Multi-Media+Research+Projects

toc =The Assignment=

Things to Consider
//Who is your intended audience for your project?// //What is your intended purpose for your project?// //What medium would be the best for conveying your intended message for the audience and purpose you have chosen?//
 * This might be your current classmates, future colleagues, future students, etc.
 * To advocate for a particular teaching strategy?
 * To introduce a concept to your students?
 * To share your own learning journey on the topic?
 * Etc.
 * See options listed below, but don't be limited to this list - as long as it's multi-modal, you can't go wrong!

The Annotated Bibliography
For an explanation of what is expected in an annotated bibliography, please read [|this article from the Purdue Online Writing Lab] review the [|Annotated Bibliography Example] and take a look at the [|Annotated Bibliography Samples] Another good explanation with examples is available from Cornell University Library - [|How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography]

APA Documentation
The Purdue Online Writing Lab also provides a useful resource on [|APA style documentation] Another helpful site is [|Research and Documentation Online] from Diana Hacker

=Stations Activity: Introducing the Multi-Media Research Project=

**Station 1**
Peruse the books and articles provided (focus on text features)

//Language Arts// [|Language Arts in a 2.0 World] (88.1) [|Literacy as Movement, Voice, and Image] (86.2) [|Multimodal Transformations] (84.1) [|Popular Culture and Media Literacy] (81.2) [|Imagination and the Arts] (80.5)

//Voices from the Middle// [|Literacies That Matter Now] (10.3) [|Vision and Voice] (4.3)

//English Journal// [|New Literacies] (97.1) [|Popular Culture] (93.3) [|Multigenre Teaching] (92.2)

**Station 2**
Read at least 1 or 2 of the following short texts from NCTE

[|Literacy Learning in the 21st Century] (2009) [|Writing in the 21st Century] (2008)

[|Definition of 21st Century Literacies] (2008) [|21st Century Curriculum and Assessment Framework] (2008)

[|21st-Century Literacies: A Policy Research Brief] (2007) [|21st-Century Literacies: Supplemental Resources] (2007)

[|Beliefs about Technology and the Preparation of English Teachers] (2006) Focus on these terms:
 * Multimedia
 * Multimodal
 * New Literacies
 * New Media
 * Visual Literacy

**Station 3**
View 2 or 3 of these videos media type="custom" key="7455435"

**Station 4**
Review the ideas presented in the slides below

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**Station 5**
Explore some digital multi-media texts created by Ms. Moorman

[|Transforming Teaching with Technology] on Voicethread

[|Constructing Global Understanding with Gapminder] on Prezi

[|Creative Commons: Copyright-friendly content and more] created using Keynote

[|Web2Global: Discovery Education and Google Maps] created in iMovie using Jing

[|Celebrate Poetry Month 2010] created with Glogster

[|My Interdisciplinary Journey Map] created with Vuvox

=Additional Multi-Media Formats to Consider=

See the video playlist below for examples of the following styles. . . [|Common Craft] [|Say It Visually] [|Pecha Kucha] [|Back of the Napkin] [|Whiteboard Animation] Graphic Facilitation Emoticons Interpretive Dance media type="custom" key="7541761"

= Fall 2010 Projects =

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 * ~ Student Name ||~ Research Topic ||~ Project Audience ||~ Project Purpose ||~ Chosen Medium ||~ Project Link with Annotated Bibliography ||
 * Amy || Grammar Instruction || Middle school students || Provide a positive perspective on grammar. Introduce a teacher's approach to grammar. || imovie || [|What Does Grammar Mean to You?]
 * Brianna || Movement in the Classroom || Classmates/Colleagues || Looking at the affects of role playing and other movement activities on reading comprehension in the classroom. || Glogster || [|Movement in the Classroom]
 * Dan ||  ||   ||   ||   || [|Learning Styles]

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 * Elizabeth || Teaching the Literary Canon || Current Classmates, future colleagues || Exploring reasons and methodology for teaching the cannon to high school students || Prezi || [|The Problem of the Canon] [[file:Annotated Bibliography.pdf]] ||
 * Jacki || Technology - Video Game Culture in the Classroom || Teachers and Colleagues || Utilizing youth gaming culture in a variety of ways in the Reading Classroom. || Prezi || [|Find a Book, Read a Game] ||
 * Karyn || Reading Workshops || High School/Middle School students, colleagues || Focusing on the purposes and methods of the Reading Workshop, with special attention paid to selecting the right text for each student. || Glogster || [|Reading Workshop and Choosing the Right Book] ||
 * Katie || Differentiation || Future colleagues, current classmates || Focus on how to differentiate in a classroom setting and persuade teachers to adopt some differentiated instruction in their classroom. || Prezi || [|Differentiated Instruction]

|| || ||
 * Lauren || Literature Circles || Future Colleagues, classmates || Begin to understand the complexity surrounding effective implementation of literature cirlces into the classroom. || Google Website || [|Literature Circles] ||
 * Maddie || Writing Workshop || Teachers || To look into the importance of writing workshop and different ways to incorporate it in the classroom. || Glogster || [|Writing Workshop]
 * Valerie || Purpose of Media Literacy || Students || To make students aware of the research behind media literacy, to encourage and empower them them to question media as we begin our unit on media. || Prezi || [|Finding a Purpose for Media Literacy]