Infographic Assignment

ASSIGNMENT TITLE:
Infographic Assignment

USES IN THE CLASSROOM:
This is a great tool to show information visually. I would not have the students use this in the lower elementary but a teacher could easily was infographics to show the class visual information. It would be fun to do class favorites and create an inforgraphic for the students to see.

For students that have a good understanding of collecting data and using the computer, inforgraphics would be a great way to show understanding of a topic through designing an infographic by analyzing the data to compare and organize the topic at hand. Students would be able to demonstrate their findings by displaying an infographic.

ISSUES TO CONSIDER:
Students must be able to collect data and understand how to put the data into a graphic. They must also have access to a computer with Internet, the correct software, any other software/hardware needed and general knowledge on how to navigate around the software. Easel.ly is not the easiest program to use. There were several times that frustration got the best of me and had to walk away. I do not believe young students would enjoy this program and even some older students. The program was very touchy and had to reformat often even after simply zooming in or out. Students will need to understand how to locate materials under the creative commons licensing or be able to get permission to use any copyrighted materials. Students should be able to site any materials used in the creating of the infographic. 


COPYRIGHT:
Creator
Elizabeth Selepack, 2013

Photo Reference
ccho. (photographer). (2011). Thanksgiving feast. [Digital Image]. Retrieved from http://www.flickr.com/photos/ccho/6397578893/

Software Used
SurveyMonkey
Easel.ly
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This infographic was not easy to do on Easel.ly but I would use infographics when gathering information from lower elementary students and present it to them in this fun and graphic way! Enjoy!

Instructional Video Assignment

ASSIGNMENT TITLE:
Instructional Video - 2D Shapes

USES IN THE CLASSROOM:
Instructional Videos have a wide variety of uses in the classroom. If there was a short instructional video that accompanied every classroom lesson, students would have a great reference to go to when they did not quite get everything the first time it was explained. It would give the teachers the ability to reteach without having to do it with the whole class.
Students could use instructional videos to also explain subjects and topics in their own words. This would be helpful to other students to hear a lesson in someone else's words. It could also be used by a teacher for a grade to see if the student actually understood the subject at hand. Most likely if a child can correctly explain/instruct a topic then the have a good understanding of the topic at hand.

ISSUES TO CONSIDER:
Students must have access to a computer with Internet, correct software, a microphone (or computer that has a microphone), camera (and a way to upload the pictures), any other software/hardware needed and general knowledge on how to navigate around the software. Students will need to understand how to locate materials under the creative commons licensing or be able to get permission to use any copyrighted materials. Students should be able to site any materials used in the creating of the instructional video.


COPYRIGHT:
Creator and Narrator
Elizabeth Selepack, 2013

Audio Reference
Bare Knuckles
provided by Camtasia Library, 6/19/2012

Software Used
Microsoft PowerPoint
Camtasia Studio
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This Instructional Video can be used to introduce basic two-dimensional shapes to students. It discusses the shape's edges, corners, and lengths of the edges. Enjoy!

Digital Storytelling

ASSIGNMENT TITLE:
Digital Storytelling

USES IN THE CLASSROOM:
Digital Storytelling can be used in many different ways to tell stories about any topic. For this assignment we were asked to create a digital story that tells a story about something we may teach.
Students would use digital storytelling to design, produce, and publish their own personal digital story. Examples of assignments may be: tell a story about your summer vacation, your favorite book, family member, etc. If a teacher thinks it could be made into a story, a student should be able to create a digital story and be published and viewed by many.

ISSUES TO CONSIDER:
Students must have access to a computer with internet, the digital storytelling software, a microphone (or computer that has a microphone), camera (and a way to upload the pictures), and general knowledge on how to navigate around the software. Students will need to understand how to locate materials under the creative commons licensing or be able to get permission to use any copyrighted materials. Students should be able to site any materials used in the creating of the digital story.


COPYRIGHT:
Writer, Photographer and Narrator
Elizabeth Selepack, 2013

Photographed on Location
Lakeside Beach, Port Huron, MI

Special Thanks to
Tova (narrators daughter)
Matthew (husband)

Audio Reference
Jahzzar, "The Lake", November 10, 2013, via FreeMusicArchive.org, Creative Commons - Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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This Digital Storytelling could be used as an introduction to earth's materials, such as rocks, in Science or used for discussing sorting in Mathematics. Enjoy!

Screencast Assignment

ASSIGNMENT TITLE: Screencast

USES IN THE CLASSROOM: A screencast is a great way for teachers to introduce hardware or software to the classroom that students may be using within the class setting. This can be viewed in the classroom and even outside the classroom to demonstrate how to manipulate the hardware/software.
Screencasts can be created by students to demonstrate mastery of a hardware/software. Students could be asked to create a screencast on how they work with certain hardware/software and then used later to compare how students complete their work the same or differently using the hardware/software.

ISSUES TO CONSIDER: Students would need access to a computer that contains the screencast software, also any hardware/software being used to show the assignment, the internet, and a microphone. There would need to be a good understanding of how to navigate around a computer and also a well planned screencast. This would probably not be a good assignment for lower elementary students, but upper elementary, middle and definitely high school students would be able to create a screencast.

COPYRIGHT: This screencast was created with Camtasia Studio by Elizabeth Selepack, the owner of this blog, on November 10, 2013, and features Microsoft Word 2010.

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This screencast is a basic introduction to using Microsoft Word. The tutorial demonstrates how to open Microsoft Word, enlarge the page to 100% and also down size to view only one page, changing font style and font size and also printing. Please remember this is for the little ones that are just getting introduced to using Microsoft Word and a keyboard.