Multimedia+in+the+Classroom

I found a website that shares a variety of Digital Multimedia Application that can be used in the classroom and the benefits they provide to the students. Take a look: []

This is another website that I found that has multiple bookmarks of other websites that lead to ideas, lessons, and knowledge of using Digital Multimedia in the classroom. I find this to be very useful. []

Here are some of my thoughts and ideas of using multimedia in the classroom and what medias I have chosen.

Flickr
One way that I would love to use Flickr would be to showcase my students' works as a slide show. Not only does showing their masterpieces in a slide show format boast their confidence and make them feel good about themselves, but this will motivate them to do their best work knowing that their peers will see them. Here is an example that I would have loved to do for my African Students. I think they would have greatly appreciated this. media type="custom" key="19069274" width="210" height="210"

VoiceThread
VoiceThread is a way to collaborate online by creating a slideshow of images or documents for people to view and comment on. This is a great way to encourage students or colleagues to recognize how to comment thoughtfully and effectively.

Here is a site that I found which include 100 ways to use VoiceThread in the classroom: []

Using VoiceThreads for a younger classroom is a great way for publishing writing in oral form as well. I have created an example of this.

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YouTube
There are a variety of ways to use YouTube in the classroom by watching an educational video, using a piece of music, or even creating your own video as a class or as individuals. By giving students the opportunity to create and explore their learning through creating their own video can expand their creativity in many ways. Students are able to share and look at their classmates perspectives, imaginations, and learning. One example I have on creating a YouTube video is 'On my Way to School'. I think this could be a great start of a lesson or having the students introducing each other in the beginning of the year. media type="youtube" key="ZR73-Izv-1A" height="315" width="560"

Podcast
Here is a podcast I created sharing ideas of how to use podcasting within a classroom. media type="file" key="Podcast 1.mp3" width="240" height="20"

Here is a site in which you can explore more ways in using podcasting in the classroom. []