Convergence culture

New MediaBy Jessica Catlin

2012

What is convergence culture? Classroom activity focuses on students as

participants New media is used to engage students in

learning Classroom activity emphasizes discovery and

application: finding, assessing, synthesizing, and utilizing information

Preparing students for the future In addition to classroom access, students and

teachers have access to one another via virtual means

How can teachers use new media in their lessons? Some examples are: Digital Storytelling: Digital storytelling refers to a short form of digital film-making

that allows everyday people to share aspects of their life story. Wiki: A wiki is a website that users can edit without having any programming skills.

This makes wikis great for use in the classroom. WebQuest: A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented format in which most or all the

information that learners work with comes from the web. Blog: A blog is a website to which the author or administrator posts an initial entry

and other users respond. Podcast: A podcast is a type of digital media consisting of an episodic series of audio

files subscribed to and downloaded through web syndication or streamed online to a computer or mobile device.

VoiceThread: VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to navigate slides and leave comments – using voice, text, audio file, or video.

Example of a Digital Story http://vimeo.com/38402819 “Pushing Up

the Sky” by Mrs. Catlin’s 2nd grade class

How does this digital story fit into convergent culture? (Generate reasons and see the next slide for some reasons why the digital story fits into convergent culture).

Reasons Vibrant pictures Age-appropriate music and

narration Students take ownership of the

material they are presenting Students analyze and synthesize

information well Supports higher level thinking

Helpful Resources http://

digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/index.html (Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling and other Web 2.0 resources)

http://50ways.wikispaces.com/ (50+ Web 2.0 Ways to Tell a Story)

http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/pdfs/storyboard.pdf (digital storyboard template)

Any questions?Contact Jessica Catlin

[email protected]