Feeling frustrated at having to repost this right now.... My own fault....
The purpose of today's class was to get everyone a little more comfortable with using technology in teaching English. I wanted to go beyond Gilmore's use of technology in the revision process. Instead, I wanted to show that technology can be used creatively by Language Arts instructors. I can't stress enough that these technologies do not require a "dumbing down" of the curriculum. In fact, using these technologies actually emcompass more state standards than traditional writing instruction.
You're already familiar with wikis and blogs, so I will leave those out of this discussion.
Digital Storytelling
Digital storytelling is a multimodal (multimedia?) production using a combination of text, images, voice narration, perhaps video, and usually music to tell a story. Digital storytelling has become a very popular way for pre-interns to explain why they went into teaching. However, digital storytelling can be a powerful took in the language arts classroom because of its dual role of presentation and production. Students can use digital storytelling to present poetry, biographies, autobiographies, book reports, ethnographies, and even research projects.
Center for Digital Storytelling
Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling
Digital Storytelling at Electronic Portfolio.org
Podcasting
Podcasts are video or audio productions meant to be uploaded to a portable device on demand. Much like digital storytelling, podcasts are a creative way for students to express themselves. Even the common book report is more interesting when done as a podcast.
Examples of student podcasts at MSU
Amphitheater High School podcasts
Marion Beat
e-Portfolios
E-Portfolios allow students to maintain and organize their work over the course of a semester, a year, or even their high school careers. The advantage that e-portfolios have over hard copy portfolios is the ease of incorporating multimedia content. Students can include essays, yes, but also podcasts, pictures, videos, and hypertext poetry.
Electronic Portfolios.Org
ePortfolios Portal
Beacon Charter High School for the Arts
A good place to start is Allen Webb's Techno English Blog. It was based on his Teaching with Technology class.
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