Commerical Hypermedia Product:
Cliffords Link
By clicking on the above link you will be redirected to a list of multiple Clifford the Big Red Dog interactive storybooks (Clifford the Big, 2014). Interactive storybooks are pretty self-explainatory. They are storybooks that students can interact with by being read to or with other fun activities embedded in the story (Roblyer & Doering, 2013, p.175). These stories would be good for Elementary classrooms to use in one of the many reading centers. This center could be set up on the classroom computer allowing the students to interact with the book itself. This would also be helpful to ensure that learning is still happening even when the teacher cannot be right there to oversee it. Some books even come with review games or quizzes to ensure the student was paying attention.
Chosen Multimedia Authoring Tool:
HyperStudio
This link is where you can download a free trail to the hypermedia production software as well as read up on some of the features it includes (Welcome to Roger, 2014). The video displayed on the front page really impressed me. If you have time you really should take a look at it. A student created that video to present her audience with information on the Earth's core. I was very impressed. But this is not the only way this software can be used. I think using this tool to allow students to have a video diary of their favorite parts of the week would be a fun and creative way for students to recap what they learned that week. It would also allow for the teacher to review what is working in the classroom and what is not. However, the options are endless. One teacher used this software to have her students complete a presentation on a disease for health class. They included videos of themselves, attractive pictures, and key points. The following video shows an example of one of her student's work (RattlerPT, 2010).
References:
(2014). Clifford the Big Red Dog: Interactive Storybooks. Scholastic. Retrieved February 7th, 2014 from http://teacher.scholastic.com/clifford1/.
RattlerPT (2010). Youtube. Retrieved February 7th, 2014 from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oM8os_8QgQ.
Roblyer, M. D., & Doering, A. H. (2013). Integrating educational technology into teaching. Boston: Pearson/Allyn and Bacon.
(2014). Welcom to Roger Wagners HyperStudio 5. Mackiev.com Retrieved February 7th. 2014 from http://www.mackiev.com/hyperstudio/index.html.
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ReplyDeleteFirst of all, I really liked your blog post. The characteristic that I liked most about electronic storybooks is the variety of helpful features. "Electronic storybooks have an audiobook feature. They also allow the student to read the print version of the book at their own pace. In addition, many of the stories allow the student to choose the story path" (Robyler and Doering,2013, pg.175). These features allow the students to become more interested in the book they are reading. This makes our job as teachers much easier. In my opinion, interested students are much easier to teach than disinterested students.
ReplyDeleteI am really excited about your the interactive story books. I was not aware that some of them come with quizzes. That can be really helpful with gauging comprehension. According to Robyler & Doering (2013) "Some of the online stories are structured to be more open-ended, allowing students to choose the story path and to end where they want each time the story is read" (p. 175). I thought this was awesome as well because students can get a few different things from one story and keep them interested. Do you think interactive books can be useful in other subjects besides just English and reading lessons?
ReplyDeleteRobyler, M. D. & Doering, A. H. (2013). Integrating educational technology into teaching (6th ed.).
Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson
Jasmine, I think interactive storybooks could be used for many different subjects. I think a interactive science or history based book would be great for those students who may not "get it" the first time around.
ReplyDeleteTabitha, I like Jasmine, was unaware that the interactive books came with quizzes. As a collaborative teacher, I would definitely incorporate the use of storybooks in the classroom. Segmenting in storybooks "present a narrated animation in learning controlled segments rather than as one long presentation:, according to Roblyer & Doering (2013), which can really help with students who have learning disabilities. Do you think interactive storybooks will become the new textbook? I think with all of your information we might be headed that way...
ReplyDeleteRobyler, M. D. & Doering, A. H. (2013). Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching (6th ed.).
Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson