Multimedia in the ClassroomAmber McCormick, NBCTGrand Canyon UniversityTEC 537-Learning in the Digital AgeAugust 17, 2011

"Instead of requiring our students to check their Web

2.0 technologies at the schoolhouse door, we should teach them how to use these

tools for learning" (Lemke & Coughlin, 2009)

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CAN YOU TRANSLATE THIS?

Oh my goodness, I just ate the best pizza ever. I could

eat nothing but pizza forever!

This is how today’s studentcommunicates. This could cause

a language barrier betweengenerations and learning.

Our students have changed radically.

Today’s students are no longer the people

our educational system was

designed to teach.(Prensky, 2001)

Maybe it’s time our teaching matched our

audience?

What current research states?

Today’s students are part of the Net Generation (those born after 1980). Some interesting tidbits of

information about these learners:

Ambitious

Teamwork Oriented

Digitally Savvy

Demand ChallengesSelf-Confidence

Need for recognitionExpect more feedback

Used to being “heard”

Like StructureHigh Tech

Constant Stimulation

Group and Team ProblemSolving

(HEALY, 2010)

FAST PACED

Impact on the Student

Increase in student engagementand excitement about various

subject matters.

Students that use computer-basededucation learn more in less time.

On average, computer-based Learners scored higher on

achievement tests than traditional students

(Schacter, 1999)

Incorporating Multimedia in

Current Curriculum

The possibilities for incorporating

emerging technology into theClassroom are exciting and

endless.Here are just a FEW ideas:

Podcasts

Blogging

Webquests

Internet Research

Video Clips

United Streaming

PowerPoint

Technology Available for Staff

Took a Look @ Our Tools!A quick look inside a

Ridgeview Global Studies Academy classroom

LaptopsRedi-Mike Teacher AmplificationiPod/mp3 playersSMART boards

Sound System (DVD/VHS)Ceiling-mounted Projectors

Built-in Speaker System

Kindle/e-readeriPads

Lemke, C., & Coughlin, E. (2009). The change agents. Educational Leadership, 67(1), 54–59.

ReferencesHealy, R. (April 2010). Net generation. In Norms and characteristics of the net generation. Retrieved August 11, 2011, from http://cio-nii.defense.gov/initiatives/netgenerationguide/norms.html

Prensky, M (October 2001). On the horizon. In Digital natives, digital immigrants. Retrieved August 11, 2011 from http://www.twitchspeed.com/site/Prensky%20-%20Digital%20Natives,%20Digital%20Immigrants%20- %20Part1.htm