Voki Update

Thursday 2 June 2011

Tutorial 6 - Multiliteracies/Podcasting, Vodcasting & Digital Storytelling

1. When and how should we help students to develop multiliteracies?
Multiliteracies are the essence of literacy lessons across the world. In each lesson we are aiming to introduce or develop the students multiliteracies. Namely to (a) be a critical analyser (to question the reliability and perspective portrayed), (b) transform what has been learnt and use it in different ways, (c) make meaning from what they have read/heard/watched (using comprehension skills) and (d) to be a functional user of the information and isplay technical competence. These multiliteracies are founded in Luke and Freebody's 1990 Four Resources Model of Reading (http://www.readingonline.org/research/lukefreebody.html).
I don't believe there are too many difference in the pedagogy of teaching multiliteracies between the pre-digital era and the current digital era. We still need to teach the '3R's (reading writing and arithmetic) as well as viewing, speaking, spelling etc. The digital era has enabled teachers and students alike a newer, sleeker and faster vehicle in which to practice their reading, writing, critical literacy skills and summarising etc. Think of blogger - an authentic way to practice literacy skills using ICT - tick, tick tick I say!
Traditional print literacies are still required to access and navigate the internet and indeed they can be developed through ICT usage. In the current climate, students are requiring more literacy skills than ever - whether it be print or digital literacy or information literacy - they must navigate the Web and extract the inofrmation they are looking for while using their ICT skills and then present and design the layout of their piece of work.

2. How might you use podcasting and vodcasting in education?
Podcasting and vodcasting can be used by students to catch up on any lessons they have missed or to revise/reflect on past lessons. Podcasts can also faciliate guided reading for younger students and enable aural learners a flexible mode to receive lesson content or to read books. Students can also make podcasts and vodcasts as a way to practive their speaking and presentation skills which also drives collaboration and multimedia skills.

3. How might you use digital storytelling in education?

Digital Storytelling is the modern expression of the ancient art of storytelling.
Digital stories derive their power by weaving images, music, narrative and voice together,
thereby giving deep dimension and vivid color to characters, situations, experiences, and insights.
Tell your story now digitally.
Digital storytelling can be used to express creative stories, recount historical events,  to interview people and the list goes on. My personal favourite is Storybird! Check out my digital story on Storybird below:



Toast and Tea and Autumn Leaves by JessGardner on Storybird


4. When and how might you use social sharing sites?
Social sharing sites range from textsharing to photsharing to slidesharing to videosharing.
Scribd is a text sharing site - http://www.scribd.com/
Diigo is a sticky note function for any website - http://www.diigo.com/
Flickr is one of the better known photosharing sites - http://www.flickr.com/
Slideshare is a slidesharing sites - http://www.slideshare.net/
Voicethread (a great site) is a form of videosharing - https://voicethread.com/
Check out my voicethread at http://voicethread.com/share/2086443/


How would you deal with the risks in using social sharing sites? Are there any you would avoid completely? You can use filters, and use silent tube/quiet tube which don't have the advertising popping up around the clips. However, dealing with and manging these risks is using social sharing sites is a part of growing up. I don't think we should block any social networking sites as it is ignoring the risk/problem rather than coaching the students and learning to mange such social networking risks.

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