I decided to create some exemplars for the students in regards to the circle geometry multimedia enhanced student activity assignment. I designed a graphic using Microsoft Word, an audio file using Audacity with some audio found in Internet Archives and my personal favourite, a video animation with audio and graphics made entirely by myself using […]
Circle Geometry – Properties of Circles General Outcome Use direct and indirect measurement to solve problems. Specific Outcomes Solve problems and justify the solution strategy, using the following circle properties: • the perpendicular from the centre of a circle to a chord bisects the chord • the measure of the central angle is equal to […]
Science 9 Lesson Plan – Ohm’s Law Tasks: Use graphics, audio and video to understand ohm’s law to calculate resistance General Outcome: Describe technologies for transfer and control of electrical energy Specific Outcomes: Apply Ohm’s law to calculate resistance, voltage and current in simple circuits Prerequisite Knowledge: Students should be familiar with a basic, […]
Well here goes my first live-action short! I decided to create a 5×5 movie. This is a movie which has 5 scenes that are each 5 seconds long. I watched the Airport 5×5 on Vimeo and thought that this is something I could create! A simple video that tells a story. I titled my 5×5 […]
We are looking at biotechnology in our Biodiversity Unit and especially cloning and genetically modifying DNA. This is something that the students are always very interested in as you can imagine. I found this audio file in Internet Archive in this activity titled ‘Frankenstein’s Cat: Cuddling Up to Biotech’s Brave New Beasts’ with journalist/author Emily […]
I chose to use an audio clip describing a task where the students will take a look at the Galapagos Islands finches. They are to look at one of the various species of finches and go into detail regarding the structural and behavioural adaptations of their finch. I cut an audio clip of a finch […]
Here is a thumbnail of an image titled ‘Meet you under the clock at Clery’s’ from the National Library of Ireland. I couldn’t find Clery’s on this thumbnail but if you look carefully on the original image, I am hopeful you will be successful!
Well I went back to Sumopaint to see if I could have more success! I managed to layer a question and answer sheet but did still struggle with the colouring and borders and paint bucket as I was trying to add some colour for contrast. I did find the move tool and rectangular select […]
Well, I started working on my graphic using Sumopaint, and found it quite frustrating! I was having difficulty copying images and the layering process and also found the help function not as user friendly as ones I’ve used in the pass. Needless to say, I ended up going back to Microsoft Word and had much […]
I chose to crop a photo of a bison as the new high school in our area is having a logo contest and one of the possible mascots is the bison. I went on to wikimedia to find the photo so that there would be no copyright issues. I wanted a picture of the head […]
