Using
Visual Media in the Classroom
Instagram
Instagram is a very popular social network where
individuals can share photos and videos.
It is a fairly easy visual media tool to use. Importing pictures from your photos is very
manageable, as is adding text.
Instagram can be used in the classroom to create a variety of
assignments. For example, as a writing
teacher, I can post a picture of a background and ask students to write a story
about what they see. Students can also display
their assignments on Instagram and share with others. As teachers, we can use Instagram to showcase
students that excel, as well as their work.
Flipagram
Screencast-o-matic
Screencast-o-matic allows you to create video files
that you can share with others. The free
features include 15 minute recordings, screen and webcam recording, ability to
publish to YouTube and to save as a video file.
The pro features--for an additional $15.00 /year--includes no watermark,
ability to make longer recordings, tools for editing, ability to draw and zoom,
etc. The price is very reasonable. The tutorials offered are also great. Teachers can use Screencast-o-matic to have students demonstrate their knowledge of a lesson by creating a video and sharing their videos with the classroom. A chapter can be divided into sections and given to different groups of students. Each group can create a video and share their knowledge with the classroom.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xj6uknHe9uM
My favorite visual media tool was Flipagram. It was easy to use. The slideshows were fun to create, and I can see myself using this tool often with my students.
References
Retrieved from https://screencast-o-matic.com/
Common sense review: Flipagram. (2014, April). Retrieved from https://www.commonsense.org/education/app/flipagram
Hudson, H. (2014, August 7). 10 surprising ways to use Instagram in the classroom. Retrieved from https://www.weareteachers.com/10-surprising-ways-to-use-instagram-in-the-classroom-2/
Moore, A. (2012, June 7). Using Instagram in the classroom. Retrieved from http://prezi.com/fvbrbbznr7ee/using-instagram-in-the-classroom/
Flipagram was so easy to use. I can also see myself using this great app in the library to create videos to showcase books, book display. Screencast was not so friendly for me. It took a while to figure out how to use Screencast, but I see what a great resource it would be at he library.
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I loved your screencast over embedding tweets. It is definitely a resource that I plan to use. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad that we learned how to make a screencast. I think it is a tool that will benefit us because we'll need to share information in an easy way with our staff. I do like flipagram. I've made one to show a behavior skill and another one as a celebration before our STAAR test as a motivation tool.
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