Six-Word Story, Six Unique Shots: Enhancing Writing Through Multimedia
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Explore an activity that brings the writing process to life with digital storytelling. A simple six-word story, created as a video with six unique camera shots, allows students the ability to tell a powerful visual story. This One Best Thing guides educators through a unique project that addresses the fundamentals of film making as well as the digital storytelling process. Access additional activity tool by visiting my RESOURCES page at the top. Visit examples from around the world on GSNN.
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Interview an Expert
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There is much to be learned through the process of creating media--understanding the organization and production development, while also recognizing the techniques and analysis that can be applied when interacting with published media. This book provides teachers with the background knowledge, planning and learning process, as well as skills to guide students in creating their own media by interviewing an expert. Check out a student example here.
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Beyond Text: Literacy for a digital culture
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Literacy goes beyond reading and writing. Students must now read images , online text, videos, and other media to make sense of the world. In this ILAToday article, from the International Literacy Association, authors Don Goble and Kristin Ziemke discuss how classrooms build upon a strong foundation of pedagogy to fully leverage text, images, and video. The result, they say, is the opportunity for teachers and students to redefine literacy. Click the article image to the left, or here at ILAToday, to read the full article.
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Five Steps for Connecting Students to a Global Audience
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By teaching students media literacy and giving them opportunities to present to a global audience, students can be immersed in the conversation of learning and the building of global partnerships. This piece is written by Jennifer Williams, a literacy specialist, professor and Don Goble.
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Should teachers be using social media in the classroom?
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In the this 2014 PBS NewsHour "Teacher's Lounge" article, the discussion focuses on whether or not social media should be allowed in the classroom.
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