My workshop will have teachers creating Edublogs to complement their classroom instruction. Here are the multimedia materials I discovered in my research this week.
According to many discussions I have had while talking with my co-workers (who will be the students in my workshop), I learned that most of them learn best through video presentations. Therefore, I selected one video that will provide a 5 minute overview of what we'll be creating in the workshop. The other website will be not only helpful as a pre-training tool, but also as a resource tool along the way while creating the Edublog. Students will be able to easily select what they need support with from the extremely organized Edublogs user guide.
As stated in this week's Demo #1, mind maps can be a powerful tool for brainstorming and creating a visual "big picture." These mind maps help support visual learners, but also students who struggle with organizing information. Originally, I was going to use the website http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page, because I have a lot of experience with using FreeMind software on my Apple computer. However, I found their website more confusing and not as effective as the two listed above.
The multimedia material I will use in my presentation is the http://edublogs.org/10-ways-to-use-your-edublog-to-teach/ website. This will reiterate to the teachers what the Edublgos can do for them and for their students. I chose this website over others because there is a video for visual and auditory learners, but also easy-to-read text that will reinforce the topics presented in the video. I also included the website for Edublog webinars, http://help.edublogs.org/webinars-and-live-training/, to show teachers how they can get support during and/or after the workshop.
These two websites will assist student in creating and publishing their authentic assessment activity, their Edublogs. The Windows Live website will help teachers (the students) turn their educational photos and videos into movies! Teachers will learn how to add captions, transitions, and sounds to their Edublogs, as they're finishing their Edublogs assessment activity. Goanimate will help teachers make their Edublogs more appealing and exciting for their students. Teachers can chose their animations depending on their subject or grade level to personalize their Edublogs for their students' needs. After researching other websites for creating multimedia materials, these two stood out because of how organized and how easy they were to understand and manipulate.
started by Lauren Dart on 18 Jul 11
Pre-training: http://edublogs.org/eduvideos/251/5minoverview.swf and http://help.edublogs.org/user-guide/
According to many discussions I have had while talking with my co-workers (who will be the students in my workshop), I learned that most of them learn best through video presentations. Therefore, I selected one video that will provide a 5 minute overview of what we'll be creating in the workshop. The other website will be not only helpful as a pre-training tool, but also as a resource tool along the way while creating the Edublog. Students will be able to easily select what they need support with from the extremely organized Edublogs user guide.
Graphic organizer: www.Mywebspiration.com and www.Mind42.com.
As stated in this week's Demo #1, mind maps can be a powerful tool for brainstorming and creating a visual "big picture." These mind maps help support visual learners, but also students who struggle with organizing information. Originally, I was going to use the website http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page, because I have a lot of experience with using FreeMind software on my Apple computer. However, I found their website more confusing and not as effective as the two listed above.
Presentation: http://edublogs.org/10-ways-to-use-your-edublog-to-teach/ and http://help.edublogs.org/webinars-and-live-training/
The multimedia material I will use in my presentation is the http://edublogs.org/10-ways-to-use-your-edublog-to-teach/ website. This will reiterate to the teachers what the Edublgos can do for them and for their students. I chose this website over others because there is a video for visual and auditory learners, but also easy-to-read text that will reinforce the topics presented in the video. I also included the website for Edublog webinars, http://help.edublogs.org/webinars-and-live-training/, to show teachers how they can get support during and/or after the workshop.
Authentic assessment activity: www.goanimate.com and http://explore.live.com/windows-live-movie-maker?os=other
These two websites will assist student in creating and publishing their authentic assessment activity, their Edublogs. The Windows Live website will help teachers (the students) turn their educational photos and videos into movies! Teachers will learn how to add captions, transitions, and sounds to their Edublogs, as they're finishing their Edublogs assessment activity. Goanimate will help teachers make their Edublogs more appealing and exciting for their students. Teachers can chose their animations depending on their subject or grade level to personalize their Edublogs for their students' needs. After researching other websites for creating multimedia materials, these two stood out because of how organized and how easy they were to understand and manipulate.