2. 2
Professors
Who Are We?
of
Literacy
NYS Reading
Association Officers
Digital Literacy
Committee CoChairs, NYSRA
Writers
Consumers of
Technology
3. 3
Give us your email and you’ll be invited
to Dropbox for pdf of handout and
more!
4. What do we mean by
composing?
Multimedia
video)
Which
More
(text, image, sound and/or
elements--depends on purpose
than simply writing
Broad
support for multimedia composing
in CCSS
5. Who should compose with
multimedia?
Teacher
composing
Instruction—flipped classroom
Reteaching
Modeling
Shared
composing (teacher and students;
student and student; group of students)
Collaboration for learning
Showcasing shared understanding
Student
Homework
Summaries
6. Allyn
(2013)
Calkins, Ehrensworth
& Lehman. (2012)
McLaughlin &
Overturf (2012)
CC ELA Standards
7. Woven
throughout
the CCSS
Communication for
21st Century
College and Career
Ready
Authentic, engaging
opportunities
9. Production and
Distribution of Writing
W5: Develop and
strengthen writing as
needed by planning,
revising, editing,
rewriting, or trying a
new approach
10. Production and
Distribution of Writing
W6:
Use technology,
including the
Internet, to produce
and publish writing
and to interact and
collaborate with
others.
Most obvious support
of multimedia
composing.
11. Research to Build and
Present Knowledge
W8: Develop and
strengthen writing as
needed by planning,
revising, editing,
rewriting, or trying a
new approach.
13. Recording
of
computer screen
with audio (music
and/or voice)
Typically can be
embedded or linked
by URL
Many options to
develop screencasts
14. Any
combination of
visual, text and/or
audio
Nonlinear
Storyboarding and
planning
Digital Storytelling,
argument,
informational
purposes
15.
16.
17.
18. Free,
need to install
on computer
Record screen and
audio
Can also take screen
snapshot
Safe for elementary
students
http://
www.techsmith.com/
jing.html
19. Screenshots
Capture images
(jpegs)
Screen
capture
Whatever is on
computer screen as
well as voice
Can capture part of
screen
Share
Screencast.com
Digital
report writing
Non-fiction
Book reports
Book trailers
Digital
storytelling
Directions
Learning summaries
Argument writing
Video blog
21. Free
Records
screen and
audio (15 minutes
maximum)
Can pause, but cannot
edit
URL and embed code
http://
www.screencast-omatic.com/
22. Generally
limit the time
Suggest 5-7 minutes; reduced redundancy
Organization
Plan (storyboard)
Switch among websites, PPt and video, for
example
Rehearse
Record
Screencast
Pause as needed
Share
URL
Embed Code
26. 30
Try
out!
it
seconds free
Add images and text
Select royalty free
music
Suggest Plus version
($30/year)
Educator Animoto
No voice
Note: Kay has plus
version (3.5 minutes)
Examples:
User Name: gormlk@sage.edu
Password: NYSRA2014
http://animoto.com/play/
Rj6hMY9Dyaw4gTDrH07jeg
http://animoto.com/play/
g4wIMSgpABymz60RxAOYn
Q
40. Audacity
Robust
recording tool for PC
Edit
Save
Reduce white noise
Raise/lower volume
And more….
Can
be used to record voice, edit and then
put with screencast (a bit cumbersome)
NOTE: Mac users--Garageband
41. Audacity
Quick
Overview on Audacity (source:
YouTube)
http://
www.youtube.com/
watch?v=lrPGMjZORCM
Must
export file as mp3
Can embed or hyperlink
42. Easy
to record
Export requires
Lame for an mp3
How to:
http://
www.youtube.com/
watch?v=7ZjaTebJVPA
43. Garageband
On
Mac ONLY
Choose podcast
Select voice
Hit red dot and
record
Hit red dot to stop
Publish to iTunes
(easiest)
47. Instill
use of initial or
symbol instead of
name
CRITICAL issue at
elementary level
Young children—
have them compose
in the classroom on
teacher account
48. Teach
attribution
Creative Commons
Teach referencing as
appropriate for age
Model what you
expect
Be cautious about
publishing on
website
49. Screencasts
take up
MUCH room on
server (e.g., Jing)
Use outside sources
(e.g., Screencast-omatic)
Think about storage
capacity on server
Use Cloud Storage
(recommend
Dropbox)
50. Have
Thank you!
a great
NYSRA
Conference
Contact Kay:
gormlk@sage.edu
Contact Pete:
pmcdermott@pace.
edu
We are here for the full
conference—feel free to meet
with us!