Multi-Media Technology in High School English Classes Why? How?

Multi-Media: Product and Collaboration VoiceThread

Multi-Media: Collaboration and Instruction Blogs

Multi-Media: Product PhotoStory/MovieMaker

Multi-Media: Product PhotoStory/MovieMaker

Collaboration Teachers and Media Specialists Students: Small Group Work – Cooperative Learning VoiceThreads Blogs

Teachers and Media Specialists

Students:

Small Group Work – Cooperative Learning

VoiceThreads

Blogs

Visualization Why?

Visualization - Artwork

Visualization - Cartoons

Visualization - Movie

Satire Lesson/Unit http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/4646 Students read satires - classics Students read, view, listen to satires (visualization, multi-media) Students evaluate and comment on satire (collaboration) Students create satirical films, songs, cartoons, etc . (multi-media)

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Students read satires - classics

Students read, view, listen to satires (visualization, multi-media)

Students evaluate and comment on satire (collaboration)

Students create satirical films, songs, cartoons, etc . (multi-media)

Poetry Unit – Creative Writing Students read Visions in Poetry classics and “sell” the series (visualization) Students find images to match a poem of choice (visualization/analysis) Students create a VoiceThread of the poem with matching images (multi-media product) Students evaluate peer VoiceThreads (collaboration)

Students read Visions in Poetry classics and “sell” the series (visualization)

Students find images to match a poem of choice (visualization/analysis)

Students create a VoiceThread of the poem with matching images (multi-media product)

Students evaluate peer VoiceThreads (collaboration)

Poetry Unit – Creative Writing Students write poetry Students create a film with music and narration of their own poetry (visualization and multi-media creation) Students post poetry portfolio films Students comment on poetry portfolios (collaboration)

Students write poetry

Students create a film with music and narration of their own poetry (visualization and multi-media creation)

Students post poetry portfolio films

Students comment on poetry portfolios (collaboration)

Handout/Links Satire Wikis and Blogs Poetry PhotoStory MovieMaker Images and Sound

Satire

Wikis and Blogs

Poetry

PhotoStory

MovieMaker

Images and Sound