A digital Video is a tool that can be affective in any curriculum area in the classroom environment. Digital videos allow students to become engage, its a tool that can be used for; communication, presentation, teamwork, moviemaking skills and high order thinking.
I downloaded the CineBeat app to my iPhone and found it very simple to record the original video but had a lot of difficulties with uploading it and found it became very time consuming. I hope you have access to the link above. This app may be difficult to use in the classroom environment; a tool like 'movie maker' may be more appropriate.
Teachers should not only understand the importance of multimedia tools in the classroom, but understand how they can successfully them. It is essential for teachers to use a number of different multimedia to improve student achievement across curriculum areas. Walsh's text 'Pedagogic Potentials of Multimodal literacy' analyses ways' analyse ways of redesigning literacy pedagogy within e-learning and multimodal contexts. Walsh (N.D) presents evidence about multimedia importance and discusses that, "... Students need to be able to combine traditional literacy practices with the understanding, design and manipulation of different modes of images, graphics, sound and movement with." Teachers need to incorporate multimodal and digital technologies to create leaning experiences that are beneficial for the students.
Teachers need to understand how to use multimedia appropriately without risking overloading it in the classroom. Stansbury (2008) states that educators need to,
"- Know the importance of attention and motivation of the learner
and know the importance of separating media from the instruction approach."
Once embedded effectively, combining audio and images with text enhances learning significantly and promotes higher-order thinking.
Images:
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Images are not only important in everyday classroom use, but images are essential for e-learning. When using images online, it is important to understand how to use them to create the right effect. Images can be used across all curriculum areas to influence or support students skill development.
In a classroom environment we were asked to consider having our students create an image for the book cover of the novel they have read for literacy. This concept would involve the use of high level thinking as students are using and creating images to represent characters, the plot and themes.
It is important for students to understand how to analyse text, but it is also essential for students to be able to analyse images and make meaning of them.
This could include students; using a digital camera to record information and creating mind maps with images. This could be used in all curriculum areas.
Photo resizing:
Original size: 2550 x 2550
Resized: 100 x 100
It is an important tool in the classroom for the teacher and the students to be able to resize images. I have used the Mobaphoto photo resizing editing tool to change the size of an image retrieved from Google Images.
Podcasting is very popular and there are many available the internet and on iTunes. A podcast is most often just referred to as a 'sound file' and is a great tool that can be easily embedded into classroom teaching. Students can create their own podcast by recording their voice into a digital audio device and share it with fellow classmates by simply uploading it online.
Educational uses outlined by 'Podcasting in Education Wiki:'
Publish student work
Student project for assessment
Distribute school assignments
Peer teaching
Language classes
Create archive of class lectures
Interview guest experts
Create oral histories
Communicate with parents
Community outreach
Audio tours
Public safety messages
School happenings/performances
Professional development and personal learning
I had an attempt of creating my own Audio clip using 'audioboo;'
I downloaded the 'audioboo' app to my iPhone and found it really simply to record my voice and upload it to my blog. I would highly recommend using app in the classroom environment as its an easy an effective tool that can be embedded into all curriculum areas.
Digital Video:
A digital Video is a tool that can be affective in any curriculum area in the classroom environment. Digital videos allow students to become engage, its a tool that can be used for; communication, presentation, teamwork, moviemaking skills and high order thinking.
I downloaded the CineBeat app to my iPhone and found it very simple to record the original video but had a lot of difficulties with uploading it and found it became very time consuming. I hope you have access to the link above. This app may be difficult to use in the classroom environment; a tool like 'movie maker' may be more appropriate.
It is important to understand the differences between both Web 1.0 and Web 2.0. Firstly, Web 1.0 in the simplest terms can be known as a 'read only' web. This means that the sole creator of the webpage is the only person who can add and edit text, videos and images. Public viewers of Web 1.0 are unable to make any changes.
On the other hand, Web 2.0 is completely different. It is designed so that not only the creator of the webpage, but other individuals that view the page are able to add content and make edits. Web 2.0 is often referred to as the 'read-write' web.
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There are three commonly used Web 2.0 tools; Blogs, Wikis and Websites.
Although each of these are very similar, they do have their own characteristics.
Blogs
A blog, which could also be referred to as a 'Web log' can be a very useful tool as you are able to use it to group together commentary on a particular topic. Blogs can be made up of text, links, images, videos and other multimedia. Although a blog is usually a webpage predominately maintained by an individual, readers can interact with the site and leave comments.
The idea has been raised about blogs being used as an Educational tool. Like any digital resource being used in the classroom- there are both a number of positives and negatives that come with using it.
Blogs in the classroom:
Plus +
Minus -
Interesting?
-As today’s
students as known to be digital natives, they will be engaged with the use of
blogs
-Students will
have to opportunity to be creative
-Students will
be able to learn about a new tool that they could continue to use in their
future schooling
-The risk of
cyber bullying could be increased
-Some students
may not be confident with using digital technologies and may fall behind
-Blogs are
affordable, they won’t cost anything for a classroom teacher
-Blogs are easy
to use (anyone can do it)
-Blogging is
always a fun tool
-Blogs are an
interesting way to display information
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If the use
of blogs in the classroom is conducted correctly, they could most definitely be
a useful tool for ALL students. Anything new in the classroom is always
exciting and engaging for the students.
