Multimedia,
Traditional Texts and the
New Literacy Landscape
Michael Cook, Clemson University
Sara Lee, North Carolina State University
THE NEW LITERACY LANDSCAPE
The educational
landscape is constantly
changing…
…students need
to thrive in a multimedia
world
So change and create a
21st Century learning
environment…
Who are our students?
Baby Boomers
• Television
• Typewriters
• Memos
Gen X
• Video Games
• Computers
• E-mail
Net Gen
• The Web
• Mobile Devices
• Instant
Messenger
• Online
Communities
By age 21…
The average person will have spent:
• 10,000 hours on video games
• 20,000 hours on email
• 20,000 hours on TV
• 10,000 hours on a cell phone
• Less than 5,000 hours reading
Prensky, 2003
Today’s Learners are…
• Digitally literate
• Mobile
• Always on
• Experiential
• Social (staying connected)
Students vs. Faculty
Students
Multitasking
Pictures, Sound,
Video
Random Access
Interactive &
Networked
Engaging
Spontaneous
Faculty
Single or Limited
Tasks
Text
Linear, Logical,
Sequential
Independent &
Individual
Disciplined
Deliberate
BUT IT IS NOT ABOUT AGE…
We live in a technologically
enriched environment
THE BIG QUESTION…
How can teachers enable
students to be successful in
education?
Engaging Learning ExperiencesEmotionalEngaging
Passive Active
Case Study
Voting
Debate
Problem
Solving
Real Project
Games
Facilitated
Discussion
Lecture Q & A
Why use Multimedia in the Classroom?
• To address individual student learning style
• To gain student interest with project based
learning
• To encourage higher order thinking skills
Higher Order
Thinking Skills
Eval.
Synthesis
Analysis
Application
Comprehension
Knowledge
Creating
Evaluating
Analyzing
Applying
Understanding
Remembering
Old Version
New Version
Classroom Tools
• Video production
• Google Apps
• Digital Storytelling
Movie Making in the Classroom
Movies are a great way for teachers to:
• Establish background knowledge
• Showcase events, activities, field trips
• Alternative assessment tool for projects
FLIP, VIDEO, & DIGITAL CAMERAS IN
THE CLASSROOM
• Easiest movie-making program for beginners
• You can use Photo Story 3 for Windows to create visually
compelling and fun stories using your pictures and music.
This article walks you through the basics of creating a photo
story and shows you how easy and fun it can be!
Photo Story 3 for Windows
http://www.microsoft.com/windo
wsxp/using/digitalphotography/ph
otostory/tips/firststory.mspx
Windows Movie Maker
• Standard on all Windows
computers
• Online directions for making
movies effortlessly
• http://www.microsoft.com/w
indowsxp/using/moviemaker/
videos/create.mspx
iMovie
• Standard on all Mac OS
computers
• User-friendly way to import
video, images, and audio files
to create professional multi-
media projects.
Services
Photo Story 3
Movie Maker
iMovie
• Yes
• Yes
• Yes
Still Digital Music/
Images Video Narration
• No
• Yes
• Yes
• Yes
• Yes
• Yes
Example Student Video
Demonstrating comprehension of the Iliad through video creation
Example Teacher-Student Video
Collaborative Public Service Announcement
Student ‘How-To’ Video
Student Interpretation Video
Google Apps in the Classroom
• We all know how to Google
something to search
• What else can Google do?
Apps for Teachers & Students
Gmail Huge inbox with search: keep and find everything.
Talk IM and Video as easy as email.
Groups Let students easily create and work in teams.
Calendar Make sharing calendars and schedules easy.
Docs Makes collaborating as easy as creating.
Sites Allow students and teachers to manage their own sites.
Video Using the power of video to teach.
Postini Security and compliance solutions.
Google Docs
Spreadsheet, Word Processing, Presentations
Collaborative Lesson Planning
Work on the
same lesson
plan at the
same time with
a colleague
using Google
Docs.
Letters to Parents Translate letters home
to parents by using
the translate feature in
Google Docs.
