All presentations were extremely motivating and exciting and the different styles that were used to present their way of supporting the use of digital literacy in the classroom, made them that bit more engaging.
The idea that enthralled me most out of the whole afternoon was the Digital music software- this was magnificent! The music resources we can use today are inspiring and they provide so much ideas for the classroom. I was blown away by the software Erik showed us called Sequel2. This can be used by the children to create their own music soundtrack for a visual presentation or movie they have made. There is so much potential here for so many things. Children can make their own music for their own presentations or such like , giving them much more choice and ownership of their learning which serves itself greatly to the Curriculum for Excellence 'personalisation and choice' principle- where children can personalise their work, making it much more meaningful to them.
An idea I had to use with a class when listening to Erik's presentation was a silent movie. This gives children the opportunity to use sound for emphasising thoughts and feelings without the use of speech and Sequel2 would give them the chance to do this as they have so much choice and opportunities in Sequel2 to be as creative as they can be! This is something I am definitely going to try out with a future class.
This digital music software also gives children the opportunity for challenge and enjoyment- This isn't an easy task and children should be challenged throughout. This allows children to be actively thinking and working, engaging with eachother to make something they are proud of. Curriculum for Excellence states that children 'should be active in their learning and have opportunities to develop and demonstrate their creativity,' and this type of activity does just that!
The whole afternoon with the men from Fife Council was extremely motivating and I now feel much more confident using these things than I did before and I will inspire others to use moving image education with confidence as they have so much potential for great learning and teaching experiences.
I enjoyed reading http://missh29.blogspot.com/'s blog about the skoog in which she talked about using this with nursery children. The part I found most interesting was where she talked about the fact that nursery children rely on a lot of sensory things at this stage and this would be a great resource for this.
It sounds like you have learnt a lot from Fife Council's visit. Theory? Links to the software online?
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