Curriculum Night Project (20% percent project)
I would like to share a Digital Storytelling project that was implemented by my 8th grade students. We the teachers are required to meet with parents two nights of the year. We share information about our curriculum and expectation of our class. I decided to do a digital story using my students to provide the information about my Initiative/Advisory Class. The students share information and expectation about the Initiative/Advisory. Also, they included information on the two units covered in Health called Nutrition and Life Skills. The students had to work together and were required to include music, texts, images, pictures, and creativity. The students did an amazing job and the parents enjoyed the Digital Video. They even included a Nutritional Musical Rap. The energy of the students was very visible in the video. They all had a lot of fun and that is what Digital Storytelling brings to the class. This project was my 20 percent time requirement. I am hoping Dr. Penny will share our 20 percent projects before this class is over, so we can get some ideas from each other.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Monday, November 28, 2011
Group Digital Storytelling Project
This is a short reflection of our group project on Digital Storytelling in the school setting. We explore the usefulness and benefits of Digital Storytelling in the Elementary School, Middle School, and Special Education areas. We all agreed that Digital Storytelling has it place in the school system. We felt that students would find more interests and excitement when completing school project by implementing technology as a tool to provide their messages. We all have utilized Digital Storytelling in the classroom and have witness a high level of energy, excitement, and creativity in our students’ work. The video will help you understand the benefits of Digital Storytelling in the school setting. We hope that you will make Digital Storytelling apart of your teaching repertoire.
This is a short reflection of our group project on Digital Storytelling in the school setting. We explore the usefulness and benefits of Digital Storytelling in the Elementary School, Middle School, and Special Education areas. We all agreed that Digital Storytelling has it place in the school system. We felt that students would find more interests and excitement when completing school project by implementing technology as a tool to provide their messages. We all have utilized Digital Storytelling in the classroom and have witness a high level of energy, excitement, and creativity in our students’ work. The video will help you understand the benefits of Digital Storytelling in the school setting. We hope that you will make Digital Storytelling apart of your teaching repertoire.
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Glogster.com
In my 8th grade health initiative class, my students are designing a digital poster. The topic of discussion is our Life Skill Unit which shares information on anger management, assertiveness, drug prevention, peer pressure, social skill, media influence, and anxiety. Students were assigned a chapter to share with the class. The students reviewed the material and then created a digital poster. The program used is called Glogster. To access this site go to Glogster.com. The use of this computer program costs $30.00 a year. Glogster allows the students to create a poster where they can upload images, texts, sound, music, pictures, and videos. I love this type of program because it allows my students to be more creative. The students enjoy opportunities where they can express themselves in a new way. For example of a digital poster click on this link http://so84hjk.edu.glogster.com/glog/
In my 8th grade health initiative class, my students are designing a digital poster. The topic of discussion is our Life Skill Unit which shares information on anger management, assertiveness, drug prevention, peer pressure, social skill, media influence, and anxiety. Students were assigned a chapter to share with the class. The students reviewed the material and then created a digital poster. The program used is called Glogster. To access this site go to Glogster.com. The use of this computer program costs $30.00 a year. Glogster allows the students to create a poster where they can upload images, texts, sound, music, pictures, and videos. I love this type of program because it allows my students to be more creative. The students enjoy opportunities where they can express themselves in a new way. For example of a digital poster click on this link http://so84hjk.edu.glogster.com/glog/
Digital Story on Nutrition
One of my initiative projects in 8th grade health class at T/E Middle School is Nutrition. I had my students learn about the values and importance of eating healthy. The students were put into groups and given a certain section to research about nutrition. Their source of information was provided by the resources of MyPlate.gov. It provided information about fruits, vegetables, proteins, grains, and dairy. The site also had interactive activities to help make learning about nutrition interesting. Each group of students were assigned to report information on this particular website. They were also assigned to do a Digital Story about the importance of making half MyPlate fruits and vegetables. The students enjoyed making the video.
One of my initiative projects in 8th grade health class at T/E Middle School is Nutrition. I had my students learn about the values and importance of eating healthy. The students were put into groups and given a certain section to research about nutrition. Their source of information was provided by the resources of MyPlate.gov. It provided information about fruits, vegetables, proteins, grains, and dairy. The site also had interactive activities to help make learning about nutrition interesting. Each group of students were assigned to report information on this particular website. They were also assigned to do a Digital Story about the importance of making half MyPlate fruits and vegetables. The students enjoyed making the video.
I have a video clip of one of my groups' project. We are not allowed to post our students faces on the web. Therefore, I will show a group who faces are not displayed.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
The Coach's Eye App
The Coach's eye app was created by the TechSmith in Michigan. This app cost $1.05 and can be purchased at the iTunes store. This app allows you to study athlete movements and provide feedback. It has the capability to allow you to review the athlete movements in slow motion while giving audio commentary as you record. Coach's eye has several ways to draw on the video to provide more awareness to certain movements. This app would be very useful as a basketball coach or any sport. I coach middle school basketball and I have been trying to find a way to show my players the correct way to dribble, shoot, and pass during basketball practice. Coach's eye will be a great tool because I can record their action and narrate it at the same time. Their movements can be control by a flywheel which allows you to slow down their movement for closer review. The key components to the Coach's eye are the ability to capture the athlete's movements, to slow down the motion for further review, to draw detailed information on the video, to provide audio commentating, and to make the adjustments after review. I also think this app could be utilized in my Physical Education class to show students how to perform the correct mechanics in throwing, catching, and running. It would be so much easier if students could see what you are trying to correct.
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