Over the past 7 weeks, I have learned so many new concepts pertaining to design, technology (hardware and software) and more importantly exposure to technology applications that have positively impacted my teaching performance. The feedback that I have been given from my colleagues in this class has been a powerful way to help me gain clarity about the many uses of technology and design. So far, I have gained new experience in video editing, working with various concepts, compositions, and I have learned about uploading and editing within the You Tube platform. I worked with iMovie and because of my experience in this course, I have been able to teach students how to take academic content and "digitize" it. When I first started this class, I must admit I was really frustrated, but then I realized that since everything is hands on I would need to be patient and self direct my own learning. However, recognizing that my technology experience was limited, I knew gaining the exposure and experience within this class would be critical to growth in my professional career.
To address some of the comments that I received on the MMP, I said, ".Rationale
& Summary of Project:
The topic of my project focuses
on the enhancement of Language Arts instruction by embedding the ipad (and
applications) into the Language Arts classroom to improve student
performance in Writing/Literacy.] More specifically, I have identified
through verbal communication/SAL meetings that there is a high need within our
department to create more effective lessons that are aligned with the common
core standards and also incorporates the Ipad and its applications.
Answer: Yes, I am creating a website that will be used as a literacy resource to show various ways the iPad can be infused in language arts literacy.
I will
use the specific elements that I have learned within this course to help me
create an aesthetically pleasing interactive website using the principles of
graphic design. I will also integrate various technological tools that I have
learned within in the course. Implementation-I will add content specific information for the teachers to
utilize in their own classrooms. I would like to expand the implementation
section area of my multimedia project and allow teachers to share resources
such as lessons with other teachers within our building and sub community. I
will evaluate the effectiveness of the professional development training
sessions by using a questionnaire. I still need to work on figuring out
how to assess the effectiveness of the program formatively.
Answer: This will be a multi session iPad Training workshop. It will be introduced by me in person and the teachers will have access to the literacy resource that I will create.
Answer: I was able to make my first screencast on the computer, but I will explore and see if screen casting works on the iPad. If not, I will create a screen cast and I still would like to demo this for our teachers in the language arts department. Or, i will create a video and upload my own screen casting you tube video onto my webpage. In that sense, it would teach teachers how to create screen casts and how explain how they can be used in the language arts classroom.
After reviewing Mayer's Principles for the design of Multimedia Learning: I would like to discuss the following 3 principles:
Principles based on social cues
Personalization principle: People learn better when the words are in conversational style rather than formal style.
Voice principle: People learn better when words are spoken in a standard-accented human voice than in a machine voice or foreign-accented human voice.
Image principle: People do not necessarily learn better from a multimedia lesson when the speaker’s image is added to the screen.
The personalization principle suggests that individuals have the ability to learn more from dialogue based conversations rather than formal style. I think this is definitely true and as I plan to create my website, I will utilize conversational style words to attract the attention of my audience. The voice principle suggests that people learn better from natural voices versus computerized voices. In that sense, I can use my own voice to layer with sound with in any still or moving image. Lastly, I think the image principle is really interesting because it suggests that the designer's selected image is the single most important aspect of the design. People can learn from the chosen image or the viewer can be terribly distracted. Either way, image selection plays a pivotal role in the completeness of the presentation or of the design.
Here's another video that I created. I think I'm addicted! This is so much fun. I'm looking forward to creating professional looking videos, so, for now I'm just getting my feet wet. Feel free to leave comments and suggestions. I would greatly appreciate it!.
This video was created using an application called Perfect Video.
I edited my last video and included various fonts and special effects. I added a thumbnail as well. I think I experienced the most difficulty with trimming my video, however, since it was my first time with trimming I definitely look forward to creating and editing more videos. I even purchased a video editing program called, Wondershare. It helped me transform my original video and I even prefer this program over the iMovie application. But I love the idea of video editing and the power of editing videos specific to one's content area can enhance learning even if your an educator of children or adults.
For this Mini Art School assignment I decided to utilize my i pad and I recorded a video of my students working with an interactive tool called, Cacoo. It was the first time that my students were utilizing the interactive graphic organizer, and they learned how to create and share their interactive maps while collaborating in regard to their argumentative research essay topics. This video depicts the pre planning phase of argumentative writing in which the students are required to collaborate, plan, and explore ideas. After recording the video I uploaded it to iMovie then I added a layering of sound (my own voice). In other words, I removed the actual audio and I added new audio utilizing the record button in iMovie. I also added text to the video. Once I uploaded the video to You tube, I added a photo to the video. I really enjoyed this activity and I'm looking forward to editing more videos using various technology apps.
Within this exercise, I decided to select an image and I applied color echo's to intensify the concept. I learned about masking and I developed a different color scheme to compliment the image. The first image is the recreated image to increase the visual flow. I experimented with variations to color. This was my first time using an editing soft ware called Font Candy & Pics Art. I prefer Pics Art. I added a boarder variation as well.
Boarder Variation Activity page 197
The first image is the original Carvel Character. I took a screen shot with my I-pad and edited the the image adding a boarder of the 3 images below. I think the edge treatment magnifies the image to reinforce the overall composition.
