Multimedia: An Alternative to Curriculum Delivery and Assessment

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Multimedia An Alternative to Curriculum
Delivery and Assessment

• Michelle Ritger, Supervisor of Instructional
  Technology and Information Systems
• Patricia Leslie, Computer Teacher, K-4
• Flemington- Raritan Regional School District

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Pros and Cons of Traditional Lecture

• Students are used to this type of instruction
• Teachers are used to teaching using this style
• Teachers have more control over the classroom
• Easiest lesson to create
• New teachers teach the way they are taught and
  observe- through lecture

• Not all students learn the same (Garners
  Multiple Intelligence)
• Traditional lecture does not leave room for
  deviation
• Students are often bored by lectures
• Difficult for teachers to assess learning

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What is Multimedia
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What Multimedia Is

• Use of multiple media formats
• May include audio, video, text, graphics, or
  other
• Webquests
• Video projects
• Podcasts
• The World Wide Web
• Presentations

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What Multimedia Is Not

• Lecture
• Worksheets
• Seat Work
• Textbooks

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Webquests
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Webquests

• Allows students to follow a quest for
  information
• Set up in age and grade appropriate format
• Many already posted- ready to use

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Webquest Examples

• A webquest about WebQuests- http//webquest.sdsu.e
  du/webquestwebquest.html
• Kathy Schrock- http//school.discoveryeducation.co
  m/schrockguide/webquest/webquest.html
• Webquest resources- http//www.webquest.org/index-
  resources.php

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Video Projects
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Video Projects

• Allows students to view content
• Easily accessible
• Student familiarity
• Multiple formats (DVD, VCR, Stream)

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Examples of Video Projects

• Annenberg Media- http//www.learner.org/resources/
  browse.html
• GlobalSchoolNet- http//www.globalschoolnet.org/gs
  nabout/movies/index.cfm
• Edutopia- http//www.edutopia.org/video
• Ed Tech Central- http//powayusd.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/p
  rojects/edtechcentral/digitalstorytelling/default.
  htm

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Podcasts
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Podcasts

• Podcasts are digital audio files that can be
  streamed or downloaded for future play. Podcasts
  are different from other audio files because they
  can be syndicated, subscribed to, and downloaded
  automatically as new media is added.

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Examples of Podcasts

• iTunes- www.itunes.com
• Podomatic- www.podomatic.com
• Podcasting tools- http//www.podcasting-tools.com/
  podcast-sites.htm
• Podcast Lists- http//podcastlinks.com/

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The World Wide Web
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The World Wide Web

• Almost anything accessible via the web
• Most up- to- date content
• Age and grade level appropriate
• By clicking on the RSS feed link on websites,
  users can be alerted every time a website is
  updated

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The World Wide Web

• ANYTHING is available on the web
• By using Google and Google Scholar, age and grade
  appropriate information is available at the click
  of a button
• By using the linkto feature in altavista, users
  can see what other sites are linked to a
  particular website

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Presentations
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Presentations

• Multiple different formats (digital and analog)
• Teacher and student created
• Widely available for download and viewing
• Accessible with or without internet connection or
  computer

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Examples of Presentations

• Video recordings
• Online videos
• PowerPoint
• Flip Charts
• Slide Shows

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Questions
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Michelle RitgerSupervisor of Instructional
Technology and Information Systemsmritger_at_frsd.k1
2.nj.usPatricia LeslieComputer Teacher,
K-4pleslie_at_frsd.k12.nj.usFlemington-
RaritanRegional School District