Multimedia can Transform your
Classroom: Why Its Worth the
Effort
Presented by:
Terri Friedlander,
Business Education Teacher
Cocoa Beach Jr/Sr High School
Overview
• Multimedia rules today’s world and the internet.
• Dee Lucas, Cocoa Beach Media Specialist,
attended FETC and said “We need to be using the
KIDS Technology of today with our content!”
• This little video is a great parody- “When I
Become a Teacher?”
http://homepage.mac.com/lesleyu/iMovieTheater.
html
Trivia: Where is the headquarters of
Apple computers? Giveaway a CD
A little about me
• Teach computer literacy in Business Ed classes
• Held other jobs like programmer, consultant and IT
manager for the world’s largest law firm
• Last year, I heard about Florida’s Master Digital Educator
program
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Great Resources for all teachers on their web site
http://fcit.usf.edu/laptop
Run by University of South Florida in Tampa
Why it worth the effort??
• USF is spending millions of dollars to get teachers in Florida to
implement lessons with multimedia
– Exciting program that really motivated me to use the latest
technology for my lessons
A little history
• 31 teachers were selected - Mac and IBM compatibles and some
from Apple Distinguished Educator program
• Show “Think Different” Video
http://www.theapplecollection.com/Collection/AppleMovies/mov/thi
nkdif.html
– Apple Computers encouraged and rewarded teachers to
use technology
Trivia: What year did Apple launch the Think Different campaign? CD
giveaway
A little about my students
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Often high school kids already know how to create a basic Word document
so they’re Bored.
• Took a computer elective to play games all period on the internet?
• Always have a Mixed level of computer experience.
– Last year I heard Dr. Will Daggett at the inservice at Astronaut HS – Very
inspiring message
– Lots about globalization with an emphasis on technology education to
provide our students with skills to compete for jobs – the future of
technology is a PC the size of a watch
• The challenge for me (and all teachers) is to engage them, to motivate them,
to entertain them almost the way they find the internet entertaining while
they are being educated.
• Multimedia can do all these things in your classroom
Trivia: Where is the headquarters of IBM? Giveaway a CD.
Beyond PowerPoint
• Sure you can teach students how to make a slide show in
Microsoft PowerPoint. Need slide transitions, sound clips
and animations
• But how to Engage students with this lesson?
• Instead of clipart, get animated icons
• Which bus is better ?
Or this?
• http://www.animationfactory.com and get
animated icons
• Or this? Custom Animations
• Create a Motion Path – Actions/Sounds
How can you use a digital
camera to enhance lessons?
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Multimedia Hardware – digital camera
Class introductions
Click here for http://www.cbhs.podomatic.com
Take their photos and have them use it in their
electronic portfolios
• Calendar Project for the year - use as a gift
• Country Project – use as a multidisciplinary
social studies project
Multimedia hardwareweb camera
• Walmart sells it for $25
• Kids use them for video chat
• You can make a movie to show to class if there
will be a substitute
• You can record a student’s review of a book and
make a Book Talk- Promote reading of the
Sunshine State Books.
• We did this with this little web camera.
• Heir Apparent by Emily
How to Make A Book Talk
Video with a web camera
1. Ask a student to be your Interviewee
2. Begin with a script of questions on the book such as the
author, the plot and the main characters
3. Capture the video with the software
4. Import the video into the program Microsoft
Moviemaker (or if you are a Mac fan, use the program
called iMovie) The programs do essentially the same
thing.
5. Import still pictures into Moviemaker and add slide
titles and captions.
• Why it’s worth the effort? Students love to see
themselves and it promotes reading!
Chasing Vermeer by Laura
Software: Microsoft Moviemaker
or Apple iMovie
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How much is Windows Moviemaker?
Answer-Its FREE!!
Its installed already in Windows 2000 and xp
Its really easy to learn
hand out the moviemaker booklet
TRIVIA: What year did the world wide web begin?
Handout a CD to the winner
Ideas for Moviemaker
• Pasco HS has done so much
– Teacher video for parents
– http://www.turtlesteach.com
– Leave a video for students if substitute for the
class
– Students make video storytelling
– http://www.phs.podomatic.com/
Show steps to Moviemaker
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Capture Video
Split video, cut video, edit sound
Create beginning slide and end slide
Add transition effects on slide or video
Add music files
Add digital photos
Save as a .wmv file for the internet or for a
Windows media player
What is a podcast?
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Do your students own ipods?
Do they download music regularly?
We should know as much as they know.
Click on the result of our video online
http://www.cbhs.podomatic.com
Upload to any one of free sites
Why Multimedia Is Worth The
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Do you feel appreciated??
A student who couldn’t get Excel and was struggling, became alive with the Calendar
project! Loved putting in the words of wisdom and photos. Did most of it at home for
hours!
Kid who just loved making the calendar actually thanked me for inspiring him and
made it better over Holiday Break
Another student’s mother wrote me a note about how much their child learned and
would use in the future!
Even Kids who are into sports loved working on the school video
Focus kids on the positive about their environment
Promotes School Pride!
Integrates with promoting reading and writing
Suddenly students who always wanted to play games on the internet were playing
“games” by working on custom animations in PowerPoint.
Technology is the future. Students are better prepared for the world of work
and college
Reflection
• How do you/could you integrate digital
images into your curriculum?
• How could students create their own digital
images and videos in your classroom?
• How might this technology enhance your
existing lesson, units, or projects?
More about the MDE program
• Most of what I’ve done recently is due to the
Florida Master Digital Educator program.
• It’s a training opportunity
• It’s an opportunity to train people over the
summer and hear their input
• It’s a networking opportunity!
• My fellow MDE’s have shared their great ideas
• Click here to see what they’re doing in Palm
Beach county:
http://www.palmbeach.k12.fl.us/pahokeemiddlesr
high/fetc2007/freetechnology.html
Would you like to apply for the
Florida MDE program?
• The program accepts teacher applications for
MDE cohorts each year: http://etc.usf.edu/mde/
• Web site lists details and application forms
• Or you can attend a 4 day workshop in the
summer called the summer institute. Check at:
http://etc.usf.edu/fde/institutes.htm
• Or you can get an online Certificate from the
University of Tampa (most long term and most
expensive option)
Questions?
• I can be reached by email at:
• Friedlat@brevard.k12.fl.us
• I have web sites all over the place but my school
site is:
• http://novusites.admin.brevard.k12.fl.us/schools/c
ocoabeachjrsr/friedlander/
• My latest creation: Promote the Academy of
International Business
• http://www.cbhs.brevard.k12.fl.us/Teachers/Fried
lander/academyvideo.wmv