Multimedia in the Classroom

Toy or Tool?

Multimedia as a Resource

AttitudesFacultyStudent

BenefitsConcerns

Faculty

This is how I’ve always done it and my students do just fine!

Three magic words:

Sufficient Professional Development

Martineau, P. (2009). Teaching with Technology. Education Digest, 74(7), 14-18.

“…. open access

to the Internet is

educationally valuable.”

the MacArthur Foundation's Digital Youth study

Byrne, R. (2009). The Effect of Web 2.0 on Teaching and Learning. Teacher Librarian, 37(2), 50-53.

Students

“Internet chat rooms, online video games, and other electronic features that once seemed inappropriate for the classroom are proving useful for meeting many educational goals.”

Martineau, P. (2009). Teaching with Technology. Education Digest, 74(7), 14-18.

1. 420

2. ASL

3. CD9

4. KPC

5. LMIRL

6. P911

Marijuana

Age/Sex/Location

Code 9 - parents are around

Keeping Parents Clueless

Let's Meet In Real Life

Parent Alert

Top 50 Internet Acronyms Parents Need to Know, from http://www.netlingo.com/

What Do These Mean?

“…teens are not just consumers of

Internet content but are now actively engaged as Internet content

creators.”

Considine, D., Horton, J., & Moorman, G. (2009). Teaching and Reading the Millennial Generation Through Media Literacy. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 52(6), 471-481.

Student Engagement

“…today’s teenagers bring to school a rich and different set of literacy practices

and background that is often unacknowledged or

underused by educators.”

Considine, D., Horton, J., & Moorman, G. (2009). Teaching and Reading the Millennial Generation Through Media Literacy. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 52(6), 471-481.

Student Abilities

Literate Information Visual Computer or digital Media

Digital Natives Highly Social

Considine, D., Horton, J., & Moorman, G. (2009). Teaching and Reading the Millennial Generation Through Media Literacy. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 52(6), 471-481.

Encourages Learning

"Multimedia software provides a bridge to reach students who

otherwise might give up on certain subjects."

Colette Stemple

Arts and technology instructor at Coral

Gables High School in Miami

Regan, B. (2008). Why We Need to Teach 21st Century Skills—And How to Do It. http://www.mmischools.com/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=61011

Expense

Free content on the web

Check licenses Use what students

have

Access

Computers Cell phones iPods Internet

Blogs Wikis MySpace & Facebook

Protecting Children

Opportunity to educate

Research based Review blocked sites Be open to requests

“If we teach today as we taught yesterday, we rob our children of tomorrow.”

John Dewey