Gmail also offers a
translation feature
Homework • Track student homework
• Share with Parents
• Anonymous
Improve the Writing Process
Use Google Docs to:
• Have students work collaboratively from
anywhere
• Give students ongoing and simultaneous
feedback
• Use revision history to hold students
accountable for their work
• Publish student work
Reading Response Journals
Instead of lugging home
30 reading response
journals every week to
comment on, have
students keep their
journals in a shared
Google Doc. You can
give your comments while
students continue to write
in their journals!
Google Sites
Teachers, Students, Projects, Instructional Units
Classroom and School Websites
Create a site for your class. Embed a class
calendar, videos, and presentations.
Class Projects, Units, Etc.
Create a site to
guide your class
through a project
or unit.
Student ePortfolios
Use sites to create
student
ePortfolios. Showcase
student work and pass it
on from year to year.
Example:
Clemson University
ePortfolios
Faculty Collaboration/Professional
Development
Create a site and
share useful
information with
you colleagues
within departments
or across the
school.
Faculty Collaboration/Professional
Development
Google Maps
Know where you are
Map Applications
 Have students create a
mapped journal of a class text.
 Have students create a virtual
field trip based on a class field trip.
 Have students create a map of a story plot (e.g.,
the pilgrims journey to Canterbury, Odysseus’s
voyage, etc.).
 Have students complete a reflective
memoir/autobiography project, mapping places
of importance in their life.
An Example Google Map:
UsingInferencewithTheHungerGames
http://goo.gl/maps/K3xqH
Digital Storytelling and
Comic Creators
How to get students
to SHOW you what
they have learned…
Digital Storytelling
• We all have stories
• Fantastic way to engage students and get them
to show what they know by telling/writing a
story
• Increases interest in writing/storytelling
• What our students are saying should always be
more important than how they are saying it.
Writing
• Visual representation of information
• Assistance with sequencing
• Organizational skills
• Development of thinking, creating, and writing
skills
• Enrichment for reading, writing, and thinking skills
• Inspires creativity
• Assessment and evaluation tool
Example of Comic Strip:
Creatinga Storyboard
Example Student Video
Using Storyboarding to Demonstrate Comprehension of Beowulf
Thank you for your time.
We hope you find these tools useful in
promoting engagement and meaningful
learning among your students.
See our resources at:
http://newliteracylandscape.weebly.com
Any Questions?

Nceta presentation final

  • 1.
    Multimedia, Traditional Texts andthe New Literacy Landscape Michael Cook, Clemson University Sara Lee, North Carolina State University
  • 2.
    THE NEW LITERACYLANDSCAPE The educational landscape is constantly changing…
  • 3.
    …students need to thrivein a multimedia world
  • 4.
    So change andcreate a 21st Century learning environment…
  • 5.
    Who are ourstudents? Baby Boomers • Television • Typewriters • Memos Gen X • Video Games • Computers • E-mail Net Gen • The Web • Mobile Devices • Instant Messenger • Online Communities
  • 6.
    By age 21… Theaverage person will have spent: • 10,000 hours on video games • 20,000 hours on email • 20,000 hours on TV • 10,000 hours on a cell phone • Less than 5,000 hours reading Prensky, 2003
  • 7.
    Today’s Learners are… •Digitally literate • Mobile • Always on • Experiential • Social (staying connected)
  • 8.
    Students vs. Faculty Students Multitasking Pictures,Sound, Video Random Access Interactive & Networked Engaging Spontaneous Faculty Single or Limited Tasks Text Linear, Logical, Sequential Independent & Individual Disciplined Deliberate
  • 9.
    BUT IT ISNOT ABOUT AGE… We live in a technologically enriched environment
  • 10.
    THE BIG QUESTION… Howcan teachers enable students to be successful in education?
  • 11.
    Engaging Learning ExperiencesEmotionalEngaging PassiveActive Case Study Voting Debate Problem Solving Real Project Games Facilitated Discussion Lecture Q & A
  • 12.
    Why use Multimediain the Classroom? • To address individual student learning style • To gain student interest with project based learning • To encourage higher order thinking skills
  • 13.
  • 14.
    Classroom Tools • Videoproduction • Google Apps • Digital Storytelling
  • 15.
    Movie Making inthe Classroom Movies are a great way for teachers to: • Establish background knowledge • Showcase events, activities, field trips • Alternative assessment tool for projects
  • 16.
    FLIP, VIDEO, &DIGITAL CAMERAS IN THE CLASSROOM
  • 17.
