Multimedia+Projects

Multimedia Projects in Education  - Designing, Producing and Assessing by Karen S. Ivers and Ann E. Barron

**The Pros of Multimedia Projects **  When engaged in a multimedia project, students can:  • demonstrate their knowledge, skills and understanding in a variety of ways (ie. differentiated instruction)  • explain their work to others  • teach each other (and even their teacher) as they work  • work co-operatively in groups  • engage in kinesthetic activities  • use multiple intelligences (Howard Gardner)  • demonstrate reflective thinking  • engage in problem-solving and higher order thinking  • organize, synthesize and evaluate information  • develop media literacy skills  • communicate information to different audiences for different purposes  • share their work with others <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 132%;"> • develop presentation and speaking skills (English and French) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 132%;"> • develop fluency in reading skills (English and French) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 132%;"> • apply practical, real world skills <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 132%;"> • accept and provide constructive feedback <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 132%;"> • practise digital citizenship skills in context <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 132%;"> • learn where to find copyright free music, videos and pictures <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 132%;"> • have fun while learning




 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">MULTIMEDIA APPS AND SOFTWARE <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; font-weight: normal;">- <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 108%; font-weight: normal;">Web 2.0 Directory **

**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Comic Programs: ** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> ComicLife | BitstripsforSchools | GoAnimate **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Video and Pictures: ** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> iMovie/Windows Movie Maker <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> iPhoto/Photoshop <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> Picnik <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> Picaboo <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Creative Commons <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"> Veezle <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"> Google Search Stories - video creator <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Collage Programs - 18 sites where you can make collages from your pictures Image Chef Creaza ScrapWalls - shape collages

**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Podcasting: ** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> Garageband | Audacity - podcasts, music projects, compositions, etc. | Music Resources - copyright free

**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Presentation Tools: ** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> Keynote/Powerpoint (Death by PowerPoint ) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> Voicethread <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> Slideshare <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> Wordle <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> • Great Expectations text by Charles Dickens on Gutenburg Project site. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Also try Tagxedo - web clouds with style and Tagcrowd

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> Tom Barrett - 43 Interesting Ways to Use Wordle in the Classroom <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Interesting Ways to Use series - all 27 slideshows in one place <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Blabberize <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Voki <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Gliffy <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> TCEA Presentation Links <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Fotobabble <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Pictaps <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Mixbook

**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Writing: ** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> Writing on the Web | CoolTools4Schools | Blogs <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Five Card Flickr <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> AHS Tools <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Google Tools Tutorials - Free Technology for Teachers <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Wall Wisher Bookemon

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