Bull, Alexander, Fester, G. C. B.(2010). Finding student who learn with media. Learning and Leading with Technology, 37(5), Retrieved from http://www.iste.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=February_No_5_4&Template=/MembersOnly.cfm&NavMenuID=4495&ContentID=25255&DirectListComboInd=D
By Glen Bull
In 2005 a program was piloted using PrimaryAccess MovieMaker. The students were able to use their own text along with some primary source images to create a short online film. This program was geared towards the social studies standards. Since 2005 more than 10,000 students worldwide have incorporated this program into their schools and have created more than 20,000 short films. The Smithsonian American Art Museum allows students to use this movie maker to create documentaries in regards to the 1930s. Using the PrimaryAccess MovieMaker teachers are able to integrate student-authored media into their schools. It was revealed that approximately 40% of the students were engaged in both the historical content and the storyboard activity. So with careful planning it is possible to increase student engagement by incorporating student-authored media into a classroom setting.
Two questions that arose while reading this article were:
1. Were the students informed about citation and plagiarism?
Citations and plagiarism is a huge issue in our society. If the students were using primary sources, I would think that they would be taught the appropriate way to cite their sources. It wasn’t mentioned if this actually took place and if it was, was the time it took to learn proper citations taken into account.
2. What level of schooling was this program introduced to?
The article does not give a specific school in which this program was launched from. I’m thinking it was middle school because for this to be launched at an elementary level would be hard to believe considering how it was in 2005. Also middle school students would be more familiar with primary sources.
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