Multimedia+assignment

= Multimedia assignment = = Here is my multimedia presentation on Teachertube.com =

Reflections:
=== (Saturday morning) I have spent seventeen years working in a Museum. Having now completed the assignment, except for final details, I realize how this perspectve is still within me. I knew that I was taking a more historical perspective but I did not really appreciate how strong it was. My approach at this point is to finish and publish something. Then, when I have completed what else needs to be done, if there is time, I will go back and re-record some sections to strengthen it. Some of my ideas are not communicated very explicitly right now. If I can, I should work to improve that. I wrote and recorded the text first. Then I matched images to it. It is the text whicih is determining the length. If I tighten it up, I will remove some images, or shorten them. === === I am still slow with the technology, and do not always work at the most efficient level possible. This is more work/time than an essay, in my opinion - but I certainly enjoy doing it more. I think that the target audience is less my fellow teacher candidates but rather others who lived in the 20th century education system and are digital immigrants. My pace is slower and more reflective than what I associate with digital natives. === === I can see myself encouraging students to use technology, espcially if I end up teaching French. This is the ideal portal into another language. Creating podcasts, finding articles in French on the internet and using ComicLife would certainly feature in my classroom. === === (Sunday morning) I have watched a few videos already. One was very 21st century - almost the exact opposite in style to mine. Another was much more like mine in style. Maybe this is one case where the videos of the older students should go first. The two which I have seen (mine and another) both have a historical element to them. ===

Mine took quite a bit longer than 20 minutes, as did all of the presentations which I saw today, but this comic does reflect a level of comfort and mastery to which I aspire.
===I really enjoyed today's class. I am proud of my final product and I really enjoyed doing it. I am now completing another assignment on "The student as learner" which focuses on different learning theories. I will be using some of the same images to illustrate some of the different theories. (Can you tell that I am a visual person who enjoys photography !?!)=== I had previewed some of the videos prior to today's class. I saw different things when it was the second time. There were some really neat ideas, features, effects. Each one had a memorable moment or characteristic. Further details are on my Week 10 page.