Summary:  Create eLearning resources on various topics of interest to budding tinkerers and innovators in the ATL.

Need #1: Mentoring often involves repeating the same information or instructions with different batch of students at the ATL.  Students also forget the information and instructions given to them and ask for it to be repeated again and again.  In both these cases, there is a need to avoid repetition so that the mentoring effort can be optimized.

Need #2: Tinkering & innovation is not just restricted to the ATL.  Often times, students need to learn things on their own and at home before they visit the ATL.  Students need self-learning resources or tutorials that they can refer to at any time, on any day and from anywhere.

Need #3: Much of the knowledge gained by student tinkerers & innovators at the ATL remain with them, unless shared with others.  When know-how is not shared widely with their peers, everyone has to learn things the hard way, often taking more time.  There is a need to widely share knowledge gained by students with fellow tinkerers at the ATL.

The eLearning resources & self-learning tutorials bring tremendous flexibility & convenience to students as they can refer to them from anywhere (at the ATL, or from home), at any time (even after-school hours), and on any day (including holidays).  

Students also become more productive as they have learning content at their finger-tips.  It also reduces dependence of ATL students on Mentors and the ATL in-charge.  In addition, if students are given to opportunity to create eLearning resources on their own, it makes it possible to share their knowledge with their peers better.

eLearning resources and self-learning tutorials can be developed on some of the following topics:

Use the following online tools to create eLearning resources and tutorials in a variety of formats:

• Google Slides for creating Presentation Decks

• HubHopper Studio for creating Podcasts

• Canva for creating eBooks

• Adobe Express or Animaker for creating videos

• Google Sites for creating websites

Here are a few eLearning resources & tutorials developed by ATL students:  

Here are a few presentation decks on digital skills put together by ATL students:

1. Choose the topic for your eLearning resource.

2. Visit Google Slides site (https://slides.google.com) on your web-browser.

3. Choose a suitable template and layout for the presentation deck.

4. Provide a brief introduction to the topic.

5. Provide step-by-step instructions for the user to follow.  Add screen-shots where appropriate.

6. Be precise and accurate, without skipping steps or confusing the user.

7. Upload your presentation deck to a common Google Drive folder and share the link with ATL students.

8. ATL students can download and view your presentation decks.

Here's are a few podcasts on digital technologies, 21st-century skills and entrepreneurship created by ATL students:

1. Write down the script for your podcast.

2. Create audio recording of your podcast script in a sound-proof room using any audio recording App on your Smartphone.

3. Go to HubHopper Studio (https://www.create.hubhopper.com) on your web-browser.

4. Create the Podcast using HubHopper Studio and add your audio file to the Podcast.

5. Publish your Podcast on popular Podcasting platforms such as Spotify, Google Podcasts, etc. and share the link with ATL students.

6. ATL students can listen to your Podcast and learn a thing or two about tinkering, innovating or entrepreneurship.

Here are a few eBooks on Entrepreneurs authored by ATL students:

1. Choose the topic for your eBook.

2. Visit Canva site (https://www.canva.com) on your web-browser. 

3. Choose a suitable template and layout for the eBook.

4. Compose your eBook by adding textual content, photos and videos where appropriate.

5. Upload your eBook to a common Google Drive folder and share the link with ATL students.

6. ATL students can download and read your eBooks.

Here are a few videos created by ATL students:

1. Choose the topic for your video.

2. Visit Adobe Express (https://www.canva.com) to create simple videos or Animaker (https://www.animaker.com) for creating animated videos.

3. Choose a suitable template and layout for your video.

4. Add photos & video clips to the video.

5. Add background voice narration and music to enhance the video.

6. Download the video as ".MP4" file.

7. Upload your video file to a common Google Drive folder or on YouTube and share the link with ATL students.

8. ATL students can watch your videos.

Here are a few websites on emerging technologies designed by ATL students:

1. Choose the topic for your website.

2. Visit Google Sites: (https://sites.google.com) or Wix (https://www.wix.com) on your web-browser. 

3. Choose a suitable template and layout for your website.

4. Add content - text, photos, videos, etc.  to your website and organize them by web-pages.

5. Publish your website and share the link with ATL students.

6. ATL students can visit the website and view the contents.

Here is a virtual tour created by ATL students.  Click the below image to experience the tour in virtual-reality mode.

1. Choose the topic for your virtual tour.

2. Visit ThingLink: (https://thinglink.com) on your web-browser. 

3. Create a virtual tour on the topic of interest.

4. Add content - text, photos, music, audio-narration, videos, links, etc.  to the virtual tour.

5. Publish your virtual tour and share the link with ATL students.

6. ATL students can view the virtual tour and learn things of interest to them.

Role of School Management:  Develop eLearning resources / tutorials and encourage self-learning by students.

Role of Students: Become a self-learner by making regular use of eLearning resources & tutorials.  With experience, you can also create your own eLearning resources and make them available for the benefit of fellow tinkerers at your ATL.

Role of Mentor(s):  Identify areas where eLearning resources need to be developed.  Develop eLearning resources & tutorials for the benefit of ATL students.  Encourage your students also to develop eLearning resources & tutorials.

Role of ATL In-charge:  Encourage students to make use of available eLearning resources and become self-learners.

Create eLearning resources & tutorials in the form of presentation decks, eBooks, Podcasts, Videos, Virtual Tours, etc. for the benefit of budding tinkerers and innovators at your ATL.  Submit the link / screenshot(s) / video-recording of self-learning resources you have developed at your ATL.