AGENDA
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DAY ONE
  Welcome
 
 

Goals

 
  • Plan a multimedia component/activity for your unit
  • Gather ideas and materials into a common share-able folder;
  • Build a MM component using the software that’s available
  • Present to the group the component built, telling how this MM component will enhance teaching and learning
 

Multimedia Overview

 
  • What is Multimedia?
  • Why Multimedia for the Classroom?
    • In what ways do teachers use MM today?
    • How do you think MM is most effective?
    • At what point is MM most effective?
    • Who should be involved in production?
    • How are curricular objectives impacted by its use?
    • What do you foresee as the future of MM in the classroom?
  • What does the Research Say?
    • The Impact of Media and Technology in Schools” A Research Report prepared for The Bertelsmann Foundation, by Thomas P. Reeves, University of Georgia, 1998.
    • Research on Multimedia in Education
      This report published by ISTE Research and Evaluation highlights the research supporting the effectiveness of information technology-assisted project-based learning (IT-assisted PBL). According to this research, when IT-assisted PBL is used in a constructivist, cooperative learning environment, students learn more and retain their knowledge better.
    • Rationale for Multimedia Use and Instruction in Education - Article by Dr. Robert S. Houghton, College of Education and Allied Professions, Western Carolina University
  • What are some Examples of Effective Use?
    • Living Alphabet (Elementary)
    • Learning to Tie Your Shoes (Elementary)
    • Similar Triangles (Middle School)
    • American History Experience - Interview with a Veteran (High School)
 

Multimedia Creation

 
   Multimedia Materials/Resources
 
  Lunch
  Planning and Gathering
 

Work Time

  Reflections
   
DAY TWO
  Introduction
  Full Story of San Fernando High School
  Work Time
 
  • Continue to Plan the MM Project
  • Continue to Gather Materials
  • Begin to Build the MM Project
  Lunch
  Work Time
 
  • Prepare to Present the MM Project
  • Present the Multimedia Project
  Discussion
 
  • How does the MM fit in?
  • How does the MM affect the Lesson/Activity
  • Was this project a Teach(ing)(er) Model or Example of Student Work?
  • Did the project have a Technology or Curriculum Emphasis?
  Unit of Practice
 
  • Share Final UOP
  Reflections
 
  • Complete the SEDL Post-Survey
  • Complete the ESC Region 12 Evaluation
  Moving Forward
 

Goals for next year

 

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