convergence culture
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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)
