Multimedia in the classroom can inspire students to achieve at higher levels as well as change the dynamics for teaching and learning in the classroom. The use of multimedia programs open many doors for using multimedia with students. They not only learn first hand how to operate technological equipment but also can enhance other skills such as scriptwriting, creativity, planning, storyboarding, photography, videography and many others. Through these opportunities, students are introduced to a whole new world of communication. By using authentic products such as podcasts, video production, web page production, and others, students are given a creative outlet to communicate thoughts and new knowledge.
What has been your experience with using multimedia tools? Have you been able to use them with your students in a classroom setting? What are some ways that you could see yourself using digital storytelling with your students?
Friday, September 10, 2010
MyCon
Everyone is familiar with computer icons. These small pictures are graphical representations of something else. A spinning globe may represent the Internet browser program on your computer. There are many other more personal forms of icons, however. Corporate officials at Lego® don’t carry business cards. Instead, the company makes small, personalized Lego people for its executives. These icons have the officials’ name printed on the shirt, have contact information on the back, and are even designed to look like the executive.
While we may not have anything this elaborate, we all carry icons with us each day. Our choice of clothes, jewelry, trinkets; all of the things that we carry with us are really personal icons. You might say that these are our “ My-Cons.”
What are you carrying today that can tell others about you? Choose something you are wearing, something in your pocket, or something in your bag that could be used to share something about yourself. Complete the short activity below, and be prepared to share your My-Con.
My name is __________ and I live in ___________. Currently my profession is a _________________ with ____________. I am pursuing a _________ degree in _______________and have ____ semesters/years until I graduate from the University of Montevallo!
The “My-Con” that I have with me today is a ____________________. This item really is a “ My-Con” because it tells others that I am___________.
While we may not have anything this elaborate, we all carry icons with us each day. Our choice of clothes, jewelry, trinkets; all of the things that we carry with us are really personal icons. You might say that these are our “ My-Cons.”
What are you carrying today that can tell others about you? Choose something you are wearing, something in your pocket, or something in your bag that could be used to share something about yourself. Complete the short activity below, and be prepared to share your My-Con.
My name is __________ and I live in ___________. Currently my profession is a _________________ with ____________. I am pursuing a _________ degree in _______________and have ____ semesters/years until I graduate from the University of Montevallo!
The “My-Con” that I have with me today is a ____________________. This item really is a “ My-Con” because it tells others that I am___________.
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