Santosh Bhaskar K, (November 8, 2013), New Ways of Using Multimedia in the Classroom
Ed Tech Review: retrieved from:
http://edtechreview.in/trends-insights/insights/746-new-ways-of-using-multimedia-in-classroom
This article talks about how using multimedia in the classroom is a powerful tool in today's educational world. One of the points discussed is how it can help various different types of learners suitable learning resources for the same lesson. Auditory, visual, and tactile learners can all have different things to look at and still have the same learning outcome. Learning in a group across the classroom, school, or even the world can be done. It also discusses how with multimedia students can learn great new ways to improve how they present what they have learned to others.
It seems to me that using multimedia is here to stay and we as educators need to find ways to use this as a tool for our students to succeed in today's world. Multimedia like computers, phones, projectors, and such are basically a required teaching tool in the classroom. It seems like every classroom today needs a document camera, smartboard, projector, or all of the above to help reach students and have them engaged.
Even in my physical education classroom multimedia is present. Even if I am using a stereo to play music to keep the students motivated and pumped up it works. But that is not where I stop using it. Using iPads that my school has for videotaping students do activities, cameras for still pictures, and my laptop computer with a projector and YouTube videos are very helpful.
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Student Engagement with Media
Eric Stoller, (August 5, 2012), Social Media Increases Students Engagement
Inside Higher Ed: Retrieved from:
https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/student-affairs-and-technology/social-media-increases-student-engagement
This article talks about how social media does, if used correctly, increase student engagement. He uses what I feel is a great analogy about how a carpenter from the 1900's in today's world can still build a house and be a carpenter, but with advances in tool's his trade has evolved a lot. He is basically saying that social media is a tool that educators can use to help aid student learning. But a tool itself cannot teach someone how to build something, it still needs a knowledgeable person to use said tool to be useful.
I think that Stoller is right on the money with this. Today, student's are all over many forms of social media. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snap Chat is what they do all day everyday. Why not reach and teach them where they are at already? Picking up a book or heading to the library is not what students do now, they use their smart phone, tablet, or laptop computer as learning tools so this goes together beautifully in my opinion.
My district this school year has gone to using Schoology for teachers, students, and parents. Things like grades, assignments, classroom updates, and tests can be done on Schoology. Best thing for students is that it resembles something very familiar to most of them......Facebook. Using this media tool for student learning is wonderful and it is my hope that all of us can take advantage of this tool.
Inside Higher Ed: Retrieved from:
https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/student-affairs-and-technology/social-media-increases-student-engagement
This article talks about how social media does, if used correctly, increase student engagement. He uses what I feel is a great analogy about how a carpenter from the 1900's in today's world can still build a house and be a carpenter, but with advances in tool's his trade has evolved a lot. He is basically saying that social media is a tool that educators can use to help aid student learning. But a tool itself cannot teach someone how to build something, it still needs a knowledgeable person to use said tool to be useful.
I think that Stoller is right on the money with this. Today, student's are all over many forms of social media. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snap Chat is what they do all day everyday. Why not reach and teach them where they are at already? Picking up a book or heading to the library is not what students do now, they use their smart phone, tablet, or laptop computer as learning tools so this goes together beautifully in my opinion.
My district this school year has gone to using Schoology for teachers, students, and parents. Things like grades, assignments, classroom updates, and tests can be done on Schoology. Best thing for students is that it resembles something very familiar to most of them......Facebook. Using this media tool for student learning is wonderful and it is my hope that all of us can take advantage of this tool.
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