Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Jornal post #9

Focus Question- What is multimedia technology and how can teachers use it to effectively create and share visual information dynamically in their teaching?

   

Multimedia means to combine multiple media such as text data, voice, picture and video. The more we learn how our students learn, we will be able cover every aspect of their learning preferences. Multimedia caters to the visual, auditory and kinesthetic students. By using  a video in the classroom, the visual learners can see what is been done or said ,whereas before they would simply have a teacher in front of the classroom reciting information back to them. With multimedia teacher can have more of an impact on their students and on the way they learn.


Tech Tool- Teacher Tube 


Many people are familiar with a website name YouTube where you can view any type of videos from childbirth to leaning your ABC’s. Teacher tube is similar to YouTube, hence the name teacher tube. The only exception is the videos featured in the website are centralized around education. The videos are made by students or teacher to serve an education purpose. The website was launched in 2007, as of right now there are materials for students in first grade through high school and even advance classes or level.






Conclusion and Connection


Multimedia is something that should be use in every classroom, not only is it a fun tool for the students and teacher. It brings teaching up to date, students doesn't learn with a black board and chalk anymore, they need something to capture their attention. I noticed even in I have more success with a professor that uses multimedia in the classroom than a professor who simply does lectures. Students need something to capture their attention and that is what multimedia do. A lecture done with videos and images is much more effective than just a monotone teacher in front of classroom presenting information. This chapter focuses on the creativity and options multimedia technologies bring to the classroom.

Resources

Maloy, R. W., Verock-O, R. E., Edwards, S. A., & Woolf, B. P. (2010).Transforming learning with new technologies. Allyn & Bacon

http://www.teachertube.com/

1 comment:

  1. Your observations lead right to the heart of this class - using technology to transform learning! I think we need to see the many changes that our classrooms and students require to allow for increased learning. Multimedia and interactive video, etc are all important tools to incorporate as we work on transforming opportunities to learn.

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