Digital Media in the Bilingual/ESL Classroom
Using Digital Audio, Images, Video and the Internet to Improve Academic Achievement
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Day 1
8:30 - 9:00 Introductions, goals and big ideas Goals:
1. Understand how digital media can improve academic achievement
2. Find some Internet tools that you can utilize in your classroom
3. Create your own digital audio and and save it in iTunes

Big Ideas:
1. Digital media can help you implement instructional strategies more effectively and efficiently
2. Internet resources are finally available for Bilingual/ESL students and teachers
3. This is a Mac-centric workshop but PC alternatives are available
9:00 - 9:15 Why Use Digital Media? View and discuss Edutopia Article
9:15 -10:00 Internet Tools- Explore some useful web-based tools
10:00 -10:15 Break
10:15 - 10:45 Internet Tools- Continued
10:45 - 11:30 Explore the Internet tools of your choice then share a discovery
11:30 - 12:30 Lunch
12:30 - 1:30 Internet tools usage and organization strategies
1:30 - 2:45 Digital Audio - Audio Recorder and iTunes
2:45 - 3:30 Practice- Make a recording using Audio Recorder and save it in iTunes
Day 2
8:30 - 8:45 Day 2 Introduction Goals:
1. Experience a Internet based audio lesson
2. Create a photo book and/or slideshow
3. Create your own 30 second movie

Big Ideas:
1. Digital media can help you implement instructional strategies more effectively and efficiently
2. Internet resources are finally available for Bilingual/ESL students and teachers
3. This is a Mac-centric workshop but PC alternatives are available
8:45 - 9:15 Digital Audio - Internet listening activities:
Breaking News English
Voice of America
9:15 - 9:45 View and discuss student and teacher created digital media:
ABC Book
AISD examples - Risa, La Llorona, Nube
9:45 -10:00 Break
10:00 - 10:30 Digital Images - Take some pictures with a digital camera and import pictures from the Internet
10:30 - 11:30 Digital Images - Use iPhoto to create a book and slideshow
11:30 - 12:30 Lunch
12:30 - 1:15 Digital Video - United Streaming, Archive.org, Kitzu.org
1:15 - 2:00 Digital Video - Basic editing using iMovie
2:00 - 3:30 Practice- Make a 30 second movie on hurricanes or ladybugs

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Page updated on 11/6/05
Arturo Guajardo