Hypermedia Product-- http://www.almanac.com
Reference Material
This site would be a great addition to my Agriscience classroom. The Old Farmer’s Almanac falls under the “reference materials” category. This website includes a plethora of information all in one spot at the student’s fingertips. One way The Old Farmer’s Almanac website is useful is that students have immediate access to research information instead of having to flip through pages and pages of past almanacs. For example, if students were researching information on planting times, their research time can be cut in half as they are just a simple click away to finding out their information. According to Roblyer and Doering (2013), “students who usually struggle to complete a project or term paper often will tackle a hypermedia project enthusiastically” (p.176). This is addressed in the website’s ability to present the information in an easy and fun environment for the students.
Multimedia Authoring Tool
Audio and Video Production and Editing SystemsGarageBand
Roblyer and Doering (2013) refer to hypermedia as interactive media which can consist of commercial products, interactive presentation, audio/video, production and virtual environments. The tool I have selected to discuss falls under the audio/video category. Even though there are many audio/video tools out there to choose from I liked Apple’s GarageBand software. GarageBand easily allows students to create podcasts that could be used in class projects or posted for the public to access. “Research on writing has shown that students invest more effort in the writing process when they know others will read their writing” (Roblyer and Doering, 2013, p.185). Through recording of their speeches or projects, students are given an opportunity for an outside audience to listen/view their work. By involving all students in using this software, they are given the opportunity to perfect their work. “One of the most amazing things about how hypermedia systems have evolved is that people with fairly non-technical skill levels now can develop complex professional looking hypermedia products” (Roblyer and Doering, 2013, p.185). I think GarageBand would be a very effective tool in my classroom to help students recite their FFA Creed speeches. By listening to their recording, they can make changes to improve the delivery based on what the audience hears instead of what they hear of themselves giving the speech.
This video discusses how classrooms are transforming their environments into a 21st century classroom through using YouTube. By utilizing audio/video in the classroom, educators can help make students actually want to learn. “The most powerful strategy for integrating presentation hypermedia is for students to create individual or small group presentations” (Roblyer and Doering, 2013, p.185).
This site gives some insight as to how GarageBand can be utilized in many different ways in your classroom.
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According to Robyler and Doering (2013), Creation of hypermedia products requires that the learner constantly make decisions and evaluate progress, thus encouraging students to apply higher order thinking skills" (p. 176). Thus, I believe your ideas for using GarageBand are spot-on in engaging students and allowing them to correct their own mistakes. I particularly liked your idea about having them record themselves saying the FFA creed, as it would be very valuable for their practice time to hear their mistakes and correct them as they go, instead of starting from scratch each and every time. They could also listen to each others' until the entire class can confidently recite the oath.
ReplyDeleteThe Old Farmer’s Almanac is the perfect hypermedia product for your agriscience classroom. I agree that the website for this material is much easier to access than printed versions. An online encyclopedia may also be useful for research by your students. Roblyer and Doering (2013) say, “these resources are accompanied by search tools that make searching for information in the application both easy and efficient” (p.176).
ReplyDeleteUsing Garage Band to record speeches is also a great idea. Practicing and hearing yourself could be a good way to relieve presentation anxiety. I would not have thought of using Garage Band for this.
I could not get your video to work.