There are many reasons teachers should take advantage of the booming technology of media in the classroom. This week our grouped picked an article called Teaching with Animation, which discusses teaching with animation as integrated part of the European school system. According to this article, "The inclusion of animation will provide more variety in the teaching methods and in that way promote different types of learning". This article then explores reasons why it is important to use media in the classroom.
One of the questions that is asked throughout this article is “Why media?” Not only have we come up with our own ideas of why media can be such a useful tool in the classroom but the article pointed out some very good reasons as well.
•It is their main source of information, entertainment and identity. •For the ability to cope we need to be able to read and understand pictures. •Pictures provide people who are academically weak another way to express themselves.
For example the article discusses that, "Pictures are not only an artistic way of expression-they have become an international language". Another great point that the article brings up is academically weaker students. The article states that, "The language of pictures also contains inclusion because it includes people who are academically weak and provides with an alternate means of expression".
On another note, Animation is another important tool that can be used in the classroom; this is mentioned throughout the article. The use of animation captures the attention of even the youngest students. The article reports that, "An animation production can combine the physical and virtual worlds". The use of animation provides additional benefits such as students being exposed to creative thinking strategies and helping to enhance their creative mind development. Animation will also help to provide more ways of learning, by providing the teachers with different methods of teaching. Moving pictures are popular with children, so they feel comfortable and secure with it. Pictures can help the students who aren't as strong in their school work; they can express themselves a different way now. Although t teachers are required to have additional training before teaching one of the media courses we feel that it is well worth the extra effort! In animation it is very easy to leave a personal mark, and that can really build a child's sense of accomplishment.
These tools are effective in education because they encourage personal development, work on communication, and add to a collection of previous knowledge. There are so many opportunities available with media/ animation in the classroom! J
· Some suggested software
o Stop Motion Pro, Penicol, and Super 8.
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The article you picked sounds interesting. I also like the setup of your page. Very simplistic.
Good information. Children do love animation and it does capture their attention. This is a great way to keep academically weak students interested in the subject because this is an alternative method of instruction--and that's good for us who want to be teachers.
This was a very interesting and informative post. I enjoyed reading it and discovering more about teaching with animation. I liked how you included quotes and personal opinions also, it made it much more relatable and real. I liked the suggestions and benefits at the end. Great job!
This post displayed an interesting article. It was cool that you picked an article relating to the European school system. I really liked the quote relating animation to a universal language. Good job guys.
I enjoyed reading this blog. I think it was the second paragraph, but I am not sure but, I liked how it was put in bullets that caught my attention. I think this blog was very interesting and also informative as well.
I liked how your article dealt with the European School system. I also really liked how you put personal thoughts on the issue. Because I think people learn best from others successes and failures. Great Job!!!!
I think animation does capture the attention of all students because it is something different. Your summary also mentioned that graphics could help students who have a hard time in school. I think animation could also help students grasp concepts in the classroom where English isn't their first language.
Great Work Team 3! You guys had a lot of good information but since this weeks article was on animation I wish you would have added some animation of your own! But I totally agree that children love animation and it caotures their attention! With that said animation in your blog would have captured our attention too! Just keep that in mind for next time but I thought your article was great! Great Work Team 3!
I liked how your team focused on the benefits of animation. Great information that is definitely beneficial to teachers in this technology wave. Great job!
Good points, sounds like a great article. Teachers should always be learning through courses on how to teach technology in the classroom because it is important to have in the classroom. It gives students an opportunity to create and be involved, it also gives them an edge in the technology world and makes class more interesting.
This summary stated that media and pictures provide people who are academically weak another way to express themselves. It provied an alternative means of expression. Pictures are an international language. Also, an important part is animation. Animation stimulates creative thinking strategies and helps enhance creative mind development. Overall, it was an information filled summary.
I learned something new after reading your article that I had no idea about, "pictures provide people who are academically weak another way to express themselves." I never knew that, but it definitely makes sense. Great summary, lots of great information!
I felt this was a very informative blog. I felt like I really learned something by reading it. I agree with the fact that children dolove animation. It makes them more interested in what their reading or working on. I also thought it was interesting to see your own thoughts in the blog.
This blog had a very conversational and informative tone. its definatly something i had an easy time reading. I also believe that using animation and pictures are a good way to reel in learners, especially visual ones. They say pictures are worth a thounsand words. That only makes our job easier.
You guys picked a great article.It was very informative. I liked the way you included ways you thought animation was useful in the classroom and what they article said. Your blog was overall very informative.
I liked how you referred to the "booming technology of media in the classroom", because that is so true. I know people who went to college years ago and they are amazed at how many classes are offered online, etc. Technology is steadily growing and we as teachers need to keep up, and use these awesome tools in our classes. Good job on the rest of your blog, too. It was very informational.
I really enjoyed reading your article. I found it to be informative about using animation in the classroom environment. I also like how it showed usage in the European school system, that helped show that to some of us this new found technology is found throughout the world. Good job!
I really enjoyed reading your blog this week. I agree with the article when it says that using media in the classroom touches on every "learning style". It really benefits the students who are more visual learners. It is also a great way to keep the students attention. Pictures keep students interested as opposed to using a powerpoint with only text. I think you covered all the benefits for using multimedia in the class room. Good job!
Group Three,
I thought your article was very informative and was the perfect length to keep my attention but not drag on for a while! i find that including your personal information always makes and article more "believable" and understandable to a reader so we can see where you are coming from in regards to your article.
We would say that first we need to teach our children to read and to count, which is not e given thing in Portugal, due to persistent incompetence of our successive Ministries of Education. We have been told that very similar pedagogical follies survive in other European countries.
The sense of accomplishment should not be detached from the actual learning. However, the school is being insistently transformed into a pleasant pastime.
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