    • Easiest movie-makingprogram for beginners • You can use Photo Story 3 for Windows to create visually compelling and fun stories using your pictures and music. This article walks you through the basics of creating a photo story and shows you how easy and fun it can be! Photo Story 3 for Windows http://www.microsoft.com/windo wsxp/using/digitalphotography/ph otostory/tips/firststory.mspx
  • 18.
    Windows Movie Maker •Standard on all Windows computers • Online directions for making movies effortlessly • http://www.microsoft.com/w indowsxp/using/moviemaker/ videos/create.mspx
  • 19.
    iMovie • Standard onall Mac OS computers • User-friendly way to import video, images, and audio files to create professional multi- media projects.
  • 20.
    Services Photo Story 3 MovieMaker iMovie • Yes • Yes • Yes Still Digital Music/ Images Video Narration • No • Yes • Yes • Yes • Yes • Yes
  • 21.
    Example Student Video Demonstratingcomprehension of the Iliad through video creation
  • 22.
  • 23.
  • 24.
  • 25.
    Google Apps inthe Classroom • We all know how to Google something to search • What else can Google do?
  • 26.
    Apps for Teachers& Students Gmail Huge inbox with search: keep and find everything. Talk IM and Video as easy as email. Groups Let students easily create and work in teams. Calendar Make sharing calendars and schedules easy. Docs Makes collaborating as easy as creating. Sites Allow students and teachers to manage their own sites. Video Using the power of video to teach. Postini Security and compliance solutions.
  • 27.
    Google Docs Spreadsheet, WordProcessing, Presentations
  • 28.
    Collaborative Lesson Planning Workon the same lesson plan at the same time with a colleague using Google Docs.
  • 29.
    Letters to ParentsTranslate letters home to parents by using the translate feature in Google Docs. Gmail also offers a translation feature
  • 30.
    Homework • Trackstudent homework • Share with Parents • Anonymous
  • 31.
    Improve the WritingProcess Use Google Docs to: • Have students work collaboratively from anywhere • Give students ongoing and simultaneous feedback • Use revision history to hold students accountable for their work • Publish student work
  • 32.
    Reading Response Journals Insteadof lugging home 30 reading response journals every week to comment on, have students keep their journals in a shared Google Doc. You can give your comments while students continue to write in their journals!
  • 33.
    Google Sites Teachers, Students,Projects, Instructional Units
  • 34.
    Classroom and SchoolWebsites Create a site for your class. Embed a class calendar, videos, and presentations.
  • 35.
    Class Projects, Units,Etc. Create a site to guide your class through a project or unit.
  • 36.
    Student ePortfolios Use sitesto create student ePortfolios. Showcase student work and pass it on from year to year. Example: Clemson University ePortfolios
  • 37.
    Faculty Collaboration/Professional Development Create asite and share useful information with you colleagues within departments or across the school.
  • 38.
  • 39.
  • 40.
    Map Applications  Havestudents create a mapped journal of a class text.  Have students create a virtual field trip based on a class field trip.  Have students create a map of a story plot (e.g., the pilgrims journey to Canterbury, Odysseus’s voyage, etc.).  Have students complete a reflective memoir/autobiography project, mapping places of importance in their life.
  • 41.
    An Example GoogleMap: UsingInferencewithTheHungerGames http://goo.gl/maps/K3xqH
  • 42.
    Digital Storytelling and ComicCreators How to get students to SHOW you what they have learned…
  • 43.
    Digital Storytelling • Weall have stories • Fantastic way to engage students and get them to show what they know by telling/writing a story • Increases interest in writing/storytelling • What our students are saying should always be more important than how they are saying it.
  • 44.
    Writing • Visual representationof information • Assistance with sequencing • Organizational skills • Development of thinking, creating, and writing skills • Enrichment for reading, writing, and thinking skills • Inspires creativity • Assessment and evaluation tool
  • 46.
    Example of ComicStrip: Creatinga Storyboard
  • 49.
    Example Student Video UsingStoryboarding to Demonstrate Comprehension of Beowulf
  • 50.
    Thank you foryour time. We hope you find these tools useful in promoting engagement and meaningful learning among your students. See our resources at: http://newliteracylandscape.weebly.com Any Questions?