The creation of our multimedia website ‘Chemistry Rules!’ was a very rewarding process. Once we decided on a topic and engaged in several brainstorming sessions we decided an interactive website would be our course of action. Both Tish and myself are science teachers so the necessary background information was easy to gather and we all did our background reading to determine exactly what needed to be included in a multimedia site.
When designing our Multimedia project, our group chose to have students participate, view and practice the concepts of Chemical reactions online. We were cognizant however, to provide an opportunity (a lab) for the teacher to work with students in a real live science lab so the students would be able to experience hands on and authentically the world of chemical reactions. As a result, our design was conscious of the constructivist theory ensuring that students were offered opportunities to engage in authentic learning activities where they were able to work alone, with partners and participate in a blog. Thus, tying all the pieces of learning together.
Activities within the site were carefully chosen to include open ended and structured activities to ensure we accommodated for individual leaning styles as some students prefer concrete rather than abstract approaches to learning. Our teacher page was designed to include several extension activities and extensive background information especially in the area of lab safety.
Overall, I feel that our group produced a valuable tool and effective learning opportunity for both teachers and students who are interested in incorporating multimedia while learning more about Chemical Reactions.
Useful sites for using multimedia and designing multimedia projects.
http://www.creativeclassroom.org/creative/classroom/online-museums.html
http://www.cjlt.ca/index.php/cjlt/article/view/164/154 (535)
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