Sutori Curation

I created my Sutori to use in the café unit for French I. The students will use multiple sources to learn about French cafés. The main goal is for students to grasp the similarities and differences between the French food culture and American food culture.

Coding

Scratch Project

Click the Spacebar to begin. Click the clothing item to hear a pronunciation and if available to change the color. Click the Green Flag to reset.

App

Use in the Classroom

The lesson will take place during the French II clothing unit. The students will have to use Scratch to create a character to dress up while incorporating sound and sentences. They will then have to incorporate a paragraph into Scratch to describe what their character is wearing in French.

Using Scratch, the students will create a Fashion Game where they will have to dress a character.

I think that including coding and creating apps into my lessons is going to be helpful. Even though coding can be a challenging process, I think that it’s a wonderful opportunity to get my students to be creative. I love giving them new things and watching them take it and role with it to see what awesome things they come up with. It also taps into the multiple intelligences. You might have some students who are talented with coding and app creating and this gets them interested and motivated.

Application

This week’s assignment was a terrific opportunity to show some of the design principles for instructional multimedia. First, in the Scratch project, one principle that I used was the Spatial Contiguity Principle. by labeling the icons in the menu, the user knows exactly what each icon is for. Secondly, in the Scratch project I used the Voice Principle. When the user clicks on the item of clothing, they will hear my voice with the correct pronunciation.

Reflection

This week was more difficult and more time consuming than most of the other weeks but also one of the weeks where I felt I learned and grew the most. Mostly because my starting point of coding and app creating was at a 0.0. Although I took some computer programming classes in high school, I don’t feel that you can compare to what we did then and what today’s coding it. I did see some similarities in the Scratch program. I think that knowing how to create an app is very useful. With the amount of time that people are on their phones, putting information on an app can help reach your audience very efficiently. This can be something that can be beneficial for the students to have a back ground in to put on their resumes. 

Evaluation and Assessment

Multimedia Assessment




Poll 





Rubric

Use in the Classroom

This week it was very interesting designing the three different assessments. I think that the three different methods of obtaining information each have their own uses in the classroom. Students will be expected to complete the assessments to evaluate how much they have learned in the lesson. We do several projects in my classes and the tools we used this week will help me gauge how much material was learned. I really like doing a variety of projects because it hits the “creating” level of Blooms taxonomy.

Application

The design principles for instructional multimedia that I took into consideration in the this is The Segmenting Principle. The Edpuzzle assignment is a perfect example of the use of this principle. You segment the lesson so that students can work at their own pace and master material before moving on.

Reflection

I have a different perception on the use of technology. I really enjoyed the Edpuzzle assignment. I really think that it could be extremely useful in a world language classroom. You can choose a video in French and have the students answer questions about it. This is very beneficial to a teacher and student. For the teacher you can get instant feedback on the understanding of a lesson. For the student, they can work at their pace and go back to listen to the parts of the video they need repeated. I used the poll assignment to conduct a survey whether the students will be taking French next year. It is very important that we know numbers for next year and this is a fantastic way to do that. The rubric website, Annenberg Learner was awesome. It’s so easy to create a rubric. A task which is not very exciting.

Augmented Learning: QR Codes

Use in the Classroom:

For my artifact I chose to make a poster about Paris. The Paris unit is a part of the French II curriculum. I’m always looking for ways to differentiate my instruction during this unit because it’s strictly cultural and it’s a nice break from the normal routine. So, the students really enjoy it.

Students will have to explore the different topics that I have included on the posters. I will have a few posters made so the students can move around the classroom easily. By exploring the topics about Paris, they will gain a new perception about Parisian life and culture.

I can foresee students not being able to accomplish this activity because they my not have a cell phone or smart device with them at school that day for a variety of reasons. I also need to check to see if the students will have access to the sites. Since some are on YouTube, they may be blocked by the system.

Application:

When designing the lesson, I considered the design principles for instructional multimedia. First, The Spatial Contiguity Principle by which I put a brief description next to the QR code making the information easily accessible. Secondly, The Segmenting Principle by which I am having the students work at their own pace by scanning the code answering questions and then moving onto the next one. The resources themselves follow many of the principles are well.

Reflection:

I had a pretty frustrating week in the classroom when it came to technology. I struggled just to be able to play a simple DVD on my laptop (Creators Update is awful). So, I’m struggling on the basic level. However, learning about the augmented learning in the classroom was extremely interesting but right now in the classroom I’m fighting other battles. I look forward to using my artifact and seeing how the students respond. I really liked using the QR code generator. I thought it was easy to use. I also had to chance to go back and use another site that I previously used to create the poster artifact. I’m glad that I was able to get back into piktochart and learn more features and get more comfortable with the site.

Videos

Part 1:

Copyright Learn French with Alexa

I chose an instructional video on a subject that I’m discussing right now in my French I class. It’s about how to conjugate one of the most important verbs in the French, être. It’s the first verb they’ll learn and can be difficult for some beginning language learners. I have a wide range of ages in my French I classes. At the high school, I have 9-12 graders, between 14-18 years old, in each of my two classes. At the junior high I have all 8^th graders, 13-14 years old.

