Chapter 6: Analyzing Students' Multimodal Texts: The Product and the Process
1. Why do educators need to be careful about terms like "Digital Native"?
Because the term generalizes an entire generation that vary in tech consumption and to some degree, competency.
Because the term generalizes an entire generation that vary in tech consumption and to some degree, competency.
2. What outcome occurs when young people are encourage to transform their understanding of particular topics by designing a multimodal text?
The student can tackle the task almost immediately depending on their competency of the multimodal text.
The student can tackle the task almost immediately depending on their competency of the multimodal text.
3. You may skip the section titled "Context for the Project".
4. What was the goal of the project in terms of product?
The goal was to study the understanding of the participants concerning multimodol literacies over a two year period.
5. What was the goal of the project in terms of process?
Gain an understanding of how multimodal texts are made.
6. How were the participants fro the study selected?
From the sounds of it, age was the only factor that was used in the selection process, from a this particular class a student was chosen and then studied for two years to track thier progression. After they have been tracked 10 students were selected to participate in a focus group.
From the sounds of it, age was the only factor that was used in the selection process, from a this particular class a student was chosen and then studied for two years to track thier progression. After they have been tracked 10 students were selected to participate in a focus group.
7. Describe the task students engage is for the purpose of this study?
First, a student was required to make a website in the first year and then have it be compared to that same students work two years later. Then the student was paired with another student to create a website together and see how they work together.
8. Explain how the researchers compared the student created multimodal texts?
They used a 3x3 two dimensional method that graded the presentation of the title slide, the grammar and makeup of the headings and the quality of the knowledge in the presentation.
They used a 3x3 two dimensional method that graded the presentation of the title slide, the grammar and makeup of the headings and the quality of the knowledge in the presentation.
9. What differences in Jenny's PowerPoint presentation do you find the most interesting?
I wasn't surprised but was the most intrigued by just how the title slides differed in two years. Jenny gained more knowledge on how to build web presentation and with that new knowledge was able to introduce the reader to the content rather then just throw in their faces.
I wasn't surprised but was the most intrigued by just how the title slides differed in two years. Jenny gained more knowledge on how to build web presentation and with that new knowledge was able to introduce the reader to the content rather then just throw in their faces.
10. How is working together on a computer unlike working together using a pencil and paper?
The creativity is the first difference to me because the artistic limitations one may possess are nonexistent on a computer. Another difference is the notion that not all members of a group/team have to be in the same location to complete the task. In the book, lag time is a differnce on computer opposed to one paper also that lag can happen at any time on a computer.
The creativity is the first difference to me because the artistic limitations one may possess are nonexistent on a computer. Another difference is the notion that not all members of a group/team have to be in the same location to complete the task. In the book, lag time is a differnce on computer opposed to one paper also that lag can happen at any time on a computer.
11. What was interesting about student's behavior as they collaborated on a task at the computer?
How the student's interacted with each other with the peripherals(mouse, keyboard, etc.) and even some off top conversation that is essential to team building.
How the student's interacted with each other with the peripherals(mouse, keyboard, etc.) and even some off top conversation that is essential to team building.
12. What can teacher learn about designing learning activities that involve the creation of multimodal texts from this study?
I think that teachers can learn that the creativity potential with use multimodal texts can be limitless if brought to the students the right way. I would suggest to make any sort of lesson plan as fun as possible maybe a common interest assignment chosen by the students.
I think that teachers can learn that the creativity potential with use multimodal texts can be limitless if brought to the students the right way. I would suggest to make any sort of lesson plan as fun as possible maybe a common interest assignment chosen by the students.
13. According the the conclusion of this study, what do student need to learn in order to successful complete a multimodal text construction?
Students need to understand team roles(leaders, supporters, slackers, etc.), establish where they place in the group, and use processes that will be best facilitate any less-powerful processes while working together.
Students need to understand team roles(leaders, supporters, slackers, etc.), establish where they place in the group, and use processes that will be best facilitate any less-powerful processes while working together.
14. Are you surprised by the conclusions drawn in this study?
I was shocked by one the conclusion that students "require traditional skills to complete a task". I do understand the reasoning but I respectfully disagree because the tradtional skills that we have now aren't the same that our parents had therefore my traditional skills won't be the same for my children and so to complete a task there is no "traditional way" it is just the best way a particular student can get something done.
I was shocked by one the conclusion that students "require traditional skills to complete a task". I do understand the reasoning but I respectfully disagree because the tradtional skills that we have now aren't the same that our parents had therefore my traditional skills won't be the same for my children and so to complete a task there is no "traditional way" it is just the best way a particular student can get something done.
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