C. Determine the Length of
the Activity
Multimedia activities can range in duration from a few minutes
to an entire year -- even longer if you include the compilation
of an electronic portfolio.
Short Term Multimedia Activities
A short term multimedia activity is designed to be completed in
one to three class periods. Short term activities might involve
the following:
- Creating a concept map for a story
- Scanning and sending photos to students in another country
- Writing a story and illustrating it with a picture or a scan
of a family item
- Creating fact families from digital images
- Using iMovie to sequence familiar daily events
- Developing reading skills by reading along with the movie
- Using a spreadsheet program to make graphs that compare the
length of students' bones to the length of their bodies
Longer Term Multimedia Activities
A longer term multimedia activity will typically take between one
week and a month in a classroom setting. Examples of longer term
activities include:
- Producing a digital movie about the community
- Creating movies to train other students on using technology
- Creating an animated movie out of pictures created in art class
- Constructing a multimedia book report with sound, video, and
images
- Creating a family tree using scanned photographs and a presentation
tool
- Creating a digital portfolio of student or class projects
- Scripting and producing a commercial
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