DIGITAL MEDIA-PREPARING/SELECTING TEACHING

RESOURCES AND USING AV FOR TEACHING

DR. FARHANA KHURSHID

•What is Digital media?
WHAT IS DIGITAL MEDIA

• The word media comes from the Latin medius or medium, which means “the
middle layer.”
• Media is an expression that brings some type of information from one body to
another.
WHAT IS DIGITAL MEDIA

• Before the advent of the digital age, the most popular forms of media were
what we now call analog or traditional media:
books, newspapers, magazines, billboards, journals, etc. are the first type of
traditional media.
Then telegraph in 19th Century, radio and Television in 20th century were
added.
Radio and Television are the first form of mass media.
WHAT IS DIGITAL MEDIA

• The technological revolution has brought with it many new types of media that now
play a major role in disseminating information and entertainment to populations
around the world.
• Digital media include: use of computer, tablet, or cellphone, opening web-based
systems and apps etc.
• Digital media might come in the form of videos, articles, advertisements, music,
podcasts, audiobooks, virtual reality, or digital art.
• When the use of internet has become very common in most of the world, the digital
age was fully underway.
LEARNING PARADIGM TIMELINE

Cognitivism Constructivism 21st Century:

Behaviourism Digital age
DIGITAL MEDIA IN TEACHING AND LEARNING
Factors effecting use of technology in teaching and learning
Teacher’s
• Beliefs
• Intentions
• Resources
Institutional context
the policy context for use of technology in education has a strong influence on the learners.
APPROACHED IN THREE WAYS

• Learning about technology: Teachers

Learning with
and learners develop skills and
technology knowledge in the potential uses of
technology to support learning
• Learning with technology: teacher and
learner use technology resources to
support the classroom curriculum
• Learning through technology: Teacher
and learner use technology to transform
Learning through Learning about
technology technology the process of teaching and Learning,
learning in new ways
Digital media Tools
MULTIMEDIA PC, LAPTOP, NOTEBOOK.
INTERNET AND ITS TOOLS- E-MAIL ,BROWSERS,
WEBSITE, SEARCH ENGINES, CHAT ETC.
VIDEO /AUDIO CONFERENCING
DIGITAL LIBRARIES
MICROSOFT PUBLISHING ,NEWS LETTER,
POSTER, BROCHURE.
E-PORTFOLIO
• A portfolio is a collection of work developed across varied
contexts over time.
• The portfolio can advance learning by providing students and/or
faculty with a way to organize, archive and display pieces of
work.
• Electronic portfolios are becoming a popular alternative to
traditional paper-based portfolios.
 E-PORTFOLIO
• The electronic format allows faculty and other professionals to
evaluate student portfolios using technology, which may include:
• the Internet,
• CD-ROM,
• video,
• animation or
• audio.
CREATE YOUR PORTFOLIO WEBSITE

• PortfolioGen
• Following link to create a portfolio
https://www.portfoliogen.com/
EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS
EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS
• Audiovisual material provides a rich medium for teaching and
learning.
• Video can effectively communicate complex information to
students and, if used creatively, can become a powerful
expressive tool.
• Teacher can exploit video in order to create motivating,
memorable and inclusive learning experiences.
AFFORDANCES OF VIDEOS
• Virtual field trips
• Telling stories
• Motivating learners
• Historical footage
• Demonstrations
 ADVANTAGES OF VIDEOS IN LEARNING

• Video learning control pace of learning

• Video learning can be adaptive to different learning styles
(provide visuals alongside text)
• Videos are portable (video lessons cane accessed anywhere)
• You can assign students the making of video
Youtube
Youtube is a fantastic tool to use, which is hugely beneficial to the
teaching community.
Access high quality educational instruction videos for free.
There are hundreds of high quality videos specifically made for a youtube
audience that are short, snappy, and educational.
• Use short clips from documentaries to provide context to a topic.
These are great to use as part of your lesson planning, and help to bring a
‘real world’ element to the class.
Youtube
YoutubeEdu.
these videos are specifically created for educational purposes and are
often concise and professional in their style.
• Engage visual learners with your lesson content.
No one child learns the same way, some understand from a visual
explanation.
Youtube

Set an assignment that requires students to research and make

their own videos to be later played in class.
students can be set an extended assignment to write, produce and edit
videos on a specific topic. There are plenty of video editing apps that
students could use to create their final video before uploading it to
youtube, with a ‘screening’ of these videos at the end of the task.
Youtube
A step-by-step explanation of problematic equations.
• Companies like the khan academy upload step-by-step equation
solution videos onto youtube, which is great for those looking to find
resources.
• Use videos as a writing prompt.
video can be an invaluable resource when planning a creative writing
lesson.
• Understanding research concepts…..
• Find a video relevant to any topic of your subject
BLOGS
BLOGS

• Blog is short for web log.

