Digital+Media+Academics

**Digital Media** //Casey Jones//

===**__What is Digital Media?__** ===

Digital media refers to audio, video, and photo content that has been encoded (digitally compressed). Encoding content involves converting audio and video input into a digital media file such as a Windows Media file. After digital media is encoded, it can be easily manipulated, distributed, and rendered (played) by computers, and is easily transmitted over computer networks.

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 * > media type="custom" key="9243754" || Glogster is a resource that anyone can use. It can be a really good tool for teachers to use in their classrooms also. This is a fun way that student can create something for a project without having to go through the process of creating multiple slides, as they would have to do in powerpoint. This is a great substitution for that. The glogster you see above is an example of an assignment given in class that we were able to present in a much simpler way. In the same aspect, teachers can also use glogsters as an instructional tool for their students.

When you have your students create glogs for a project, make sure they have thought through the content before they are allowed to start playing with the application. They can become easily distracted if they don’t have a layout in mind or video and pictures they are going to use. While Glogster is very easy to use, it does take some exploring to get used to it. If you will be using it a lot in your classroom, introduce it to students at the beginning of the year. Have them create a personal glog introducing themselves to you. They will have fun expressing themselves and it is a great way for you get learn about them. Use Glogster Edu. It has great resoures for teachers and is safe for the students to use. || How to Get Started With Glogster Setting Up Your Class Before you start using Glogster, you’ll want to create your profile and set up your class. First, go to http://edu.glogster.com. Click “Register Virtual Class”. After you enter your information, you will get a //dashboard//. The dashboard is like your homepage. You’ll be able to view the glogs you create, your profile, and also the profiles of your students. (See Figure 1.)

Using the dashboard, you can make comments on the students’ profiles, email the students directly, and view their glogs. It’s a great way to keep track of all your students’ work!
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 * Figure 1 Teacher's Glog with whole class view ||  || Figure 2 Student's profile ||

__**Creating Your Glog **__ Once you’ve created your profile and class, you can create glogs! The default glog looks like this: (Figure 3)
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From here, you can change the background, add graphics, add music and videos, and create text. (Figure 4) It is easy to add graphics from the program, or to upload your own pictures. You can also upload images and video from your computer, or link right from the web!

Each graphic, video, or text can also be easily edited by clicking on it. They can be rotated, resized, and moved- or the font and color can be changed. You can also create hyperlinks with the graphics. (Figure 5)


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When you’re finished, you click “save” and the glog will be saved to your profile. (Figure 6) You will also receive a link so you can embed it in a blog or wiki or other web page, or share it in an email. (Figure 7)

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Livebinders are a great tool for teachers to organize their lessons and projects online and share them with others, in order to give someone else a great idea for their lesson plan. Click the picture above to learn more, and please watch the video. || media type="youtube" key="_uKktih3YNg" height="300" width="389" align="left" || <span style="color: #0000ff; cursor: pointer; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 1.1em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;"> <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Quest Atlantis is an international learning and teaching project that uses a 3D multi-user environment to immerse children, ages 9-16, in educational tasks. Quest Atlantis combines strategies used in the commercial gaming environment with lessons from educational research on learning and motivation. Participation in this game is designed to enhance the lives of children while helping them grow into knowledgeable, responsible, and empathetic adults. (Copied from the quest atlantis site. Click the picture above to learn more, and even try it out.) || <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">media type="youtube" key="oD2JseYe-Rk" height="300" width="389" align="left" ||
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