What Works Best When Using Media (D/12)

I don’t know that I can find words to describe what it was that I felt. As I read chapter 30. I felt as though it all made sense. This is the information that I have been waiting to find my entire educational technology career (all two classes :) ).

I can apply the ideas that I’ve learned in this chapter in a number of ways. The two ways that are most important to me are in: creating differentiated instruction and for reinforcement/reconnecting/ reteaching. I never knew that low knowledge learners do better with visual and audio narrative than high knowledge learners per se. Nor did I realize that background sounds and images that add to the atmosphere but not to understanding may be more of a distraction than anything. But now that I do, I can use this information when deciding which media and technology resources to use for students; according to their needs.

I can also develop a media library for students so that if they need to be retaught a concept for example, they can access that piece of media/technology to review. In doing this, I can assess where the student is and what concepts the students needs to work on more. I can customize learning for that student better and faster than without the technology.

Using the information from this chapter will allow me to know what types of media and technology will best help both my students and me; to reach the goals we have set. And to help us know what our next goals should be.