Monday, February 21, 2011
Multimedia Text Creation
After you have experimented with Voicethread, Photo Story 3, and/or Animoto, please post your best idea for using this kind of tool in your own classroom to motivate students, help them read or write better/more/more independently, or help them learn skills or content. Please do NOT duplicate others' ideas and please be specific enough that we could use your idea in our own classroom if we like it.
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-I loved Voice Thread and I think that it is a great way to use technology in the classroom. I would use Voice Thread in the classroom by having a basic book like, "The Three Little Pigs" and present it to the class. I would have the students interact with the book by having them draw what the houses looked like or have a volunteer be the voice for the "Big Bad Wolf". They could even change how the story ends. Some of the higher level readers could read the book aloud with the pages and this would allow the fellow classmates hear the story in fimilar voices. They would be able to reread the story many times and interact with it and in the end learn many words and even how to read an entire book! What a accomplishment for a beginer reader. After this you could pick a story they may not be familiar with and see if they can predict what happens after reading a few pages.
ReplyDelete-I think this piece of technology has many postitive points for a classroom.
I think that VoiceThread is a brilliant idea! It is amazing how much technology has grown and how many ways we can use it in our classrooms. The idea I had for using Voicethread in the classroom is to have the students actually write and illustrate a book using this technology. Then they will record their voices reading their book. Have them to practice their book; they will be so excited about the project they will want to make sure it is perfect! Burn each book onto a CD and add it to your classroom library so all the students can read one another’s books. The students will be proud of their own books and excited about reading/watching the others. This will improve their reading, writing, and thinking skills! (An added bonus: it will put you closer to the 1,500 books needed in the classroom!)
ReplyDeleteI think the idea of using technology in the classroom is an incredible way of capturing the attention of our students. I would like to use Voicethread in Kindergarten or 1st grade as a way of teaching the alphabet. I would have each student to be responsible for a letter. We could incorporate art into our project by creating a visual presentation of the letter in some way. Then each student would be photographed with their creation. By adding audio to the presentation, I would like to have the students say the letter name and make the sound the letter makes. The finished project could be incorporated into a learning center where the students enjoy watching the presentation, while engaging in learning at the same time. I think my students would enjoy this because it is personal and exciting.
ReplyDeleteBecause this tool is so easy to navigate, the subject matter could be changed frequently and the students could also be allowed to create their own presentations. By constantly changing the material, and allowing the students to be actively involved in the creative process, learning will be fun and positive.
I like photostory 3. I think this is a hands on way that students can create a book,a project, or things to present to the class. This is something they can make there own and it makes them work hard and do there best because they want to impress the teacher and class. This is an easy process that students in the higher primary grades can use.
ReplyDeleteI would use this in my classroom, if I was writing a book about North Carolina in 4th grade social studies. I would have various pictures that I have taken through out the state. This is a perfect way for a fourth grader to produce a book and write about their state, or a particular region in the state. If they dont have pictures they took on thier own, they could always use google images.
I just visited Animoto and signed up. I would definitely use this website for the engagement factor to present new subjects to my students. Although it was made for college math, the sample video they have on function clearly showed me how this method of presentation could make a new concept stick. I wish I'd seen this video when we had our first math course! This would be a great learning differentiation tool to capture the attentions of those students who are more prone to wander and would invite a higher level of participation on their part. It would also lend itself to incorporating better mini-lessons into our daily schedules. This tool could certainly be used by students to make more exciting presentations than the standard power point projects we now use. I vote Animoto all the way!
ReplyDeleteWhen viewing the different examples of multimedia composition, I thought Voicethread applied most to a students learning. Students are able to work independently, use various types of media, use creativity, communicate with others in all parts of the world, meet new people, and most importantly “realize their work is great and worthy to the world of education.” This website is simple, safe, and a network designed for K-12 academic environments. I want to teach the second grade, so I thought about experimenting with math (subtraction with borrowing). Our lesson would be called, “Ms. Vassey’s 2nd Grade, Explorers of Borrowing in the World of Subtraction.” First, each student would introduce themselves by giving their first and last names and telling how old they are. Second, each student would be given a problem of their own to work out. For example: 20-9. Next, they would be asked to think of something they could draw to represent their numbers. For example: a student could draw twenty circles. Then, the student could use doodling to show how they got their answers. For example: The student could explain that there is twenty circles total and nine of those circles have to be taken away. They would begin by marking through nine of the twenty circles. Finally, they would count remaining circles and come to the conclusion that 20-9 is eleven. When working out subtraction problems, I think visuals (such as drawings) help a student grasp the concept of borrowing. This lesson could be used for K-3 grades.
ReplyDeleteAfter experimenting and reviewing the different types of multimedia offered I think I would like to use both the Voicethread and Animoto programs.
ReplyDeleteI would like to use the Voicethread program by having students create their own stories. Students learn to write in every grade especially during fourth grade when preparing for the writing test. I think this would be a great idea to help students with this task. Not only would they get to write their stories but they would also actually get to hear their stories read out loud. I think this will also help them edit their own papers better. I know that I feel something I have written comes out better when I have actually read it outloud. I also thought of the idea Monica used, having the students listen to stories in familiar voices. You could even have their parents do this.
I would also use the Animoto in my class because I feel that this multimedia outlet is a creative way for the students to show other students what particular subject they may have been woking on, especially if they are working on different locations. My oldest son has actually used this program in class. They each had a location in NC and had to make a commercial about that locations attractions.
I really like the idea of having more media options out there to use in the classroom since this is how our children seem to learn the best.
I really like the Animoto! Photoessay interests me also.
ReplyDeleteI would use Animoto or Photoessay for a project that would cover multiple areas of the curriculum.
“All Around Town”
In my classroom I would set up a penpal/epal project with another classroom in an area very different than ours (large city in Florida, Alaska, Hawaii, etc.).
In working with the teacher of the other classroom, we would develop a list of information that would teach our epals about the area our students are from. Items listed could include climate, important historical events/sites, geography, jobs in the area, downtown, etc. We would also be sure to include items that would be important to students, such as restaurants (can you say McDonald's?), places to shop, favorite hangouts, fashion (shoes, hairstyles), popular music, etc.
Students would have to research their town/area and obtain photographs of the items on the list. Students could then create a presentation using Animoto or Photoessay to educate their epals about their town. They would include the information they gained while researching their town.
To introduce each section of information students would write the important information on the board (Burke County Geography, Burke County Fashion, Burke County Restaurants, etc.) and take a picture of it to be added into the presentation. I didn’t see a section that mentioned if Animoto or Photoessay would accept Microsoft Word documents, that is why I am suggesting that they take a picture of their captions. If either accepts Word, students could simply type up introductory pages that would be inserted into the presentation.
Students would also be included in the slide show with pictures of them holding boards with their names on them, that way the students in the other class would also get to see the students themselves.
The two classes could exchange presentations so that each group would learn about new areas.
Elise Hembree
I would use Voicethread in the 3rd grade to help students learn their multiplication tables.
ReplyDelete•Before starting this activity, I would individually discuss with each student the way that they understood the concepts of multiplication tables. I would review their previous work and look for connections to help group students.
•I would assign students to groups of two. I would give each group one of the multiplication sets such as: 0’s, 1’s, 2’s, 3’s, and 4’s etc….
•I would discuss with students they were going to demonstrate their concept knowledge (exactly how they understand how to multiply) with Voicethread.
•I will provide them with a variety of manipulatives to use such as: rocks, beach shells, acorns, different colored beans, unifix cubes, pennies, pictures, buttons, petri –dishes with water and pipettes.
•First, I would let the students practice using the manipulative of their choice with their particular number set.
•Then, I would let students share their knowledge using manipulatives and record them using the manipulatives with Voicethread.
•Lastly, I would instruct each group to review each other’s Voicethread.
