I am absolutely loving all the cool materials we are being shown in our tutorials and how we are able to use these to effectively help us to teach in our classroom. I am one of those people that love to explore and have a 'play' around on things to find out what is going on for myself. This meaning I usually don't read instructions I just jump straight in and try and figure it out. This is why I am enjoying this subject. It is all about exploring the possibilities and testing out the resources available to us.
This week I have had a look at 'audioboo' and have made a little animated video (which you will see down further). Children of this era learn in all different ways, no individual learns the same. This is why we need to use a wide range of tools, ICT or not, to engage every learner in the class and achieve successful learning for all.
Audioboo is a fun app which can be downloaded onto any Apple device, through the applications store, which allows you to make audio recordings and upload them to the internet on your personal Audioboo page. You can also access Audioboo on the internet by following the link (http://audioboo.fm/). This audio tool would be a great tool to get your students interacting and engaging with one another. This tool could be used for an assessment task, if say, the student was asked to retell a story (through Audioboo) and then upload it to the class blog page where everyone else's was accessible. This would provide the students with a chance to reflect on their own work and examine the work of others, maybe providing their feedback and thoughts. Yes, I know what you're thinking, but some blogs don't allow your to upload audio files. The great thing about Audioboo is that you can embed the file into your blog post. Audioboo could also be used for teachers to investigate students' speaking abilities. If the students are asked to say a passage and record it on Audioboo, and post it to the teachers blog or their own, then the teacher would be able to listen and critique their recordings and develop an understanding of where that student is at.
The video below which I have embedded from YouTube provides another way in which Audioboo can be used in the classroom to assist learning.
The video below which I have embedded from YouTube provides another way in which Audioboo can be used in the classroom to assist learning.
There are many different ways which you can use Audioboo to assist learning, just as there is with video tools. I must admit coming into this week I was a bit skeptical on whether video, or video editing could indeed help learning. I think I felt this way because I hadn't yet been exposed to video tools which could be used in an educational way. Of course I knew that you could download video's off the internet and use them as visual aid in the classroom, but I hadn't seen a way in which a video could be interactive and engaging for students..... until the tute!
This is a quick YouTube video showing Willunga High School staff giving their opinions on using video tools in the classroom.
This is a quick YouTube video showing Willunga High School staff giving their opinions on using video tools in the classroom.
VEWVideos, March 14 2013
I loved the idea of making animated video's to assist learning. This is such a fun and interactive activity with would make students think creatively. You can upload video, images, use audio and different fonts in your movies to make it creative and interesting. I would definitely use video tools in my classroom. The video I have made below is an example of how this tool could be used to assist learning. My idea was that I would give my students a stimulus, or a story and have them make an animated video which they believed best shows what the story is about. This activity would provide the students with a creative environment and encourage them to come up with their own ideas. The video I made below is just showing that if I was to give my students a few sentences telling them where I went on a holiday and asked them to make an animated movie showing where I had been, that it is very possible to do so. The example is only very basic and could be made more difficult according to competency, and year level. YouTube also enables you to embed the movies so it is simple and easy to upload into a blog to share with your other class mates. This tool could be used in so many different ways and with different stimulus. It is simple and easy to use and allows the students to come out with a finished product, and be proud and take ownership of their work.
I loved the idea of making animated video's to assist learning. This is such a fun and interactive activity with would make students think creatively. You can upload video, images, use audio and different fonts in your movies to make it creative and interesting. I would definitely use video tools in my classroom. The video I have made below is an example of how this tool could be used to assist learning. My idea was that I would give my students a stimulus, or a story and have them make an animated video which they believed best shows what the story is about. This activity would provide the students with a creative environment and encourage them to come up with their own ideas. The video I made below is just showing that if I was to give my students a few sentences telling them where I went on a holiday and asked them to make an animated movie showing where I had been, that it is very possible to do so. The example is only very basic and could be made more difficult according to competency, and year level. YouTube also enables you to embed the movies so it is simple and easy to upload into a blog to share with your other class mates. This tool could be used in so many different ways and with different stimulus. It is simple and easy to use and allows the students to come out with a finished product, and be proud and take ownership of their work.
Of course with everything else comes safety, so you would not allow your students to speak about, or add inappropriate materials to their work. Rules and regulations would have to be put into place and security measures taken, as the children would be working online. The great thing about these tools is they are easily accessible through the internet so it could be used as an at-home activity also.
The video I made at youtube.com/editor:
Well I think that's me done for now, I hope you enjoyed reading :)
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