{"id":139,"date":"2025-03-15T15:35:07","date_gmt":"2025-03-15T15:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/textbook.mediasmarts.ca\/exploring\/chapter\/avatar-prototype-2\/"},"modified":"2025-07-21T18:41:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T18:41:05","slug":"avatar-prototype-2","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/textbook.mediasmarts.ca\/exploring\/chapter\/avatar-prototype-2\/","title":{"raw":"Avatar Prototype","rendered":"Avatar Prototype"},"content":{"raw":"Have students access the student chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/textbook.mediasmarts.ca\/exploringstudent\/chapter\/avatar-prototype\/\">Avatar Prototype<\/a> and go through the assignment with the\u00a0 students. Explain that they are going to imagine that they could make tech companies change their avatar makers in any way they wanted, then draw a [pb_glossary id=\"204\"]paper prototype[\/pb_glossary]\r\n\r\nPaper prototypes are simple design sketches that show you one \u201cscreenshot\u201d of an app. The purpose is to show how that part of an app works. You can have students use post-its, stickers, markers, or construction paper to draw attention to key information, or have them use <a href=\"https:\/\/alternativeto.net\/feature\/prototyping\/\">a prototyping app<\/a> like Figma or Penpot.\r\n\r\nIf you like, you can have students do this activity individually, in pairs or in small groups.\r\n\r\nUse the <a href=\"https:\/\/textbook.mediasmarts.ca\/exploring\/chapter\/paper-prototypes-rubric\/\">Paper Prototypes Rubric<\/a> to assess students' learning.","rendered":"<p>Have students access the student chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/textbook.mediasmarts.ca\/exploringstudent\/chapter\/avatar-prototype\/\">Avatar Prototype<\/a> and go through the assignment with the\u00a0 students. Explain that they are going to imagine that they could make tech companies change their avatar makers in any way they wanted, then draw a <a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_139_204\">paper prototype<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Paper prototypes are simple design sketches that show you one \u201cscreenshot\u201d of an app. The purpose is to show how that part of an app works. You can have students use post-its, stickers, markers, or construction paper to draw attention to key information, or have them use <a href=\"https:\/\/alternativeto.net\/feature\/prototyping\/\">a prototyping app<\/a> like Figma or Penpot.<\/p>\n<p>If you like, you can have students do this activity individually, in pairs or in small groups.<\/p>\n<p>Use the <a href=\"https:\/\/textbook.mediasmarts.ca\/exploring\/chapter\/paper-prototypes-rubric\/\">Paper Prototypes Rubric<\/a> to assess students&#8217; learning.<\/p>\n<div class=\"glossary\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\" id=\"definition\">definition<\/span><template id=\"term_139_204\"><div class=\"glossary__definition\" role=\"dialog\" data-id=\"term_139_204\"><div tabindex=\"-1\"><p>A paper prototype is a drawing that shows how an app or program works. 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