5-14 ICT Multimedia Kate Farrell

“By incorporating rich multimedia content… lessons can become more engaging and stimulating. Content can be made more accessible.” Times Educational Supplement (5 November 2004) It can motivate and enthuse pupils: Benefits of using multimedia in education

“The moving image can often be more appropriate than written texts or still images as a way of presenting ideas or processes, and for some children it offers new ways of succeeding.” British Film Institute (2000: 4) Benefits of using multimedia in education Multimedia aids accessibility:

“Moving image… particularly appeals to those who favour a more visual style of learning.” British Film Institute (2003: 19) It uses auditory and visual learning styles: Benefits of using multimedia in education

Benefits of using multimedia in education? “Moving image work… stimulates and motivates both genders but without patronizing either” Andrew Goodwyn (2004: 146) Appeals to both boys and girls:

5-14 Multimedia Lessons Manipulate a photograph Plan and record a sound clip Plan and film a video clip Draw and scan in a drawing Write and type in headings and text Add all elements into a presentation

5-14 Multimedia Lessons Aliens have invaded your school! Create a news report with photos, video, sound clips and text to tell the world what has happened!

Task One: Photograph Manipulation Download a photo of the school Download a picture of an alien spacecraft In Appleworks Painting, lasso round the alien ship, then move the ship onto the photo Add special effects

Task Two: Record a Sound Clip Plan and record a sound clip of: A student’s eyewitness report An interview with an eyewitness An interview with an alien The aliens communicating their demands

Task Three: Film a Video Clip As a class plan, rehearse and film a video clip Prior learning – all second year students will have planned and made short films in Media Studies in first year

Other Tasks: Draw and scan in a drawing of an artist’s impression of the aliens Write and type in headings and a news report of the alien invasion Add all elements into a presentation

Attainment Targets Level D – Create a slide show / presentation or web pages using more sophisticated software and with teacher support. Incorporate, e.g.: –text –graphics –sound ICT ‘Creating and Presenting’ Multimedia manipulation strand: Level E – Create a presentation or web pages using more appropriate software. Working independently, incorporate, e.g.: –text –graphics –sound –video

Attainment Targets Expressive Arts (Drama) ‘Expressing’ ‘Creating and designing’ strand: Levels C-E ‘Communicating and presenting’ strand: Levels C-E Expressive Arts (Art and Design) ‘Investigating visually and recording’ strand: Levels C-E ‘Creating and designing’ strand: Levels B-C English Language (Writing) ‘Imaginative writing’ strand: Levels A-E English Language (Talking) ‘Audience awareness’ strand: Level D-E

What are the issues of using multimedia? Lack of resources and equipment Limited access to equipment Time taken to set up equipment Time taken to transfer video material Large file sizes involved with video Conflicting messages to students about using mobile phones in class

References British Film Institute (2000) Moving Images in the Classroom, BFI, London: UK. British Film Institute (2003) Look Again, BFI, London: UK. Goodwyn, A. (2004) English Teaching and the Moving Image, Routledge, London: UK. Mills, G. Advance screening. TES Online, 5 November 2004, p.10

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