Week 4 - Assignment 1: Reflection 3

Engagement this week required the creation and use of image, audio and video on the web. All three media's are fantastic ways to engage with information in ways other than written text that can attend to a range of learning styles. Video, audio and images can communicate messages, engage students in discussion, debates, talks, stories, recounts, and provide thought-provoking insight or just to simply entertain.  

• Click here to view an embedded image in my blog
• Click here to listen to my audio recording on PodOmatic
• Click here to watch my video recording on Youtube

Some suggestions on how these medias can be used in a primary school classroom are as follows:

Curriculum: Maths

Topic: Learning multiplication

• Students can create an audio recording of a "word problem" to swap with a partner to solve
• Students can create a video recording of a "how to" sequence to solve a multiplication equation on a whiteboard
• Students can take pictures of real-life objects around the classroom to create a "picture problem"

Prior to completing this week's engagement, I had not considered how fantastic, and easy, the integration of medias into lesson plans could be. I am now excited to use them in future plans to ensure further engagement of my learners.