THE INTERACTIVE DISPLAY

There has been a push in the last few years to try and make displays more interactive. This is for two reasons, and it is best to keep this in mind when making your displays : 1.To make the display more appealing so that children and adults want to approach the display. 2.To make them think more deeply about the contents of the display once they have seen it. This can be achieved in numerous ways : QUESTIONING The quickest and easiest way is to add questions to the display, you don't necessarily need to provide a forum for them to answer- although stapling a laminated sheet of white paper as a makeshift whiteboard is sometimes useful. SORTING Similarly sorting can show interaction in a more physical way. Velcro is good to stick to objects, or words needing sorting relating to the subject. TEXTURE Making the display more tactile, with the right subject such as materials in science, rough and smooth perhaps? 3-D Add a third dimension to your work. You can staple book stands to the board using plastic strips, then you can display books open on the relevant page. Staple work and other sheets in a curve, staple one side then curve the sheet and staple the other side in place. Use clear plastic strips (cut up bags) to staple artifacts to the board, that way you won't damage the object and the transparent plastic should hardly be detected. MOVEMENT Go back to the days of making pop up books and apply the same skills to your displays. Use paper fasteners for question wheels etc. Use lift up flaps for the element of surprise.