• It’s a bit like an online diary or journal,
• Blogs aren’t necessarily private, instead they’re created
for an audience.
• And just like a diary or journal, a blog is relaxed, making
it an easy and comfortable way for students to get
writing.
BLOGS
• Blogs are written on all kinds of topics from A to Z.
• Readers can usually leave comments, which lead to
discussions about the blog’s content.
• For example, a blog about flipping your classroom can
lead to a discussion between novice and experienced
teachers about common questions, advice, tips, and
clarifications.
USES OF BLOGS BY TEACHER AND STUDENTS
• Teachers can use blogs to publish:
• assignments,
• resources, and
• keep students and even parents up to date on class events, due
dates, and content being covered.
• Teachers can also use blogs to help students’ master content and
improve their writing skills.
USES OF BLOGS BY TEACHER AND STUDENTS
• Students can use blogs to publish their writing and educate
others on a particular topic.
• Students can also create blogs for their sports and other
co-curricular activities
CREATE AND PUBLISH YOUR BLOG

• Edublog.com is the number one site for education

blogs.
• WordPress.org is a free blogging site
TASK

• Search a blog
WEBQUEST
• A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented lesson format in which most or
all the information that learners work with comes from the web.

• The model was developed by Bernie Dodge at San Diego State

University in February, 1995.
WEBQUEST
• A webquest is an enquiry-based learning tool which encourages students to
become responsible for their own learning.
• Students are provided with a specific task, and the activities to support that
task.
• They are given links to information available on the web which they use to
acquire knowledge.
• A webquest can fit well into a scheme of work – varying from a single lesson’s
duration to a series of lessons within a topic.
WEBQUEST PROCESS
• According to Bernie Dodge, the six building blocks of a WebQuest are:
• The Introduction orients students and captures their interest.
• The Task describes the activity's end product.
• The Process explains strategies students should use to complete the task.
• The Resources are the Web sites students will use to complete the task.
• The Evaluation measures the results of the activity.
• The Conclusion sums up the activity and encourages students to reflect on its
process and results.
WEBQUEST RUBRIC
• http://webquest.org/sdsu/webquestrubric.html
 WIKI
• A Wiki can be defined as ‘‘a system that allows one or more
people to build up a corpus of knowledge in a set of interlinked
web pages, using a process of creating and editing pages” .

• A Wiki can be defined as a web based tool on which users

collaboratively add/delete/modify content directly from the web
browser.
 WIKIS
• Wikis can increase educational productivity:
• Wikis support collaborative learning because Wikis can
enable groups of students to work together to solve a problem,
complete a project etc.
• Using Wikis effectively may help your students reach Bloom’s
higher order skills, e.g., creating, evaluation etc.
• Wikis promote active learning where students can actively
participate in educational activities like writing, discussing etc.
 WIKI
• Wikis can help you create interactive learning environments
• Wikis can help you promote open dialogue and encourage
community building
• Wikis can help you prepare your students for the 21st century
marketplace by developing digital literacy skills
• Wikis can improve students’ writing skills
WHEN TO USE WIKIS
• You can use Wikis for the following types of activities:
• Research projects
• Reading comments
• Class summaries
• Notebooks
• Discussion activities
• Creating collaborative stories
• Peer feedback
• Resource repository
• Teachers can publish instructional materials
HOW TO USE WIKIS
• To use Wikis, some tips for you:
• Set clear rules and expectations
• Let students know what you expect and how students’ work will be evaluated
(perhaps design a rubric)
• Include detailed instructions
• Give authentic assignments
• Clearly define students’ roles and activities
• Closely monitor students’ activities
• Ask students to review and comment on each others entries
• Encourage interaction
• Become familiar with Wikis yourself
CHOOSE YOUR WIKI
• An excellent site that can help you choose is Wikimatrix
(http://www.wikimatrix.org). It contains an updated directory of
all wiki sites and allows you to go through comparisons to see
which one has the features you need.

• Search wiki matrix

CHANGE

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