1. Multimedia,Traditional Texts and theNew Literacy LandscapeMichael Cook, Clemson UniversitySara Lee, North Carolina State University 2. THE NEW LITERACY LANDSCAPEThe educationallandscape is constantlychanging 3. students needto thrive in a multimediaworld 4. So change and create a21st Century learningenvironment 5. Who are our students?Baby Boomers Television Typewriters MemosGen X Video Games Computers E-mailNet Gen The Web Mobile Devices InstantMessenger OnlineCommunities 6. By age 21The average person will have spent: 10,000 hours on video games 20,000 hours on email 20,000 hours on TV 10,000 hours on a cell phone Less than 5,000 hours readingPrensky, 2003 7. Todays Learners are Digitally literate Mobile Always on Experiential Social (staying connected) 8. Students vs. FacultyStudentsMultitaskingPictures, Sound,VideoRandom AccessInteractive &NetworkedEngagingSpontaneousFacultySingle or LimitedTasksTextLinear, Logical,SequentialIndependent &IndividualDisciplinedDeliberate 9. BUT IT IS NOT ABOUT AGEWe live in a technologicallyenriched environment 10. THE BIG QUESTIONHow can teachers enablestudents to be successful ineducation? 11. Engaging Learning ExperiencesEmotionalEngagingPassive ActiveCase StudyVotingDebateProblemSolvingReal ProjectGamesFacilitatedDiscussionLecture Q & A 12. Why use Multimedia in the Classroom? To address individual student learning style To gain student interest with project basedlearning To encourage higher order thinking skills 13. Higher OrderThinking SkillsEval.SynthesisAnalysisApplicationComprehensionKnowledgeCreatingEvaluatingAnalyzingApplyingUnderstandingRememberingOld VersionNew Version 14. Classroom Tools Video production Google Apps Digital Storytelling 15. Movie Making in the ClassroomMovies are a great way for teachers to: Establish background knowledge Showcase events, activities, field trips Alternative assessment tool for projects 16. FLIP, VIDEO, & DIGITAL CAMERAS INTHE CLASSROOM 17. Easiest movie-making program for beginners You can use Photo Story 3 for Windows to create visuallycompelling and fun stories using your pictures and music.This article walks you through the basics of creating a photostory and shows you how easy and fun it can be!Photo Story 3 for Windowshttp://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/tips/firststory.mspx 18. Windows Movie Maker Standard on all Windowscomputers Online directions for makingmovies effortlessly http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/videos/create.mspx 19. iMovie Standard on all Mac OScomputers User-friendly way to importvideo, images, and audio filesto create professional multi-media projects. 20. ServicesPhoto Story 3Movie MakeriMovie Yes Yes YesStill Digital Music/Images Video Narration No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 21. Example Student VideoDemonstrating comprehension of the Iliad through video creation 22. Example Teacher-Student VideoCollaborative Public Service Announcement 23. Student How-To Video 24. Student Interpretation Video 25. Google Apps in the Classroom We all know how to Googlesomething to search What else can Google do? 26. Apps for Teachers & StudentsGmail Huge inbox with search: keep and find everything.Talk IM and Video as easy as email.Groups Let students easily create and work in teams.Calendar Make sharing calendars and schedules easy.Docs Makes collaborating as easy as creating.Sites Allow students and teachers to manage their own sites.Video Using the power of video to teach.Postini Security and compliance solutions. 27. Google DocsSpreadsheet, Word Processing, Presentations 28. Collaborative Lesson PlanningWork on thesame lessonplan at thesame time witha colleagueusing GoogleDocs. 29. Letters to Parents Translate letters hometo parents by usingthe translate feature inGoogle Docs.Gmail also offers atranslation feature 30. Homework Track student homework Share with Parents Anonymous 31. Improve the Writing ProcessUse Google Docs to: Have students work collaboratively fromanywhere Give students ongoing and simultaneousfeedback Use revision history to hold studentsaccountable for their work Publish student work 32. Reading Response JournalsInstead of lugging home30 reading responsejournals every week tocomment on, havestudents keep theirjournals in a sharedGoogle Doc. You cangive your comments whilestudents continue to writein their journals! 33. Google SitesTeachers, Students, Projects, Instructional Units 34. Classroom and School WebsitesCreate a site for your class. Embed a classcalendar, videos, and presentations. 35. Class Projects, Units, Etc.Create a site toguide your classthrough a projector unit. 36. Student ePortfoliosUse sites to createstudentePortfolios. Showcasestudent work and pass iton from year to year.Example:Clemson UniversityePortfolios 37. Faculty Collaboration/ProfessionalDevelopmentCreate a site andshare usefulinformation withyou colleagueswithin departmentsor across theschool. 38. Faculty Collaboration/ProfessionalDevelopment 39. Google MapsKnow where you are 40. Map Applications Have students create amapped journal of a class text. Have students create a virtualfield trip based on a class field trip. Have students create a map of a story plot (e.g.,the pilgrims journey to Canterbury, Odysseussvoyage, etc.). Have students complete a reflectivememoir/autobiography project, mapping placesof importance in their life. 41. An Example Google Map:UsingInferencewithTheHungerGameshttp://goo.gl/maps/K3xqH 42. Digital Storytelling andComic CreatorsHow to get studentsto SHOW you whatthey have learned 43. Digital Storytelling We all have stories Fantastic way to engage students and get themto show what they know by telling/writing astory Increases interest in writing/storytelling What our students are saying should always bemore important than how they are saying it. 44. Writing Visual representation of information Assistance with sequencing Organizational skills Development of thinking, creating, and writingskills Enrichment for reading, writing, and thinking skills Inspires creativity Assessment and evaluation tool 45. Example of Comic Strip:Creatinga Storyboard 46. Example Student VideoUsing Storyboarding to Demonstrate Comprehension of Beowulf 47. Thank you for your time.We hope you find these tools useful inpromoting engagement and meaningfullearning among your students.See our resources at:http://newliteracylandscape.weebly.comAny Questions?