Steps for Using Checkboxes, Links, and Text
Fields
You can use Filamentality to create a Web-based Subject Sampler to help users learn more about a topic. Below describes adding
your questions.
- Re-surf the first link to see if there's anything emotionally
gripping or intriguing on the page.
- If you don't think the page holds any information worth asking
questions about, use the back button to return to Filamentality and deselect the checkbox ==>
 (i.e., you don't want to use this
link in your Subject Sampler).
A checked box looks like this ==> and means that link will be included on your page.
- If you think there's good stuff on the page and you would like
to ask questions about interesting bits / challenging anecdotes /
intriguing images, etc., read through the page until it's clear how you
might draw learners into connecting with the subject (Tips on the kind of
questions to ask will follow in the next section).
- Use the BACK button to return to Filamentality, then type in a
series of up to three questions in the text fields beneath the link.
- Repeat these steps until you have questions for each of the selected
links.
Clues About Questioning
Because the goal for a Subject Sampler is to reach people emotionally,
questions could follow a general pattern of:
- Finding Personal Connections
- Focusing on Details
- Exploring and Explaining
It might also be helpful to see a Subject
Sampler in action for ideas.
Besides the main process listed above, Filamentality will suggest three
specific strategies and then show you examples below. The three main ways
are through Self Examination, looking carefully at Visuals, and exploring
Challenging Texts for personal connections.
Finding Personal Connections
- Self Examination: What animal represents the year you were born?
- Visuals: Browse through the "thumbnail" collection of antiquities,
crafts, and
paintings and find one you like the best.
- Challenging Texts: Skim through the numbered passages until you find
one that makes sense to you.
Focusing on Details
- Self Examination: What aspects of your zodiac seem true in
describing you?
- Visuals: Examine a larger version of the image you like the best.
- Challenging Texts: Copy the passage/poem down.
Exploring and Explaining
- Self Examination: Who is a famous person born in the year of the
same animal? Are you anything like him or her?
- Visuals: Describe in a detailed paragraph or essay what appeals to
you about this artwork.
- Challenging Texts: Put the passage's meaning into your own words
line-by-line.
Notes about Numbering and Saving
Don't worry about numbering the questions, Filamentality will do this
for you.
If you've invested a lot of time creating a question, you might want to
click the "Sampler" button in the menu at the bottom of the page. This
will save your question, then use the Back button to let you come back to
add more.
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