Adventures in Art and Technology

Multimedia in Education Research Study. (n.d.). Retrieved April 05, 2018, from       https://educators.brainpop.com/printable/integrating-multimedia-k-12-classroom/ This article discusses the basic principles of effective multimedia instruction and how multimedia learning is most effective when the learner is engaged with the presentation. According to the author, when students are actively engaged, it helps them construct knowledge and organize information in meaningful ways.  Multimedia content is most effective when students are interested in what they are learning about.  The author gives several tips on ways to make multimedia content more engaging for students that are all based on research.  #1 "Multimedia that is more personalized engages learners more than multimedia that is less personalized"  #2 "Presentations that have a more conversational tone tend to be more engaging than those that have  a more formal tone, and presentations that use the mor

Glazer, K. (n.d.). Literacy Daily. Retrieved March 29, 2018, from                https://www.literacyworldwide.org/blog/literacy-daily/2017/02/22/how-to-use-multimedia-in-your-     classroom This article refers to several different ways to use multimedia in a classroom. When the author was trying to teach her students English as a second language, she used audio books to help her students follow along with the words and hear them spoken at the same time.  She used the website "Lit2Go" to find audio books for her students.   The author uses songs and music videos first during her unit on irony and then again for her unit on Romanticism.  A music video by The Band Perry demonstrates classic Romanticism symbols and students were able to watch and write down all the symbols they noticed.  The last tip the author gave was to show short clips from movies rather than the entire movie itself. Showing shorter clips allows for quicker discussion afterwards and for students to explore

How to Get the Most Out of Ed Tech Data. (2017, February 21). Retrieved March 1, 2018, from http://www.kajeet.net/extracurricular/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-ed-tech-data This article discusses the ways to use data to assess ed tech. The author states that there are two types of tools used to determine the effectiveness of an ed tech program: digital tools and non-digital tools.  Digital tools would be gradebooks, Common Core assessments, or digital instruction tied to textbooks.  Non-digital tools would be student observations, in class projects, student journals, and in-class group discussions.  The author also brings up using evidence as a way to support what kind of ed tech programs or devices you are purchasing.  Forms of evidence could include personal experiences, marketing infographics, or other word of mouth reviews. Administrators and educators are using data to research ed tech programs.  The author states that there are three things to keep in mind when using

Morones, A. (2014). Snow Days Turn Into E-Learning Days for Some Schools. Education Week , 33 (20), 6. This article explores the ways a few districts utilize technology when a snow day keeps students out of school.  Due to an overwhelming amount of snow days in recent years, some school districts have started requiring students to participate in a day of e-learning during a snow day.  In Ohio, over 95 school districts have implemented these e-learning days.  Teachers post lessons and assignments online and students must complete them in two weeks.  The two week timeline is due to some students not having access to a computer or internet at home.  Teachers will also try to include hard copies for those students to take home later. The lessons are supposed to be created so that students would not need help from parents and could do the work independently. In Grandville High School in Michigan, teachers will take videos of themselves teaching the lessons and post them online for s

Steckel, B., Shinas, V. H., & Van Vaerenewyck, L. (2015). Artistic Technology Integration: Stories From Primary and Elementary Classrooms.  Reading Teacher ,  69 (1), 41-49. The authors of the article visited with teachers to discuss the ways they integrate technology into their classrooms. They also gave 6 guiding principles, or recommendations, for integrating technology into your own classroom.  The first teacher to be interviewed was Elizabeth.   Her kindergarten students are learning about Middle Eastern culture.  Elizabeth uses technology to fully immerse her students into the culture they are studying.  For example, the students are reading the blog of a National Geographic journalist who is traveling through the Middle East and posting questions for him to answer.  After reading his response they listened to music from the Middle East, imagining they were traveling in a camel caravan.  Technology allowed her students to make a connection to a culture unlike their own.