Monday, September 26, 2016

How To Take Care of Library Books




Purpose: To teach my Kindergarten -Second Grade students how to take care of library books.


Audience: Kindergarten- Second Grade students


Tools used to create the Podcast:  I used music from Free Music Archive this site offers music under Creative Commons; Audacity was used for recording and editing my podcast; VLC media was used to convert my WAV file to a MP3; and Internet Archive to upload and create a file to be embedded in Blogger.


Reflection: Creating this project was definitely a learning experience. I had never worked with so many tools and sites at one time. Audacity was very challenging having to use several editing tools, but I pushed through and created a project for my students to use this school year.  I was proud of myself for creating this project.  I hope in the future to create more.

Saturday, September 17, 2016

Project 2: Screencast

Title: PebbleGo for Students

Audience: Second and Third Grade Students

Purpose: To teach students how to use PebbleGo database to do research on various topics.

My Uses: I will use this screencast to teach my students how to research various subjects using
PebbleGo. I will also use this video to teach my teachers how to use PebbleGo with their students.

My Learners’ Uses: I will email the teachers the link to the screencast so they can view it with their students on the Promethean Board. I will also place this video on the school's website under the Media Center to show students and parents how easy the database can be navigated to find information needed for various projects.

PebbleGo for Students

Saturday, September 10, 2016

Segmenting Principle

Segmenting Principle-  This principle applies when the presenter separates a very large lesson into sections in order for the information to be retained better.  This graphic meets the principle and it is  in various segments.
Segmenting Principle

Personalization Principle

Personalization Principle 1- The Personalization Principle uses first and second -person language and on screen characters.  This graphic meets the Personalization principle and it uses an agent and is also using first person language.
Personalization Principle

Coherence Principle # 1

The Coherence Principle #1-   The Coherence Principle is defined as keeping unwanted sound, text or graphics that are not needed. This means to make your presentation less cluttered with sound, visuals, and text that you do not need. This meets the Coherence Principle#1.


Coherence Principle#1

Saturday, September 3, 2016

First Five Multimedia Design entries

The Multimedia Principle- The Multimedia Principle is described as combining text and graphics, not just using text alone. An example of this Principle is PebbleGo database that is used with our lower grade students. K-3. The screen shot below is an example of the Multimedia Database. This database shows the principal that has text and graphics displayed on the same page. Please click on the link listed below show the database. You must email me directly for the username and password.



Multimedia Principle


Contiguity Principle#1 -The Contiguity Principle is described as making sure the graphics are aligned with it's definitions of the graphics labeled. An example can be found on SIRS Discoverer. This is found through Galileo Kids a free database for the students in the Georgia school systems. The screen shot below describes and labels  the Concussion of the Brain and what happens to the brain. Please click on the link below and type in brain concussions and click on Images on the far left side. Scroll and find the picture below.
SIRS Discoverer

Contiguity Principle #2- The Contiguity Principle 2 can be described as graphics and text are not separated but near the graphics posted. An example is listed below. This meets requirements of the principle because the text is near the graphic showing the solar panels and what they can do on a hut in Niger.
Contiguity Principle#2


Modality Principle  Modality Principle can be described as using speech rather than on screen text totally. In the BrainPop video audio describes the Presidential Election. The narrator Tim is explaining the process to the viewer.  He is actually narrating the process. Click on the link to hear the narration. Please email me for the username and password.


Modality Principle

Redundancy Principle #2   Redundancy Principle 2 is described when there are not many visuals and the content is available with redundant narration. This can be found several times in PowerPoint presentations. View the example below of the PowerPoint presentation that would be used in an Orientation for students at the beginning of the school year. There are limited visuals and the narrator would be repeating what is written on the slides. I have screen shot a few slides to give examples. I am unable to link the full presentation on this site.