MULTIMEDIA MAGIC
Tress, M. (2000). Multimedia Magic. Curriculum Administrator, 36(3), 46.
This article is about a school in North Dakota that received a grant to work on a multimedia project in the classroom. They were awarded a grant for $5,000 which they used to purchase VCR, computers, digital camera, photo scanner and a graphics card, along with software program and training. The group of people put together programs that involved hands-on multimedia lessons and activities, which help students to become more engaged learners.
They were awarded another grant-funded dollar amount of over $100,000 over three years. This money would help with multimedia technology, equipment and teacher salaries. Since, it was a grant-funded program they could also devote all of their time to making these amazing field trips. Which leads me to my next concern: time management. How can we find time to do all of this (creating, researching & planning) multimedia projects, along with instructing, planning, assessing and developing relationships with your students all within a school year! Even though students find these experiences to be incredible, teachers definitely need to find time to do everything.
They were awarded another grant-funded dollar amount of over $100,000 over three years. This money would help with multimedia technology, equipment and teacher salaries. Since, it was a grant-funded program they could also devote all of their time to making these amazing field trips. Which leads me to my next concern: time management. How can we find time to do all of this (creating, researching & planning) multimedia projects, along with instructing, planning, assessing and developing relationships with your students all within a school year! Even though students find these experiences to be incredible, teachers definitely need to find time to do everything.
