I also joined Reading and Language Arts where there are good discussions on integrating technology into those areas which is what I am probably going to do my project on. I am including a link to what I would like to do in my classroom. We study poetry in October in my class and I usually put together a print book with all of their poems and black and white drawings. I would like to do something similar to this on Voice Thread where the students would type their poems and add a painting illustrating their poems. The students could record themselves reading the poems. This VoiceThread could be added to the class wiki for parents to see. Students would also comment on each other’s poems. I will need to review and work with Voice Thread as some of the first steps of working on this project. Another idea is to use Voice Thread in Reading Workshop for discussions on books.
VoiceThread Example
Two other groups I joined while looking for this project were Blogging with Elementary Students because I am going to start a current events and reading workshop blog with my students and there are several questions I have in the implementation of it and I’m sure I’ll have more as I am using them. I also joined New Jersey Thinkfinity as inclusion in a state group of how teachers are using technology.
Geographic Education Interest Group was another group I joined. I was looking for a social studies group but there wasn’t anything exactly for what I was looking for. My second idea for a project is to do state reports or state posters on Glogster. I've also added the Geo-Literacy Page to my Facebook page.
Multimedia Design is a mixture of technology, art, and the content areas so looking into each of those areas benefits the end result. I will follow the steps of the Addie Model, talked about in both the Wikipedia Instructional Design article and the Addie Model article (Hodel, 2011) – analyze, design, develop, implement, and evaluate to design the multimedia montage. The first step will be analyzing needs for the project, gathering data, and resources (which includes the Thinkfinity groups and the evaluation of the tools we are doing in the Mixed Media Digital Critique project), and evolving strategies (Hodel, 2011). The goal is to have students become “produsers” which is an “active” and “productive” user of content created, developed, modified, and shared by a community (Knobel, M. & Lankshear, C., 2010). They will also be able to attain 21st century skills with meaningful participation in the project including play (as problem solving), and performance, etc. (Knobel, M. & Lankshear, C., 2010).
Hodell, Chuck. (2011). Chapter 3: Instructional systems development and the ADDIE model. In ISD From the Ground Up: A No-Nonsense Approach to Instructional Design (3rd ed.). American Society for Training and Development: Alexandria, VA.
Knobel, M., & Lankshear, C. (2010). DIY Media: Creating, Sharing and Learning with New Technologies. Peter Lang: New York, NY.
Hodell, Chuck. (2011). Chapter 3: Instructional systems development and the ADDIE model. In ISD From the Ground Up: A No-Nonsense Approach to Instructional Design (3rd ed.). American Society for Training and Development: Alexandria, VA.
Knobel, M., & Lankshear, C. (2010). DIY Media: Creating, Sharing and Learning with New Technologies. Peter Lang: New York, NY.
Hey Jeri!
ReplyDeleteI think you've joined some great sites to assist you with your project (and your teaching in general)! I'm glad to see that you've expanded your search outside of the Thinkfinity community to include other social media sites that you already use (Facebook).
Since you mentioned that there isn't a Thinkfinity group targeting your interest in Social Studies, perhaps you might start a group of your own where other teachers interested in the content area could join and participate. I'm not suggesting that you do this for your MMP (though you could if you wanted) -- just an idea for future reference.
I like both of your MMP ideas! I've seen teachers use VoiceThread to create poetry books, and I've seen teachers utilize Glogster to create posters on various topics pertaining to the curriculum. I think ultimately your best bet is to try creating samples of each project that you'd like your students to create, before making a final decision on which way to go for this particular topic. If you feel more comfortable using VoiceThread, then you'll feel more comfortable assisting your students with the task. The same applies to having your students create glogs.
It's up to you which direction you choose to go in for this project in particular, though I encourage you to attempt implementation of both projects with your students down the road!
Hi Jeri,
ReplyDeleteI have done a similar project to your poetry Voicethreads using iMovie. The students created podcasts using published poetry (not their own) but the goal was the same. The students really get into it, and I had a lot of success with it. I don't do poetry until April, so I am interested to see how your project turns out!
Ellen
Professor Holan - I will try both of them out on the class regardless of which one I choose for the project because I think my class would get a lot out of both.
ReplyDeleteEllen - Your project sounds good and I'm glad you had success with it. It encourages me to try it.
Jeri
Jeri,
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the Voice Thread example you provided. I’ve never seen that before, and find myself wondering how I can use it! For the winter solstice, students memorize and recite Frost’s Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening and tie it into the science curriculum with “the darkest evening of the year.” Perhaps students can create their own illustrations of the poem and record each stanza. Thank you for sharing! I mentioned on Ellen’s blog that I wish we were afforded time during professional days to explore online resources. The next time I get a feedback sheet to hand in on a pro-day, I’m going include the Voice Thread link and request time to explore!
Christine,
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like a great idea for Voice Thread. I think I am going to do the poetry unit on Voice Thread for the multimedia design project so I'll let you know how well it worked. I agree totally that professional days should be used to explore online resources.
Jeri