MULTIMEDIA TOOLS FOR THE CLASSROOMNovember 2011

Ann Marie Brown

WHICH TOOLS WERE MOST USEFUL?

Pixler Useful tool for editing photos to work on

vocabulary, sentence expansion, descriptions

Audacity Develop informative podcasts for parents Develop practice activities

Flixtime Demonstrate strategies for others Develop storylines and activities Present skills and progress of children

CHALLENGES AND SUCCESSES

• As a relative novice to the world of technology the challenges were many.

• Overwhelmed by the amount of information• The lack of ‘intuitiveness’ for programs and

applications• Frustration of inability to access information

in a timely and efficient manner due to my lack of knowledge in the field

• Fear of failure in terms of not being able to access and use information

CHALLENGES AND SUCESSES

Conversely as a relative novice to the world of technology the successes were all the more rewarding.• Growth in knowledge of information available• The realization that I didn’t need to explore

every option immediately• A sense of accomplishment in completing and

producing projects• A desire to increase my knowledge and skills in

multimedia productions • Development of resources to investigate for

further knowledge and skill in producing multimedia projects

WHAT IS YOUR TAKE ON MOODLE AND ONLINE LEARNING?

Online learning has its pros and cons.PROS

• Convenient• Flexible• Provides opportunities to explore resources

CONS• Lack of face to face time for explanations and

discussions• Procrastination• Frustration when unable to grasp concepts on

own

PHOTOS

CLICK THE LINKS BELOW FOR MY WORKS

SPEECH TALK – Podcast topic:

Speech Sound Development

http://annieb128.podbean.com/

Tough Mudder – On line video

http://flixtime.com/video/list/1/date/desc/

MS Challenge Walk Movie - II

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbTeryQ6Gbw&sns=em