Learning about these 3 digital technologies has been a hoot! I have loved exploring the different websites and creating my own video and digital image!! What fun!! The students will adore fun programs such as these.
Digital Images:
To view my earlier posting on Digital Images please click here.
SWAT Analysis
Strengths
- will really appeal to students who do not like to do not like to have to read a lot of text.
- very engaging and appealing
- great to use for visual learners
- makes a great lead on to art lessons
- creates an opportunity for further research
- develops and stimulates creative thinking
- There are a large number of sites to use to edit pictures
- can be used to learn about history (family history through personal photos or war history through pin up/advertising posters, etc)
Weaknesses
- May take some time for some students to become visual learners and hence take them a while to understand what is happening in an image
- Not all options are available for free on Picnik
- Teachers cannot monitor what every student is creating at the same time
Opportunities
- Students can develop a visual awareness
- Students can learn to read how they are being positioned by the media through images
- Students can learn skills to edit and manipulate images
Threats
- online safety and privacy
- students may upload an image of someone that they don't have rights too
- legal issues and copyright laws
Podcasting:
To view my earlier posting on Podcasts please click here.
SWAT Analysis
Strengths
- Develops creative thinking and therefore higher order thinking skills
- Can be easily downloaded or accessed via many websites
- Are a brilliant way for auditory learners to learn
- Students are able to create their own
- Allows teacher to prepare other work at the same time if needed
- All students can follow along regardless of their reading level
- Students/teacher can take key points while listening
Weaknesses
- Off task behavior could result in disruption of the class and the podcast would have to be replayed
- Require a computer to be played unless burnt onto a CD, meaning if there are computer problems, the podcast can not be accessed.
Opportunities
- Students can create their own podcast
- Students can listen to and learn from podcasts
- Students can analyse podcasts
Threats
- Students would have to be aware of the ethical and legal issues surrounding the use of podcasts and what they can be made of.
Digital Video:
To view my earlier posting on Digital Videos please click here.
SWAT Analysis
Strengths
- Promotes higher order thinking skills and encorages creative thinking
- Caters for both visual and auditory learners
- Easy to access
- Millions of videos on millions of topics available
- Free to access
- Easy to create
- Fun and engaging for students
- Make a fantastic hook as a lead on to other learning
- Teaches students more ICT skills
- Can be a great opportunity for collaborative learning.
Weaknesses
- If there are technology problems the video may not work
- Limited number of computers may limit the students accessibility to create their own video.
- Students would have to have their own headphones if working with sound.
- Can be time consuming and can take a while to load.
Opportunities
- Students can build their ICT skills
- Students can create their own video
- Students can create stories to go with the videos
- Can be assessable
Threats
- Students would have to be taught the ethical and legal issues surrounding where they are posted and what they can contain if they are to be publically shared.
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