•In conclusion, I would give an assessment after letting students reviewing each other’s Voicethread for one week. The assessment would allow each student to choose one manipulative to demonstrate their new knowledge. I would ask one question from each multiplication set and ask students to write down their answers. This assessment would have a total of 13 questions. In addition, if they were not sure of their answer they could refer back to each other’s Voicethread before turning in the assessment.
After viewing Photo Story 3, I believe that I could use this effectively in my classroom to instruct my students and to help them to read or write better independently. I also think that this is a great motivational tool because students can create their own story using pictures and different effects. I also found it interesting that you can send a photo story through an email which would be helpful to send them to a pen pal across the country. In my classroom, I would use the Photo Story 3 program to have the students create their own book or story to share with a pen pal or e-pal with a student from another school. I think that the students would have fun creating their own story and sharing it with a peer. They could interact with each other by sharing different stories with one another and creating new stories along the way by using Photo Story 3. I also would use this in my classroom after reading a book to my students and having them create a photo story in their own view of the same book. I think this would be a fun and motivating activity for the students to take part in.
ReplyDeletePhotostory is good for older students, such as 4th grade & up, to learn material through sight and sound. You could have students create a photostory for a social studies lesson. History is a story-like format anyway so this would be a great resource in teaching and motivating students in this area. With students that have difficulty reading they could take information they research on the internet, paste it into ReadPlease to help them read the background information they need for this assignment. They can find some music from the time period or representative of that time, event or person and relate to their topic to download for the Photostory. They could incorporate pictures of people &/or events, historical documents, and landmarks. The Photostory is a good way to tell a story through the use of images & sound.
ReplyDeleteVoicethread would be good to use with younger students such as kindergarten or 1st grade. I would have students pick an animal they would like to create which they could do with materials provided such as clay, playdough, styrofoam, pipe cleaners, paper towel or toilet paper cardboard centers, felt, foam, paint, posterboard, etc. We would record them holding their animal and telling what they know about it or have learned about it. They would write a sentence (using their own spelling) about their animal telling things such as color, size, where it lives, or what it eats. Their sentences would be shown on the voicethread as they read them. After putting it together they could watch as a group then discuss similarities and differences. This would also be a good presentation to show parents.
I really like PhotoStory 3 the best. For older students they could write their own choose your own adventure. Have the students take real events they learned about in social studies and have them come up with alternate endings. This helps students think critically about how choices affect history and the lives of real people.
ReplyDeleteFor younger students, they could make a picture story based around a theme- their favorite color or a shape and objects in their pictures would be representative of the theme.
Forgot to put my name above. CraftyCritter is me, Tonya McDonel.
ReplyDeleteI would have my students do a Photo Story. You can create so many new, fun things with Photo Story. What I would have my class do would be a book created by our class. I would give them a topic of what our book would be about and each student would write a page for our book. I would also like to record their voice reading their page so when you watched our Photo Story each child would be reading their page of our class book. I think that would help children by showing them they can do whatever it is they want to!
ReplyDeleteI liked the Animoto tool. It reminds me of a PowerPoint presentation on steriods!
ReplyDeleteI would have my students make an Animoto video of their favorite thing to do, eat, or just their favorite toy. When everyone was finished, we would use these videos as show-and-tell instead of bringing the actual object into classroom. I think this is great way to integrate technology into the classroom while still using old traditions like show-and-tell.
I would read the book the Keeping Quilt. I would discuss how different families have their own traditions. I would invite the students to bring in an heirloom that has been passed down in their family from generation to generation. I would have my students use Photo Story to tell a story about their family's history and traditions. Then we would have a veiwing party and watch our Photo Stories.
ReplyDeleteI have used PhotoStory in the past and it is wonderful. Children would love to be able to use it for projects. It would be easy and fun to create a story using PhotoStory. I think older students would enjoy creating stories for younger students. They could record their own voices or sit and read it with them.
ReplyDeleteIt could also be used for a show and tell. Students could present something they want to share with the class, but are unable to bring in. They could not only show what they want to share, but also tell a story about it.