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Syllabus |
Weekly Outline
By the end of this workshop, participants will have
- explored some online tools for image manipulation, photo sharing, storytelling, slideshows and comics creation
- had an overview of the Creative Commons Licensing
- seen examples of online activities using images
- suggested activities based on the tools they explore
- networked with other participants and shared visually appealing possibilities to manipulate educational content
- understood the concept of user-generated production
- understood the potential images have to foster multi-literacies in the 21st century classroom
- enhanced their media literacy skills to meaningfully incorporate digital production into their lesson plans
- learned about the revised Bloom's digital taxonomy and applied into their lesson plans
- created a lesson plan which contemplates the use of online multimedia tools
Week 1 (Jan 11 - 17, 2010)
During the first week of the course, participants will
- Join the group meeting place, Ning
- exchange introductions and become familiar with the group environments
- add themselves to the group map
- answer a survey to determine their experience with online tools
- create their Flickr account and join the images4education group on Flickr
- explore Flickr basic features
Week 2 (Jan 18 - 24, 2010)
During this week, participants will
- understand the basics of tagging on Flickr
- upload and organize their first photos
- explore more advanced features in Flickr
- play around with various Flickr Toys
- read about using Flickr as a pedagogical tool
- see examples of Flickr as a pedagogical tool
- share their own ideas of Flickr use in the classroom
- learn about the Creative Commons licensing
- search for Creative Commons photos in Flickr under a certain topic
Extension: Sharing other tools and ideas
Using Picnik (photo editor) connected to Flickr
Week 3 (Jan 25 - Jan 31, 2010)
During this week, participants will
- have an overview of online slideshows tools
- see examples of slideshows being used in the educational setting
- choose, at least, two slideshows platforms to be used for the same purpose and compare them
- take some of their flickr photos and send them to a slideshow
Week 4 (Feb 01 - 07, 2010)
During this week, participants will
- read about digital storytelling
- see examples of digital storytelling being used in the educational setting
- check different digital storytelling tools that can be used in the classroom
- create their own stories using a tool of their choice
Week 5 (Feb 08 -14, 2010)
During this week participants will:
- share their digital stories
- read about the revisited Bloom's taxonomy, Bloom's Digital Taxonomy
- prepare a lesson plan that incorporates digital media into their content area to transform it to a 21st century lesson
Extension: using digital timelines
Week 6 (Feb 15 - 21, 2010)
During this week participants will:
- check and comment each other's lesson plans
- assess their own learning during the session
- evaluate the workshop
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Our Session Online Spaces
Our Ning Group: main environment, message board for announcements and discussions
Our Flickr Group: group photosharing space
Our Wiki: syllabus, weekly tasks, weekly discussion threads and tutorials
Our Diigo Group: online social bookmarking space where we keep all the resources being shared by the group