Using Multimedia Composing for Engaging ALL Learners

Presentation at the NYS Reading Association Conference  Albany, NY on October 27, 2013 

Kathleen A. Gormley The Sage Colleges Peter McDermott Pace University

 Professors of

Literacy  NYS Reading

Association Officers  Digital Literacy

Committee Co-Chairs, NYSRA

 Writers   Consumers of

Technology

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Who Are We?

Give us your email and you’ll be invited to Dropbox for pdf of handout and more!

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What do we mean by composing?  Multimedia (text, image, sound and/or

video)  Which elements--depends on purpose  More than simply writing  Broad support for multimedia composing

in CCSS

Who should compose with multimedia?   Teacher composing

  Instruction—flipped classroom   Reteaching   Modeling

  Shared composing (teacher and students; student and student; group of students)   Collaboration for learning   Showcasing shared understanding

  Student   Homework   Summaries

 Allyn (2013)  Calkins, Ehrensworth

& Lehman. (2012)  McLaughlin &

Overturf (2012)   CC ELA Standards

 Woven throughout the CCSS

 Communication for 21st Century

 College and Career Ready

 Authentic, engaging opportunities

 Broad standards that cross the Common core

 Anchor Standards in Writing – most relevant to multimedia composing, including screencasting

Production and Distribution of Writing  W5: Develop and

strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach

Production and Distribution of Writing  W6: Use technology,

including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate with others.

 Most obvious support of multimedia composing.

Research to Build and Present Knowledge  W8: Develop and

strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.

 Jing  Screencast-o-matic  Knovio  Animoto  Screenr

 Audioboo  Voicethread  Eyejot  Garageband

(Mac)  Audacity (PC)

 Recording of computer screen with audio (music and/or voice)

 Typically can be embedded or linked by URL

 Many options to develop screencasts

 Any combination of visual, text and/or audio

 Nonlinear  Storyboarding and

planning  Digital Storytelling,

argument, informational purposes

  Free, need to install on computer

  Record screen and audio

  Can also take screen snapshot

  Safe for elementary students

  http://www.techsmith.com/jing.html

  Screenshots   Capture images

(jpegs)   Screen capture

  Whatever is on computer screen as well as voice

  Can capture part of screen

  Share   Screencast.com

  Digital report writing   Non-fiction   Book reports   Book trailers

  Digital storytelling   Directions   Learning summaries   Argument writing   Video blog

http://youtu.be/26ixNPeLVao

  Free   Records screen and

audio (15 minutes maximum)

  Can pause, but cannot edit

  URL and embed code   http://

www.screencast-o-matic.com/

  Generally limit the time   Suggest 5-7 minutes; reduced redundancy

  Organization Plan (storyboard)   Switch among websites, PPt and video, for

example   Rehearse

  Record Screencast   Pause as needed

  Share   URL   Embed Code

Screencastomatic How to: http://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/cXhbbqb9C Example:

 Free  Easy to use and

can edit  PPt, record voice,

share  http://

www.knovio.com/

Knovio how to: http://screencast.com/t/Ah2QEwbZ Robin: http://go.knovio.com/watch/dc369c5b3d7a41768c9150480a60ed99

  30 seconds free   Add images and text   Select royalty free

music   Suggest Plus version

($30/year)   Educator Animoto   No voice   Note: Kay has plus

version (3.5 minutes)   Examples:

http://animoto.com/play/Rj6hMY9Dyaw4gTDrH07jeg

  http://animoto.com/play/g4wIMSgpABymz60RxAOYnQ

User Name: gormlk@sage.edu Password: NYSRA2014

Try it out!

Quick How To: Animoto

Screenr http://screencast.com/t/Ms9a6G6Sr

 Share information  Communicate

personally  Multimedia

(voice & image) sent via email

 Respondents hit reply, record and send

 Compose your video

 Save  Share  URL or embed

code

Buffering issues

 Used to upload slides

 Narrate/discuss slides

 Present argument  Summarize

  https://voicethread.com/share/2545658/ (middle school)

  https://voicethread.com/#u271592.b577410.i3083304 (college)

  https://voicethread.com/#q.b119840.i725907 (elementary)

https://voicethread.com/share/4809863/

 Digital recording  URL  Via email  Embed in blog/

website  Phone app too!

Audioboo—Brief Overview

Example https://audioboo.fm/boos/1556963-practice-boo How to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-_HPYue4b8

Audacity (PC)

Audacity   Robust recording tool for PC

  Edit   Save   Reduce white noise   Raise/lower volume   And more….

  Can be used to record voice, edit and then put with screencast (a bit cumbersome)

  NOTE: Mac users--Garageband

Audacity  Quick Overview on Audacity (source:

YouTube)

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrPGMjZORCM

 Must export file as mp3  Can embed or hyperlink

 Easy to record  Export requires

Lame for an mp3  How to:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZjaTebJVPA

Garageband  On Mac ONLY  Choose podcast  Select voice  Hit red dot and

record  Hit red dot to stop  Publish to iTunes

(easiest)

Garageband--Overview

Common Questions And Answers!

 Most new computers have microphone, but you have to turn it on!

 Purchase inexpensive one.

 Most durable--Logitech

  Instill use of initial or symbol instead of name

  CRITICAL issue at elementary level

  Young children—have them compose in the classroom on teacher account

  Teach attribution   Creative Commons   Teach referencing as

appropriate for age   Model what you

expect   Be cautious about

publishing on website

  Screencasts take up MUCH room on server (e.g., Jing)

  Use outside sources (e.g., Screencast-o-matic)

  Think about storage capacity on server

  Use Cloud Storage (recommend Dropbox)

Thank you!

 Have a great NYSRA Conference

 Contact Kay: gormlk@sage.edu

 Contact Pete: pmcdermott@pace.edu

We are here for the full conference—feel free to meet

with us!