This week’s blog assignment was a tricky one for me; I am not tech savy so creating a short video and including audio, then editing, seemed daunting.. At last, I have figured it out! I have decided to create a tutorial on how to use Pinterest.

I found that H5P tools would be extremely helpful when teaching a grade 3/4 class. There are lots of activities and interactive tools that could be incorporated into lessons. I started playing around with all of the downloads, and loved how there were more advanced tools for older grades like crosswords, and easier, more fun tools such as a Christmas advent calendar.

For teaching a grade 3/4 class, I think video/audio editing might be a bit advanced for their grade level, but teaching grade five and higher it would be awesome to use. I would incorporate the editing process in a arts or language arts unit plan, maybe having students act out a scene from a book, and then have them collaboratively learn how to edit their short video. This would allow the students to be interactive with their acting, and then creating a final product would be rewarding.

Multi-media Learning Theory can help us create more effective instructional videos and tutorials by allowing students to engage in more than one way of learning. I am a visual learner, so I think it’s beneficial to provide a more interactive way of teaching other than just using words or giving a lecture. When students are able to see the instructions occurring, it would be easier to apply it to their class material. I have included a link to a YouTube video that further expands on the many benefits to multi-media learning theory.

A flipped classroom teaching model in a grade 3/4 classroom could look really difficult in this grade level. Having a student centred way of learning for this younger age group would be tricky to have them stay focused/on task and able enough to work through the class materials. Some strengths could be that it would allow the students to complete the work they think is easiest, and that way they could have support with the material they find challenging. That way there wouldn’t be any time on going over repeated material that students already understand.

https://www.edutopia.org/blog/flipped-classroom-pro-and-con-mary-beth-hertz

(I found this extra resource that discusses the pros and cons to a flipped classroom that I found really helpful.)