The video is appropriate for my content as it aligns with the curriculum for level I. I like this video because it is extremely easy to follow, and the narrator very clearly explains the information and concepts. The video also enhances the lesson that I prepared in class. The video is a good example of a few of the principles for design. First, it uses the Temporal Contiguity Principle. As the narrator is explain how to form the conjugation of the verb, the words and letter show on the screen. Secondly, she presents the information that follows the modality principle by speaking the words as well as showing them on the screen. 

Part 3:

Using video in a world language classroom can be a useful too. I would like my students to use video to record them selves having conversations on a variety of topics. It’s important for students to be able to hear themselves speak to correct themselves. It also allows me to evaluate their pronunciation and can go back and listen to them several times. The students can write and create their conversations using their creativity. The only factor that could influence the success or lack of success of the idea would be a student’s lack of access to technology, but if I sign out the language for a day, that should be sufficient time for them to complete it.

The video that I created will be used as an introduction to our crepe food day. This follows The Pre-Training Principle which says that students can make better connections to material if they are already exposed to the key concepts beforehand. This supports creativity in the classroom by allowing the students to focus on the design aspect instead of the comprehensive aspect.

I thought this week was a helpful experience. I never knew about the free online software that is available to use. I really liked using Adobe Spark to create my video. It was exceptionally easy. I didn’t want to use a program which would have taken a long time to learn. I just don’t have the time right now. Now that I know that there’s those programs out there, I can start to plan some different lesson plans in the future.

Digital Images

make action GIFs like this at MakeaGif

Use in the classroom or learning environment:

I really like the infographic creator and I think I’m going to use it in my French III class. There’s a unit where we discuss French actors and actresses and I’m going to include making an infographic. Students will have to create an infographic on an actor or actress of their choosing and create an infographic. This will be a prewriting activity before they write a formal biography paper.

At Ford we provide access to computers for students in several different ways. The media center is open after school, students can use them before school, and we’ve actually started opening the school up on Sunday evenings so students and come in and use the computers.

Application:

For my lesson plan, I’m using the infographic following the pre-training principle. They will create their infographic with basic, simple information about their actor or actress and then they will create their formal paper. Hopefully that once they created their infographic they will be able to better remember the information. I think that when creating the infographic, you must adhere to the spatial contiguity principle. The reader must build connections between the images being shown and the information that you’re trying to convey.

Reflection:

It was cool to go and create the meme, gif, and infographic. Although I’ve known about them and seen them for years, I’ve never actually sat down and created any of the three. I really liked using pixlr. I thought that was a effortless way to edit pictures especially with it being free. I know I’ll be using that site in the future for personal pictures or maybe when designing logos and images for our tennis uniforms or spirit wear.

We do have to think about how and if our students access the internet. With more and more materials like books, test, quizzes, homework, being online we have to consider that not every one of our students could have access to it. The area that I teach in is a mix of lower middle class to upper middle class. So, I see both spectrum and the differences between them. It is getting extremely costly to have broadband internet. It’s an expensive bill to have. I always try to provide language lab time to allow students enough in class time to complete assignments.

Meme

Copyright Padlet

During the unit on school in France, I am going to give my students the link to my Padlet and they will use the links provided to compare and contract the American school system and the French school system in a variety of topics. Students will have to fill in a Venn Diagram to visually illustrate their ideas. For a culminating project, the students will then prepare a debate on which system is better.

In the future I will make sure that I document the multimedia materials that I use in class. I can use them when I discuss plagiarism with my students. It is essential that my students are aware of the school’s plagiarism’s policy since many students will often use web-based translation resources.

I noticed that my natural train of thought was to find resources that incorporated several types of media. This aligns with The Modality Principle. Students can watch the videos I included to get the information to complete the assignment or they can use the written materials I included. I also think that using Padlet as I did, I have incorporated The Coherence Principle and The Signaling Principle. I have found the relevant sites that I would the students to use.  I have already done the research and collected it in one place for them. This would be that the students realize that I chose them for a reason and their importance.

I have a new perspective on the depth of the copyright laws. I was not even aware of creative commons or the distinct types of attributions.

I found that I enjoyed finding new materials to use in an actual unit that I will be teaching in a few weeks. Lesson planning and researching new material normally is not my preferred part of teaching. Although they are related, I prefer the execution part. This assignment pushed me to find new and useful materials for a real unit.

I enjoyed learning about Padlet. It reminded me a little bit of Pinterest in the way it was organized. I think that Padlet could be used better in an education setting.

Now I know that as I create multimedia materials that I have a choice as to what attributions I would like to have on the content. As we incorporate more and more materials in our classroom, teachers need to be aware that they protect their creations under the copyright and creative commons laws. 

Introduction

Hello everyone!

My name's Steve Nellis and I live in Macomb, Michigan. I'm a French teacher at Henry Ford II High School and Bemis Junior High School in Sterling Heights Michigan. I'm currently teaching French I and French III. I have 9th to 12th graders all mixed in throughout my classes and at the junior high I have all 8th graders.

I earned my BA in French Language and Literature at Oakland University and my teaching certificate through Saginaw Valley State University.

My only concern with this course is just having a general sense of trying to balance everything going on, teaching, assignments, coaching, and attempting to have a semblance of a social life.

I think I have an above average grasp with technology but I'm learning new and exciting things all the time, which is great!! But it can also be over whelming.

I'm looking forward to learning many new and awesome things in this class!

Steve