Background/Rationale:
Last school year, the teachers in my building were given a new technology tool,
an I pad. We were told to utilize the I-pad in your own classroom to enhance
your instructional practice. Only 10 teachers were selected to attend formal
training on how to effectively utilize an I-pad. Then, only the selected group
of teachers who were chosen to attend the Apple Vanguard training were
instructed to turnkey the information and knowledge to other faculty members in
the building. However, the faculty
members were not grouped or assigned by content area (this was a challenge). We
were instructed to inform the faculty members how to operate the hardware and
soft ware components of the I-pad. Some teachers were confident while others
were not. Therefore, this prompted me to begin to think about designing a
professional development training (content specific) for teachers to learn how
to enhance the quality of their instructional practice by utilizing the I-pad. Specifically,
in the area of language arts literacy I became intrigued and constantly inquired
about ways of improving language arts instruction by infusing the I-pad that
was given to me without content area specific training on how to utilize the
new technology tool.
1.Goals:
The purpose of this Multimedia Montage Project is:
·To design a domain specific professional
development training session that allows teachers to collaboratively build interactive
technology lessons.
·To create a technology resource for
teachers to utilize in the area of language arts
·To demonstrate to LA teachers how various
new technology tools(applications on the I pad) can help to improve teacher instruction
2.Rationale & Summary of Project:
The topic of my project
focuses on the enhancement of Language Arts instruction by embedding the ipad
(and applications) into the Language Arts classroom to improve student performance in
Writing/Literacy. I am interested in creating a digital tool or technological
web based resource that allows teachers to utilize the resource to scaffold and
support their instructional practice in the area of language arts literacy. More specifically, I have identified through
verbal communication/SAL meetings that there is a high need within our
department to create more effective lessons that are aligned with the common
core standards and also incorporates the Ipad and its applications.
3.Audience:
The audience will
consist of 12 language arts teachers. Some are more experienced with embedding
the I-pad and its applications while others are not. Some have limited
experience while others are more apt to learning how to navigate the tool and
its applications. There is a wide range of teacher starting points. This will
need to be taken into consideration not only as I plan and develop the
technology resource tool but also as when I offer the professional development
training session.
4.Overview of your instructional plan
and Your Learning Objectives:
For the purpose of this
professional development training session I will utilize a tool that I will
design for my Web-Based Multimedia class to deliver instruction to the teachers
within my content area. First, I will informally interview all teachers to
collect data that measures their level of technology knowledge (i-pad wise). I will
ask questions such as: What technology applications have you tested out so far
this school year in your language arts class? What technology applications do
you find to be the most useful for supplementing reading and/or writing
lessons? How has the technology incorporation improved student achievement?
Have you documented student success because of the technology?
5.Technology
Tools/ & Rationale:
For this project I will design a
technology resource (website) that offers language arts educators various
interactive tools (multimodal) that will allow them to have access to new
applications (from the App Store) and also instructions on how to effectively
enhance their lessons by utilizing the LA tool. I would like to offer instruct
teachers on how to create their own technology resource so that they can meet
the specific needs of their students. For example, screen casting is definitely
an effective tool that I would like for the LA teachers in my building to utilize.
In addition to the ADDIE model
(to help me design my technology tool), I will also utilize the SAMR model and
video (watch below) to help me fully explain to teachers that the manner in
which they embed the technology (I am also referring to apps) directly relates
to the acquisition of specific skills and knowledge by students. This model will allow teachers to become aware
(novice technology users) or remain cognizant (it’s user friendly) in regard to
the vast levels of how technology can be utilized, understood, and enacted.
6.Learning
Theories and Principles:
As
I thought about the construction of my multimedia project, I also contemplated
what theories would govern my project. I will utilize The Addie Model to help
me design my project. This model is broken down into 5 parts: 1. Analysis 2. Design
3. Development 4. Implementation 5. Evaluation.In the analysis phase, I will discuss at the training session the
instructional problem that has been identified. I will also clarify any
misunderstandings to ensure that each participant is clear about the
expectations and learning goals.Also, I
will describe the various starting points. Maybe I will embed a poll everywhere
app to interactively poll the audience. Next, I will present the learning goals
in the analysis phase , and I will utilize a self created tool to help me in
the process of organizing how I would like to present information.During the developmental phase, I will
develop and create content specific mini lessons (similar to our mini art
school lessons) and these lessons will be designed to help teachers learn about
effectively utilizing the I pad to improve instruction in the area of language
arts literacy. I will use the specific elements that I have learned within this
course to help me create an aesthetically pleasing interactive website using
the principles of graphic design. I will also integrate various technological
tools that I have learned within in the course (i.e., screen casts, podcast,
and other tools that I plan to explore over the course of the next month).
Implementation-I will add content specific information for the teachers to
utilize in their own classrooms. I would like to expand the implementation
section area of my multimedia project and allow teachers to share resources
such as lessons with other teachers within our building and sub community. I
will evaluate the effectiveness of the professional development training
sessions by using a questionnaire. I
still need to work on figuring out how to assess the effectiveness of the
program formatively.
Additionally, since I
am a firm believer in Bloom’s Taxonomy, and as I was conducting some
preliminary research for this project, the community that I joined on Linkedin posted
information about Bloom’s Taxonomy in the Digital Age. This caught my attention
and I wanted to see how I could apply the Bloom’s Taxonomy Framework to my
project. I found a very resourceful layout of Bloom’s Taxonomy in the Digital
Age. I love the graphic representation of the framework also because it
provides examples of Web 2.0 tools for individuals to look up and gather more
information ab out.Please see below.
The projected date of the
completion of this project will be approximately towards the end of November so
that I can have enough time to receive peer feedback. I will implement the
training session in my building in the first two weeks of December ( the specific
date is yet to be determined) after I receive the feedback and complete the
final project in December. I plan to have everything completed by December 14,
2014.
