Hypermedia
Hypermedia
Hypermedia refers to a way of storing information from different sources in one place. It is a way of incorporating the capabilities of various websites, files, and other resources into one powerful document. Many online encyclopedias have incorporated hypertext into their articles. Students can click on difficult words to find definitions or links to other articles. Many times, a sound bite will aid either in pronunciation or provide an auditory example.
Research shows that having students ?learn by doing? is good, but learning by making might be better for retention. Dale?s cone shows that when students create a presentation, they retain 90% of what they?ve done. In addition, creating a hypermedia document could incorporate many of the skills and concepts that are important for me to teach. Teaching students about ethical use of property and copyright laws seems so ?preachy? when it?s not attached to some authentic reason for the conversation. Yes, it often comes up when students discuss burning CDs, but I am not in their homes to reinforce the concept enough for them to absorb what I say. In the classroom, I will be there when they attempt to add images and sound to their projects. Better yet, I will be there to show them how to design their own sound effects or images. What better way to teach them that feeling of ownership that comes when something personal is shared with the public?
Creating hypermedia documents with my students would change my classroom. My students would become proficient with tools they will use on a regular basis, such as hyperlinks. Web pages, files and browsers, as well as learning about their proper and ethical use. I will be able to incorporate the other goals and objectives through an exciting, challenging and relevant medium and I will be modeling lifelong learning, as I will share with them the newness of this knowledge and the fact that it came out of graduate school and a desire to be better.
Posted at 12:35AM Jun 20, 2006 by svfelder in General | Comments[0]