Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Online Education Community
I have joined an online education community called Edutopia. I saw that it was recommended to Macky and since I have never been a part of a community like this, I thought I would go where I knew someone. I have set up my account and I look forward to digging around for new ideas in the field of history.
IEP For New Technology in My Classroom
For my IEP for new technology in my classroom, I have researched and have discovered a new program for myself and my students to use. With the laptop/student ratio being 1:1, I thought they knew it all and was fortunate to have an opportunity to learn about Jing.
I signed up for and attended some technology workshops last week and learned how to use Jing. It is a wonderful program that allows you to capture images of your screen, record your onscreen action, and instantly share with others. I want to find a way to incorporate this into a class project. I have been working on how I might accomplish this and I think it could be done like an “In Plain English” assignment.
Students can visually walk a viewer through online steps to finding information, while presenting what they have researched. I will need to write up a precise rubric to avoid chaos and confusion, but I think that adding another tool to their technological tool belt will only benefit them as they move on to college.
I signed up for and attended some technology workshops last week and learned how to use Jing. It is a wonderful program that allows you to capture images of your screen, record your onscreen action, and instantly share with others. I want to find a way to incorporate this into a class project. I have been working on how I might accomplish this and I think it could be done like an “In Plain English” assignment.
Students can visually walk a viewer through online steps to finding information, while presenting what they have researched. I will need to write up a precise rubric to avoid chaos and confusion, but I think that adding another tool to their technological tool belt will only benefit them as they move on to college.
Digital Storytelling
In Jason Ohlers “Digital Storytelling in the Classroom” he addresses what a good story is, the elements that are needed to keep the viewer engaged and how to go about mapping it out. It is essential to have a good story map to make sure that the story is fluid. Some great points that were brought up in chapters 5 and 6 include:
• Make sure the audience will not be able to wait to hear what happens next
• Ask yourself “does this make sense?”
• Does it have a core?
• Does it have a central challenge, character transformation, and resolution?
• It can be humorous
• Make a story board or map that show the story in motion
• Does the story have all the elements?
Overall, when making a Digital story, it must be well thought out and mapped. The creator must be careful to make sure that all the essential elements are included in their story and to work on making the story as fluid as possible.
• Make sure the audience will not be able to wait to hear what happens next
• Ask yourself “does this make sense?”
• Does it have a core?
• Does it have a central challenge, character transformation, and resolution?
• It can be humorous
• Make a story board or map that show the story in motion
• Does the story have all the elements?
Overall, when making a Digital story, it must be well thought out and mapped. The creator must be careful to make sure that all the essential elements are included in their story and to work on making the story as fluid as possible.
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