetersen,Leticia
Bourguignon,LeyaLobato
Faria,LucaPegrucci,and
RomeoLeimgruber."Useof
QRCodesinChildren's
Books."Personalinterview.
17Jan.2015.

Theylikeitwhenthebookis
colorful,lotsofpictures,words
arewrittenbig,onlyafew
sentencesperpage,andwhen
theycaninteractwiththestory.I
willmakesurethatmyselected
bookhasallofthese
characteristicsandthattheycan
interactwithit(QRcodes)

4.Are
thereany
similar
projectsto
theoneI
planon
creating?

"FiveReasonsILoveUsing
QRCodesinMyClassroom."
Edutopia
.N.p.,23Jan.2013.
Web.17Jan.2015.
<
http://www.edutopia.org/blog
/usingqrcodesinclassroom
monicaburns
>.

QRcodesareveryusefulin
classrooms,butveryfewschools
actuallyuseitamongst
earlyreaders.Theclosestproject
tominearedigitalbooks,or
readalongCDs.Thisrepresents
howmyideaisoriginal,soIcant

Secondar
y:
Website

Itshouldntbesmallerthan1inch
by1inch(2.54x2.54cm),and
thebiggestthebetter.Iwillmake
suretoprintmyQRcodesbigger
than3x3cm,butnottoobigsoit
doesntattractattentionaway
fromthebook.


"TwelveIdeasforTeaching
withQRCodes."
Edutopia
.
N.p.,5Dec.2011.Web.17
Jan.2015.
<http://www.edutopia.org/blog
/QRcodesteachingandrew
miller>.
5.What
doesmy
intended
audience
thinkabout
thisidea?
Anytips?

Salim,Giulia,InesLorentzen, Primary:
JuliaRosario,Julie
Interview
SchmidtPetersen,Leticia
Bourguignon,LeyaLobato
Faria,LucaPegrucci,and
RomeoLeimgruber."Useof
QRCodesinChildren's
Books."Personalinterview.
17Jan.2015.

taketipsfromapreviousdesign.
However,Icantaketipsfrom
similarprojects,suchasdigital
booksandreadalongCDs.

All86yearsoldinterviewed
lovedtheideaandarelooking
forwardstotestingthefinalidea.
Manyofthemactually
volunteeredtonarratethebook
andtheyalsosuggestedthatI
personalizetheQRcodesto
makeitlookmorefun.Iwill
definitelytakethatideainto
account.

5.DesignBrief

ThroughoutmyresearchIlearnedthateventhoughQRcodesareverywidelyused
nowadays,thetechnologyisnotinvestedinearlyreaders.Ialsolearnedrulesandtipsto
takeintoconsiderationwhilemakingmyproduct.Thelittleonesarentveryfamiliarwithit,
butlovetheideaofmyproject,whichisaddingaQRcodeprinttoeverypageofan
easytoreadbook.Whenscanned,theQRcodewillopenavoicenarrationofthatpage,
donebychildthatreadsatthatlevel.Inthiscase,Illusealevel1book,somyintended
userswillbeearlyreaders,gradesELCtoGrade3,especiallykindergarten,whichisthe
yearthatthestudentsbegintolearnhowtoread,andmostofthemare57yearsold.
Thisiswhythenarratorofthebookwillbea6yearsold.Apartfromtheearlyreaders,my
projectisalsointendedforteachersandparentswhowishtohelptheirchildrentolearn
howtoread.Thepurposeofmyprojectistopromotereadingasafunactivitysothat

earlyreaderspractisetheskillandimprovetheirabilities.Havingavoicereadingthe
samewordsthatareinfrontofthemisverybeneficialformanychildrenasitappealsto
theirsensesscanningtheQRcodeisverydifferentfromwhattheyreusedto,soitgrabs
theirattention,aswellmakesthemcuriousandentertainedandhavingakidtheirage
readthebookgivesthemsomethingtorelateto.Thisbenefitsthemastheywillthensee
readingasafunactivityandgiveittheirfullattention.