Multimedia Projects In Education

* How do I organize project-based learning in my classroom? * How do I ensure projects address curriculum standards? * What can I do to maximize the benefits my students get from using technology? * How do I prevent technology problems from eclipsing learning goals? This book answers teachers' questions about enhancing student achievement through project-based learning with multimedia. It's a guide for anyone interested in helping students produce multimedia presentations as a way to learn academic content. Weaving together the perspectives of teachers, researchers, and staff of the award-winning Challenge 2000 Multimedia Project and the WEB project, the authors address teaching and learning issues central to successful technology projects, such as assessment, subject-area learning, and connecting to the real world. Increasing Student Learning Through Multimedia Projects offers concrete and practical advice to help teachers through the challenges of working with multimedia projects, including: * Instituting a production process, * Getting financial and logistical support and training, and * Taking on new teaching roles. Throughout, practicing teachers who have implemented this model in their classrooms share stories of their successes and failures and give advice to teachers and students just beginning their adventures with this new learning approach. Note: This product listing is for the Adobe Acrobat (PDF) version of the book.

Shows teachers how to plan and assess student multimedia projects using the Decide, Design, Develop-Evaluate (DDD-E) model, and presents sample projects involving hypermedia, Web pages, presentation tools, and video, along with blackline masters and rubrics.

This practical text introduces the user to a model process (decide, develop and evaluate) for producing multimedia projects in the classroom.

Multimedia Projects in the Classroom will help teachers understand the multimedia development process so that they can incorporate student-produced multimedia projects into their curriculum.

Place Your Students At The Forefront of 21st Century Media Production All education hinges on effective communication. This book shows how student mastery of media literacy and creation is the key to demonstrating learning in the 21st Century. The strategies and tactics these pages offer equip educators to make their students enthusiastic experts at producing dynamic media projects. Content includes: The how, why, and when of prompting students to create their own media across content areas. The benefits of media sharing, and how to do it responsibly. The innovative use of Augmented Reality, so readers can activate a video on the book’s printed pages with their mobile devices.

This title was first published in 2001. Offering a fascinating new perspective on the processes of technical and social change, this book complements contemporary innovation studies by adopting an integrative perspective on social learning as characterized by the introduction of educational multimedia. The contributors provide insights into policy making in the fields of education and multimedia, educational practices related to the use of multimedia and wider processes of technical change. Accessible in style, the book will appeal to researchers and policy makers alike and will be of particular relevance to those interested in education, media, science and technology.

This text gives preservice and inservice educators the opportunity to learn a process for planning and coaching multimedia projects. It is intended for readers to learn to help their students create multimedia projects to master academic subjects and focus on active, authentic learning experiences. It includes theory and practice of selecting and modifying projects and assessing students' results. It balances discussions of technologies with discussions of the pedagogical reasons for using technologies; is project based, featuring six projects; and is broad-based in terms of grade levels and content areas covered. The prerequisite for use of this text is some experience using either Macintosh or IBM-compatible computers.

Help Students Show Learning Through Media Creation Education hinges on effective communication. This book demonstrates how media has become a core component of modern communication and highlights the need to incorporate student-centered media projects throughout the curriculum. Self-expression with media will enhance the learning process and allow students to creatively demonstrate their knowledge. The strategies and tactics these pages offer equip educators to make their students enthusiastic experts at producing dynamic media projects. Content includes:- The how, why, and when of prompting students to create their own media across subjects and grade levels.- Keys to mastery of media formats from simple photography to eBooks to complex animations.- Detailed descriptions of student projects that utilize different media.- The benefits of media sharing, and how to do it responsibly.- The innovative use of Augmented Reality, so readers can activate a video on the book's printed pages with their mobile devices. Across all disciplines, mastery of media creation is central to the success of current and next generation students. Educators who implement this book's ideas will be amazed by the resultant increase in student engagement and depth of learning. "What a thoughtful collection of student-created products. This book highlights a variety of multimedia projects, offers a multitude of best practices and practical implementation tips, and is sure to empower teachers to help students find their voice." Lisa Johnson, Eanes ISD Ed Tech @TechChef4u.