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In sixth grade, students use their Hyperstudio skills to design a stack about Egypt. Ken Knox begins his project by having the class research an Egyptian city. Kids research using library materials, electronic encyclopedias, and even the internet using Web TV. He then has students build a stack using this information. Student pictures drawn on the computer are then added to the stack to finish it off. Ken finds that using multimedia greatly increases student involvement and interest in the curriculum. The finished products are not only exciting for the kids, but also for parents. In addition to computers, several teachers use audio and
video in their program. Jeannie Culbertson uses video to
bring life to her weather unit. Students audition for a
position as the new weather anchor for a TV news program.
They must write and rehearse their scripts and then present
while the camera is rolling. When the kids know that they
are going to be taped, they put a lot more effort into their
presentations. Scripts are written and rewritten to add
information and humor to entertain the audience. The
presentations are often hammed up to get laughs. All of this
works together to improve writing and public speaking
skills. The final takes will be aired during the by Eric Dahl
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upcoming open house. Jeannie's philosophy on technology is
to never loose sight of the goal which is to educate the
kids. Technology is a great way to generate high interest
but it is also important to keep it simple. She also adds
that anytime you use technology, you must always plan on
something going wrong. Most of the time these little
problems become great learning experiences for the
class.
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