Class 3-31-09

Today we looked at the theory behind multi modal learning. We need to be aware of theoretical framework for mml. Dr. Pierce told us that we have to conduct an experiment to know what actual research is. 1 Multimedia Principle - Retention is improved through words, 2 Multimedia Principle – Students learn better when they see words associated with pictures, Coherence Principle – when extraneous words pictures and sounds are excluded, Modality – learn better from narration and animation than on-screen text, Redundancy – this interferes with learning, Individual Differences Principle – Design is a huge issue in the classroom, there are differences between high special learners and low special learners, Direct Manipulation Principle – learning that engages multimodal designs.

We looked at how to manage a PowerPoint presentation. This correlates with the activity we did last Thursday with the Jeopardy PowerPoint we adapted for our own functional use. We also worked to set up our own virtual classroom in Google Sites. My site is called “Roy Jenree’s Site”. Then, in the web page we created, we put the word document on Presentations that Dr. Pierce gave us into it. Afterwards we added attachments to the page we created in our website.

The standard that this lesson covered is ISTE standard 3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning.