Chapter #9 Creating and Sharing information with Multimedia Technologies

 

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Focus Questions #1:    What is multimedia technology and how can teachers use it to effectively create and share visual information dynamically in their teaching?

• Multimedia (or multimodal) learning happens when multiple media (text, data,voice, picture, and video) are used to communicate information.
• Schools have largely emphasized single media, non-interactive modes of learning.
• A multimedia classroom integrates multiple technologies for teaching and learning.

     Multimedia technology can open doors to learning that goes beyond the classroom meeting the needs of all students and learning.   Multimedia technology is the presence of users’ communication through the combination of texting, data programming, pictures, and/or videos where they interact through teaching and learning. Through this collaboration and interaction learning is taken to a level that gets students, teachers, and family members involved in the educational process.

    Multimedia learning in education means that the student's learning will be enhances is more than one way of learning is used.  Using whiteboard to show images provide ways to show students anything which can be presented on a computer's desktop.

An interactive whiteboard and computer can transform classroom learning.  Having a whiteboard in our classroom will help us  introduce lessons to the children, which will provide a visual and audio learning experience.

Volcano demostration (having a Whiteboard will make a difference presentation)
PreK class

  Through advocating videos, a student's interest can be enhanced in a particular topic.  There are abundant lectures on teachertube, edutube, etc.

   Students gain creativeness through their work and the work of others. Their learning becomes more personal and students understand and gain higher order thinking skills that will be consistent and ongoing, promoting continued educational growth. Multimedia technology and learning resources offer learning that can and will take place anytime, anywhere. It allows flexibility for teachers and students, individualized learning meeting the needs of different learners and their perceptions. Multimedia technology will allow students and their teachers to interact with and teach each other in the classroom as well as outside the classroom.

Tech Tool  9.1:  Interactive Whiteboards

An interactive whiteboard and computer can transform classroom learning.  Interactive whiteboards also allow teachers to record their instruction and post the material to be reviewed by students who benefit from repetition or who need to see the material presented again and for students who are absent from school. (Wikipedia)

 Conclusion

    Today all the educational institutes maximize the potential of student learning through the implementation of computational tools.  Multimedia approach of education like use of audio-visual tools and devices for better understanding of concepts has widely been set up in almost all the institutes.  This led to speedy and effective learning.  Today, the teacher's role is not merely limited to reading books; they might refer to internet technology and so share the same with their students.  Use of internet tools can be fun, attractive and pretty exciting.

Resources
 

Maloy, R. W., Verock-O, R. E., Edwards, S. A., & Woolf, B. P. (2010). Transforming teaching with new technologies. Allyn & Bacon

 

 



Chapter #8 Communicating and Networking with Websites, Blogs, Wikis, and More

Focus Question 2:  How can teachers use email or instant messaging to foster information exchanges with and among students?

• Children and adolescents are the largest users of email and instant messaging (IM) technologies.
•  Many teachers use email as away to communicate with students, families, and professional collagues.
• Fewer teachers use instant messaging because the kind of informal language found in IM can be misunderstood or misused.

Sometimes it is challenging to find time during class to visit with students.  A quick email message might be a solution.  Knowing that it is alright for them to contact you via email may open lines of communication.  Also, students may be more comfortable sharing their thoughts digitally as opposed to face-to-face.

It is important to maintain that boundary between teacher and friend.  I think private messaging (text messages, private chats) between a teacher and student should be avoided.

Tech Tool 8.1:    Approach 3 (Open Source Software)

Use a free online course management system (CMS) for educators such as Moodle that provides email, online discussion boards, instant messaging, and discussion forums for school districts and individual classrooms.  Blogger is another free blog-building option for teachers.  Edmodo is a microblogging tool, for teachers and students to share ideas and information. Teachers can post homework assignments and invite discussion both in and out of the classroom.

Conclusion

Communication technologies provide ways that teachers can use to create a good learning environment in their classrooms and the different ways that teachers and students can use technology to share ideas and information within the classroom and online.  Many teachers use email as a way to communicate with students, families, and professional colleagues.

Resources



Maloy, R. W., Verock-O, R. E., Edwards, S. A., & Woolf, B. P. (2010). Transforming teaching with new technologies. Allyn & Bacon