Module 3 Using Digital Media to Support Literacy Development

Aims and Objectives Morning Session Explore digital photography as a springboard to language learning Use image editing software as a classroom resource (Picasa) Afternoon Session Use sound recording for literacy development (Audacity) Discuss the use of digital media for assessment © NCTE 2011

Digital Cameras in the Classroom Brief Overview of Digital Cameras Discussion: Why use a digital camera in the classroom? Personalised books Stories Using images as a stimulus Create big books Classroom presentations Pictorial maths and history trails See pg 73 of the NCTE course manual for ideas © NCTE 2011

Observing the Local Environment. Pupils took photos of the flora and fauna they observed in our courtyard. A very obliging snail posed willingly! Some examples © NCTE 2011

Some examples Maths – Shapes Children went on a shape hunt armed with a digital camera. It’s amazing what they found!

Some examples Cé atá sa phictiúir? Cad atá á dhéanamh aici? Tá sí ag ciceáil. Gaeilge

Cé atá sa phictiúir seo? Cad atá á dhéanamh aige? Cén dath atá ar a gheansaí? Some examples © NCTE 2011

Practical Session – Image Editing Free to use tool – Downloading and Installing Organising photos Adding new photos Editing photos Basic fixes, tuning, effects Crop, add text, rotate and flip Saving edits Creating a slideshow © NCTE 2011

Activities Editing Images Using images from ImageBank or your own images please complete the activity on page 84 of the NCTE course manual © NCTE 2011

Assessment Ways of assessing oral language, reading and writing using a digital camera -Interviews -Discuss image -Edit image – what has changed -Image as prompt for discussion of news item -Write description of photo -Illustrate different points of view -Use photos for sequencing/construction of story -Allow pupils to construct story using digital camera Can you think of others? – Please see activity page 86 © NCTE 2011

Recording & Using Sound Why use sound recording in the classroom? Narration of stories Listen and respond to spoken text Narrate a sequence of events/procedural writing Use childrens’ voices to add interactivity to resource Allow reluctant readers to pre record narration of story or presentation and play back to class Can you think of other uses? Please see page 87 of NCTE course manual © NCTE 2011

Recording & Using Sound Sound Recording options Audacity LAME Encoder for converting to MP3 Help files for Audacity and LAME ki_Home_Page Activity: Record 3 sound files for use with resource for literacy prepared in Modules 1 & 2 © NCTE 2011

Practical Session – Using Audacity Recording sound using Audacity Editing sound Exporting your recording Other editing features Effects Saving your recording Activity – Record yourself narrating a piece of text. How could this be used to support literacy? © NCTE 2011

Activity - Assessment Consider possible uses of audio and sound recording in the assessment of literacy in your classroom. Example of one school using Audacity for literacy and assessment of same © NCTE 2011

Checklist In this module, you have Explored digital photography as a springboard to language learning Used image editing software as a classroom resource Used sound recording for literacy development Discussed the use of sound recording and digital media for assessment