I think it
is extremely important to use visuals to support your instruction, as long as
you plan and use them deliberately.
When you consider your students’ diverse needs and strengths, adding
text and speech can make learning easier and more accessible for them. Adding pictures, youtube videos or movie
clips to engage students and target their interests is essential, especially
for the success of our 21st century learners. I came across a blog
called “Assistive Technology: Access to Literacy” that used an awesome
goanimate.com video to explain why it is important to use visuals to support
your instruction. In the video it recommends allowing students
to create their own digital stories, which I think is an amazing idea. Offering students this option, allows them to
express their ideas and knowledge through creative thinking and problem
solving; as well as provides students
with a very tangible product!
As
they say, “a picture is worth a thousand words…”
Cool link, Molly, and very timely! I know you posted this before our digital storytelling class and this tied in perfectly. Not only did you share an interesting piece of info about using visuals to support instruction, you provided another idea for a tool to use for our digital storytelling assignment. Thanks for the link!
ReplyDeleteThe video would be great to show students before they make their own digital story. The funny characters and choppy voices would be good to show students as a model, that their story does not need to sound or look perfect. I like that the clip also gives suggestions to educators about where they can go to create digital stories with their students.
ReplyDeleteThe video would be great to show students before they make their own digital story. The funny characters and choppy voices would be good to show students as a model, that their story does not need to sound or look perfect. I like that the clip also gives suggestions to educators about where they can go to create digital stories with their students.
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