Multimedia+use+in+the+classroom

**-Photo Sharing Software - Podcasts - Scratch - iMovie - Video Production - Digital Cameras - PowerPoint - Interactive Whiteboards - Music - MovieMaker - PhotoShow-** =__**Inquiry Question**__ =


= How can students use multimedia to present a concept or idea? =





=== I believe that the use of multimedia in our classrooms helps us to convey topics and concepts to a variety of learners. Multimedia presentations go far beyond the concept of the use of PowerPoint, which is a commonly used tool in almost every classroom today. When we allow students to use multimedia to present a concept or idea, we are giving them the gift of creativity. Students take pride in their work and can make their project so personal and individualized that they can truly demonstrate the knowledge that they have gained. Traditional reports do not allow students to fully express their ideas because they are constricted by having to meet the expectations of rubrics and other formal grading tools. The use of multimedia can bring creativity into your classroom and broaden the minds and skills of your students. ===







 **-Technology Outside the Classroom**
=== Use digital cameras to document and capture moments from a fieldtrip. Doing this will help to review key concepts learn. Providing students with a topic to focus on during the trip will help to ensure that they take away the knowledge from the experience that you intended. ===

 -**Connecting Technology to Science**
=== Use digital cameras to document experiments. This will allow students to have a reference when reviewing their experiment and aide them in the process of manipulating variables so that a more desired outcome can be achieved. ===

<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 128);"> - **Connecting Technology to History**
===<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 128);"> Create a podcast. Have students work in pairs. One student will be the interviewer or the raido host, the other will be a famous person from the past. This can be done with a variety of subjects: presidents, inventors, etc. Students will assume their roles and interview each other to demonstrate their understanding of the individual and the contributions that they have made to our society. ===

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<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 128);"> ==<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 128);">__**Resources**__- These websites will help you to implement multimedia into your classroom by familiarizing you with various software, providing you with lesson plans and activities, and a support network. ==

<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 128);"> 2. Multimedia Tools
===<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 128);"> This website has links to several tutorials for popular multimeida software like, iMovie and MovieMaker. There are also various lesson plans, ideas, and activities that can be used when you need help creating a lesson to implement multimedia. ===

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===<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 128);"> 3. Meaningful Learning with Technology by D. Jonassen, J. Howland, and R.M. Marra. This book provides addition resources and ideas for teachers who are interested in implementing multimedia and many other aspects of technology into their classroom. ===