Module 3 Using Digital Media to Support Literacy
Development
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Aims and Objectives Morning Session Explore digital photography
as a springboard to language learning Use image editing software as
a classroom resource (Picasa) Afternoon Session Use sound recording
for literacy development (Audacity) Discuss the use of digital
media for assessment NCTE 2011
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Digital Cameras in the Classroom Brief Overview of Digital
Cameras Discussion: Why use a digital camera in the classroom?
Personalised books Stories Using images as a stimulus Create big
books Classroom presentations Pictorial maths and history trails
See pg 73 of the NCTE course manual for ideas NCTE 2011
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Observing the Local Environment. Pupils took photos of the
flora and fauna they observed in our courtyard. A very obliging
snail posed willingly! Some examples NCTE 2011
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Some examples Maths Shapes Children went on a shape hunt armed
with a digital camera. Its amazing what they found!
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Some examples C at sa phictiir? Cad at dhanamh aici? T s ag
ciceil. Gaeilge
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C at sa phictiir seo? Cad at dhanamh aige? Cn dath at ar a
gheansa? Some examples NCTE 2011
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Practical Session Image Editing Free to use tool
www.picasa.comwww.picasa.com Downloading and Installing Organising
photos Adding new photos Editing photos Basic fixes, tuning,
effects Crop, add text, rotate and flip Saving edits Creating a
slideshow NCTE 2011
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Activities Editing Images Using images from ImageBank or your
own images please complete the activity on page 84 of the NCTE
course manual NCTE 2011
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Assessment Ways of assessing oral language, reading and writing
using a digital camera -Interviews -Discuss image -Edit image what
has changed -Image as prompt for discussion of news item -Write
description of photo -Illustrate different points of view -Use
photos for sequencing/construction of story -Allow pupils to
construct story using digital camera Can you think of others?
Please see activity page 86 NCTE 2011
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Recording & Using Sound Why use sound recording in the
classroom? Narration of stories Listen and respond to spoken text
Narrate a sequence of events/procedural writing Use childrens
voices to add interactivity to resource Allow reluctant readers to
pre record narration of story or presentation and play back to
class Can you think of other uses? Please see page 87 of NCTE
course manual NCTE 2011
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Recording & Using Sound Sound Recording options Audacity
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
LAME Encoder for converting to MP3
http://lame.buanzo.com.ar/lame_enc.dll Help files for Audacity and
LAME http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Audacity_Wi ki_Home_Page
Activity: Record 3 sound files for use with resource for literacy
prepared in Modules 1 & 2 NCTE 2011
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Practical Session Using Audacity Recording sound using Audacity
Editing sound Exporting your recording Other editing features
Effects Saving your recording Activity Record yourself narrating a
piece of text. How could this be used to support literacy? NCTE
2011
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Activity - Assessment Consider possible uses of audio and sound
recording in the assessment of literacy in your classroom. Example
of one school using Audacity for literacy and assessment of same
www.ncte.ie/elearningplan/videos NCTE 2011
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Checklist In this module, you have Explored digital photography
as a springboard to language learning Used image editing software
as a classroom resource Used sound recording for literacy
development Discussed the use of sound recording and digital media
for assessment
