I teach 5th grade science, and my job today is to come up with two teacher ideas on how to present a subject to my students using digital media. I think that one good way to do this is finding a good podcast that would present the idea to them in an interesting way.Let's say I want to teach about physical properties, I found a good podcast showing how to make butter from cream bought in a store. In the video he took a liquid and made it to a solid. The cream went from a liquid to a solid.My second idea might be making a video. After attending this workshop I think that I would really like to make a movie myself that would present the idea to them. I want to teach about rocks and I can't bring them into the class, but I could video them and then edit it into a short video and still get them to understand my point.
I also want my students to use digital media to present and idea. It could be as simple as having them find a good website showing what we are talking about. In class we are dealing with the rock cycle. So I have my students go online and find a website that they thought presented it in a way that liked. My students could also make a video of themselves performing an experiment or get their parents help them make the video together. Maybe they could find a way to show the rock cycle and how rocks change from one form to another. The video could be as simple or complicated as they wanted.
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I really like the idea of you making a film about the rock cycle - I can imagine you in the field with a camera photographing and filming "on location." This sounds like a good project for after the workshop. I don't know if there is "evidence" of the rock cycle on your campus, but if you could find stuff to film there, that would really bring it home - and offer an opportunity for your students to make films too.
For a student project, maybe you could start with vocabulary - assign a term to each student, have them read the definition and then offer some ways that might help others remember the meaning. You might also consider having them "storyboard" the rock cycle (if they could stand the excitement!). I can imagine a kid making a movie on "a day in the life of a rock."
Great work - I'll look forward to seeing your product.
-Doug
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