INSTRUCTIONAL

RESOURCE

CENTER

Using Media Resources Effectively

to Support Learning

I. Why Use Media?

II. Using Media Effectively

III. IRC Catalog

IV. unitedstreaming™

V. Teacher Production Center

VI. Website

Created by Heidi CodySource-Stay Free! Magazine http://www.stayfreemagazine.org/ml/index.html

McLaren, Carrie. Stay Free! High School Media Literacy Curriculum. 02 Nov. 2003. 09 March.2005.  <http://www.stayfreemagazine.org/ml/index.html>

“On the first day of class, I ask students to try and identify several plants and trees common in our Brooklyn neighborhood. They generally fail to name one. Then I show a slide of the alphabet comprised entirely from brand logos and they name almost all of them. The purpose here is to illustrate the invisible influence of our cultural environment.”

I. Why Use Media?

A. Learning Styles

1. Visual

2. Auditory

3. Tactile

4. Kinesthetic

B. Research Indicates the Benefits of

1. Effective Visuals

2. Integration and Interaction

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Lynell Burmark, Ph.D., and author of Visual Literacy: See to Learn, Learn to See, uses the phrase, “What You Get Is What You See.– WYGIWYS.” She states, You can’t understand or ‘get’ anything until you have a mental image to hook it on. For educators this has serious implications. If teachers want all their students on the same page, they really have to introduce their lessons—especially new concepts—with images before bombarding the students with words.” Visual content should be an integral part of the learning process.

Effective Teaching with Classroom Video. DVD. School Media Inc., 2004.

II. Using Media Effectively

A. Choose the Right Content

B. Preview and Develop Lessons that require Active Student Engagement and Feedback

C. Set the Stage-Questions and Cues

D. Use Short Clips and or Pause Frequently

E. Visual Content is a Part of the Lesson, Not the Whole Lesson

F. Follow up with discussion, graphic organizers, creative writing, etc.

III. IRC Catalog

A. Audio Additions and Second Step

B. Search

C. Login

D. Book

E. Extend

F. Export Titles

G. Rebook

IV. IRC Link to unitedstreaming™

A. LoginB. Search by Curriculum StandardC. Advanced Search

1. Keyword = chemistry2. Subject = new releases

D. Stream a clipE. Add a clip to a playlistF. Look at a Teacher’s guideG. Look at a set of blackline mastersH. DownloadI. Learning ResourcesJ. User GuideK. New FeaturesL. Log Off

V. IRC Link to TPC (Teacher Production Center)

A. Marian the Manager

B. Access

Hours

VBCPS Employee

No Children

Materials

VI. Other Links on IRC Website

www.irc.vbschools.com

A. Duplication

B. Copyright

C. Delivery

D. Forms

E. Teacher Resources

The End

Contact Susan Richard at the IRC to schedule staff development sessions on this topic.

Email: Susan.Richard@vbschools.com IRC Office 473-5124