Knowing Your Students through Multimedia Projects Presenter: Sylvester NgomaSylvester Ngoma About Me (Wordle) >>> About Me (Tagxedo) >>> CMS Instructional Technology Conference

Presentation Objectives Improve teaching practices Improve student learning Increase success and reduce failure

Resistance to learning Disjunction between teaching styles and learning styles Rhythm or pace of learning Poor self-image Fear of the unknown Poor teaching or testing practices Apparent irrelevance of learning activities Students’ dislike of teachers

Responding to Resistance Research your students’ backgrounds, values, career goals, learning styles Sort out causes of resistance Use a variety of teaching methods Build a case for learning

Tools Mixbook Wordle Tagxedo Animoto Photostory Glogster VisuWords

Samples

Mixbook Laura’s Memories Rani’s Memories Sidney’s Memories Kayla’s Memories The American Storm by Shakia Watson (Senior Exit Project) The American Storm My Students’ SciVis Projects Embedded Mixbook

Glogster Presentations for Unit Summary Ethical Use of Electronic Media by Alexis Ethical Use of Electronic Media Medical Imaging Careers by Marcella Medical Imaging Careers Basic Presentation Techniques by Chelsea Basic Presentation Techniques Maya Angelou (Interdisciplinary Projects) Maya Angelou

Tagxedo Electronic Communication by Watson Electronic Communication Software and Hardware by Chelsea Software and Hardware Symbols by Aarti Symbols Violence by Akiyl Violence Software by Fay Software Software by Marcella Software

Wordle Project Ideas by Kayla Project Ideas Screen Saver by Akiyl Screen Saver Screen Saver by Rani Screen Saver

The First Word: IDEAL & SAFE SAFE by Shakia Watson SAFE IDEAL by Alexis Harrison IDEAL IDEAL by Chelsea Anderton IDEAL IDEAL by Farzaana Carey IDEAL SAFE by Farzaana Carey SAFE IDEAL by Brittany Waters IDEAL SAFE by Brittany Waters SAFE IDEAL by Deanca Crouch IDEAL SAFE by Deanca Crouch SAFE IDEAL by Brittany Jordan IDEAL IDEAL by Alana Luke IDEAL IDEAL by Courtney Meeker IDEAL

2. Unit Recall through Wordle Network Systems by Jada Brown Network Systems IT Security by Jada Brown IT Security Network Systems by Maria Gonzales Network Systems IT Security by Maria Gonzales IT Security Network Systems by Randy Cao Network Systems Network Systems by Randy Cao Network Systems IT Security by Randy Cao IT Security Network Systems by Sahra Mohamed Network Systems Network Systems by Chelsea Brinson Network Systems

Other Tools Animoto Photostory Bubbl.com SlideRocket Combining Wordle with Movie MakerWordle Combining Tagxedo with Movie MakerTagxedo Combining Wordle with PhotostoryWordle Combining Tagxedo with PhotostoryTagxedo

Learning Style Surveys Edutopia LD Pride Index of Learning Styles Questionnaire (NC State University) Index of Learning Styles Questionnaire

Introduction Activity In this assignment, you are asked to introduce yourself to the class through a multimedia product. Using Wordle or Tagxedo, create a screen saver that captures your learning style, your personality, your career dreams, what makes you unique, something interesting about you, your worries as a student, your fears, your accomplishments. Be sure to use at least 200 words. Save the file as JPG Open it in Movie Maker Add audio explaining each word. Be as funny and as creative as you can be.

FIN c Use YouTube Tutorials o Mixbook Mixbook o Glogster 1 Glogster 1 o Glogster 2 Glogster 2 Use converters o Audio Converter Example Audio Converter Example Cardinal Principle of Effective Teaching: Know Your Students.