If Blogs are
introduced into students learning in the classroom, they will be given the
opportunity to explore a number of technical features that they may not be
familiar with.
-students
can construct their blog to their very own design
-students
can add images, videos and links to other websites
-students
can interact with each other’s blogs by adding respectful comments
As a
pre-service teacher, I would love to engage my students with the use of
blogging in the classroom. It would be a great reflective tool used to centre
the students learning.
Wikis
A wiki is a great tool for online collaborative learning; not only the creator of the wiki, but guests can also be involved in editing, modifying, adding and removing information. Although, like any digital tool- there are also disadvantages to using it. Wikis sometimes tend to get 'messy' with the use of multiple authors. If two people are editing at the same time, not all work is saved.
I had a go at creating my very own wiki- I added text and images.
I really enjoyed creating my very first wiki. I found it rather easy to create at first, with a few little editing complications.
Personally, I don't think I would use a wiki in a classroom environment after past experiences of using them. The only way a wiki would work for students if there were only a limited amount of students using the one wiki page.
Website- Weebly
A weebly is a great website creating tool. I have been lucky enough to have had the opportunity to create one in a previous course. I would definitely use a weebly as a tool to engage students in the classroom.
Teaching in digital environments is no longer the future, it's now...
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Pedagogy- What is it?
Pedagogy can be defined as the art or science of teaching. (Dictionary.com, 2013). It is most important as teachers, to ensure we are using productive pedagogies to promote student success.
-Digital Pedagogy?
Digital pedagogy is embedding ICT to improve the quality of student's learning.
I believe that embedding ICT in a classroom is not only a professional requirement for teachers but is essential for engaging our learners, as they are digital natives- they live and breath technology.
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TPACK Framework
The TPACK Framework is an outline of the three main essentials to being a successful teacher.
Technological Pedagogical And Content Knowledge
To be a successful teacher you must not only have relevant content knowledge but you must have the skills to actually teach that content- pedagogical content knowledge.
When it comes to using technology a lot of teachers are very aware of how to use it- the problem occurs when teachers are unsure of how to use technology to TEACH.
It is important that teachers are aware of how to embed technological, pedagogical and content knowledge all into one. As a future primary school teacher, I see great value in the TPACK framework and look forward to embedding it into my practices.
Blooms Taxonomy
Blooms taxonomy promotes higher order thinking, focusing on;
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"This taxonomy of learning behaviours can be thought of as “the goals of the learning process.” That is, after a learning episode, the learner should have acquired new skills, knowledge, and/or attitudes." (Clark, D. 2013)
This weeks WIKI Activity promoted to idea of higher order thinking. I was able to really think about the topic rather than giving a simple yes or no answer.
WIKI Activity Reflection
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I really enjoyed being involved in the Wiki activity as I was able to gather a vase range of different perspectives on the topic of; 'Mobile phones in the classroom' using de Bono's six Thinking Hats.
I was really interested in seeing what everyone's opinions on the topic were. I was especially intrigued to read some positive posts on the topic, as my opinion was very negative towards the idea of mobile phones in classrooms. I would be very interested in using something similar in my future studies.
Safety
As technology is a major aspect in classrooms today, as teachers we must ensure our students are safe while online and a protected from being exposed to anything that may be considered offensive or inappropriate.
I am in my 3rd year of studying a Bachelor of Learning Management (Primary) and am really excited to be posting weekly blogs for this course (although I have never done it before).
Week 1
Weeks one's tutorial main focus was on 'Knowing Your Learners' in particularly concentrating on 'learning Styles.' Throughout the past few years in this course I have gained an understanding that each individual student in the classroom is different, and as a teacher you need to be able to cater for each individuals needs. To be able to cater for each individual student you need to have an understanding of their learning styles.
The most common known classification of leaning styles is; visual, auditory and kinaesthetic.
Visual Learners learn best through seeing and reading.
Auditory Learners learn best through listening and speaking.
Kinaesthetic Learners learn best through touching and doing.
After completing the 'Index of Learning Styles questionnaire' (Soloman, B., Felder, R.) my results confirmed my most dominate learning style as being a visual learner. I would completely agree with this as I know that I learn best through the use of pictures, diagrams, flow charts, time lines, films, and demonstrations.
Howard Gardner developed the multiple intelligence theory, as he believed each learner has a variety of abilities. After taking the Multiple Intelligences Test, my results showed;
Throughout this weeks reading there is also mention about the concept of digital natives and digital immigrants. From my own personal experience I believe that I would be considered as a digital native as I have always grown up with some type of technology and it is a big influence on my life today as a 19 year old. I do believe though that the younger generations today would be able to teach me a few things about different technologies.
