Journal #4: Finding Students Who Learn with Media NETS III & V

Bull, G. (2010). Finding students who learn through media. L&L, 37(5), Retrieved from http://www.iste.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=February_No_5_4&Template=/MembersOnly.cfm&NavMenuID=4495&ContentID=25255&DirectListComboInd=D

 This article presents student-created media that offers significant opportunities for engagement and learning. For the past five years, they have explored ways to incorporate Web-based authoring tools into the classroom curriculum. Through online tools, students are provided with access to primary source documents on websites that can be used for classes such as History, Art, English, and Science. Through PrimaryAccess.org, students can create their own authored videos with a plethora of sources through this cite. The article states that, "in a pilot study, teachers using PrimaryAccess Storyboard were able to incorporate it into their classes with no additional class time. Students using this tool performed as well on the teacher-designed examinations as those who wrote traditional essays as their class assignments." This article gives the conclusion that, "it is possible to increase student engagement by incorporating student-authored media into a formal classroom setting without increasing the amount of class time required to complete the projects. These conditions include tools designed for teaching combined with lessons designed to take advantage of these tools. However, even under these conditions, teachers may wish to employ differentiation strategies."

How would I integrate this tool into my classroom? I would use this program for one or two specific assignments, this technology states that it does not take outside class time to complete projects, however if there are multiple subjects that need to be taught, this element fills up most the time. However, this activity does look like it would energize students and give them a creative outlet to learn.
What assignments would you assign with the use of this program? I would create a vocabulary video that students were assigned a list of vocab words that they would have to incorporate and use properly in their script. Then the groups would film the videos creatively and in an appropriate setting which would be played in class the day teh assignment is due.