2. MULTIMEDIA IS USEFUL FOR TEACHING…
• PROVIDES MORE MULTI-SENSORY INPUT DURING
LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS.
• TECHNOLOGY IS PART OF TODAY’S WORLD.
• FUN FOR ALL TYPES OF LEARNERS.
• PROMOTES CREATIVE THINKING.
3. MY FAVORITE TOOLS/SITES
AND
HOW TO APPLY THEM IN THE CLASSROOM?
AMINUS3 – WEB-BASED PHOTO DIARY. POST A PHOTO A DAY.
CLASSROOM IDEA - I LIKED THE IDEA OF USING THIS AS A JOURNAL/CREATIVE WRITING PROMPT.
I COULD UPLOAD VARIOUS PICTURES/IMAGES THAT I COULD THEN DISPLAY FOR MY STUDENTS.
THE STUDENTS WOULD WRITE A FEW LINES IN THEIR JOURNAL ABOUT WHAT THEY SEE IN THE
PICTURE PROMPT.
PODBEAN – PODCAST WEBSITE. PUBLISH AUDIO PROJECTS.
CLASSROOM IDEA - I ENJOYED LISTENING TO VARIOUS PODCASTS. YOU COULD USE THEM
DURING A CIRCLE TIME. PODCASTS COULD ALSO BE A USEFUL TOOL WHEN WORKING WITH
VISUALLY IMPAIRED AS IT IS GEARED TOWARDS A MORE AUDITORY EXPERIENCE. THERE SOME
TRAVEL NARRATIVES THAT COULD BE USED IN A SOCIAL STUDIES UNIT.
4. CONTINUED…
ANIMOTO – VIDEO/DIGITAL STORY TELLING TOOL.
CLASSROOM IDEA – THIS IS THE BEST TOOL FOR MAKING SOCIAL STORIES. I HAVE USED SOCIAL
STORIES FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM TO HELP TEACH SOCIAL SKILLS OR ADAPTIVE SKILLS. THE
FAMILY AND INTERVENTION TEAM COULD USE THIS TOOL TO MAKE STORIES FOR A CHILD’S SPECIFIC
NEEDS.
MOVIEMAKER – VIDEO EDITING PROGRAM.
CLASSROOM IDEA – USER FRIENDLY AND FUN. HAVE YOUR CLASS MAKE A VIDEO YEARBOOK. THEY
COULD ADD PICTURES OF THEIR CLASSMATES AND ADD VIDEO FOOTAGE FROM CLASS TRIPS OR FROM
THE YEAR.
YOUTUBE/SCHOOLTUBE – PUBLISHED VIDEO SITE.
CLASSROOM IDEA – I FOUND SOME HELPFUL VIDEOS FOR TEACHING FRACTIONS ON SCHOOLTUBE.
THEY PROVIDED HELPFUL AND STIMULATING VISUAL AIDS TO SHOW WHAT FRACTIONS REPRESENTED.
THESE VIDEOS COULD BE A HELPFUL ADDITION TO LESSONS ON FRACTIONS.
5. COLLECTION OF MY WORK
PHOTO SHARING SITE
HTTP://JENGAROO55.AMINUS3.COM/I
MAGE/2015-06-10.HTML
AUDIO PROJECT
• HTTPS://WWW.PODBEAN.COM/MEDIA
/SHARE/PB-F5YV2-56D2B3
6. COLLECTION OF MY WORK
WEB-BASED VIDEO PROJECT
HTTPS://ANIMOTO.COM/PLAY/1QYH3F
8A8WV50EM1V1LKVG
PUBLISHED VIDEO PROJECT
HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/NG0AZVL_REG
7. SUCCESSES VS. CHALLENGES.
1. FIRST PODCAST AND YOUTUBE
POST.
2. FIRST TIME RECORDING MY OWN
VOICE AND PUBLISHING IT.
3. USED MULTIMEDIA TOOLS FOR
PERSONAL PROJECTS BUT ALSO
MADE ME REALIZE HOW THEY
COULD BE INCORPORATED INTO
TEACHING.
1. PATIENCE… EDITING AND
CREATING TAKES TIME. SELECTING
IMAGES TAKE TIME. UPLOADING
TAKES TIME. CROPPING TAKES
TIME. CORRECTING MISTAKES
TAKES TIME.
2. NOT ALL FUN THINGS COME FOR
FREE.
8. ONLINE LEARNING REVIEW
• PROS – LEARNING ANYTIME AND ANYWHERE. MY CLASSROOM WAS IN MY LIVING
ROOM IN MY PAJAMAS, POOLSIDE WITH MY IPAD, AND AT MY PARENT’S HOUSE
WHILE THEY WATCHED MY DAUGHTER. THERE WAS A LOT OF ROOM FOR
CREATIVITY.
• CONS – I DIDN’T REALIZE THAT I WOULD MISS FEEDBACK FROM CLASSMATES
AND FROM MY TEACHER. I HAD TO BE SELF-MOTIVATED AND DISCIPLINED TO
GET PROJECTS DONE AND SUBMITTED. THERE WASN’T ENOUGH OPPORTUNITIES
FOR CLASS INTERACTION OR DISCUSSION.
9. MOODLE REVIEW
• PROS- MOODLE IS EASILY ACCESSIBLE AND 24 HOURS A DAY. YOU CAN
EXCHANGE EMAILS WITH CLASS MATES. YOU CAN REFER BACK TO PREVIOUS
LESSONS.
• CONS- IT TAKES A BIT OF TIME TO LEARN HOW TO NAVIGATE THE COURSES
AND LESSONS. THERE DIDN’T SEEM TO HAVE ANYTHING IN REAL TIME
EXCHANGE OR CHATS. YOU CAN SEND AND RECEIVE NOTES BUT IT DOESN’T
MEAN THAT THERE IS MUCH DISCUSSION AS YOU LEARN.
