Journal #2

Journal # 2
Finding students who learn with media

Bull, G. (2010). Finding students who learn with media. Learning and Leading with Technology, 37((5)), Retrieved from
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The program PrimaryAccess and Moviemaker helps incorporate web-based authoring tools into the curriculum. In this article it was found that the portion of the students engaged in media and historical content was 40% PrimaryAccess allows the students to combine images and audio narration to create online documentary films. To be able to create a historical documentary through PrimaryAccess it takes three class periods to finish. The teachers are also given access so they can check the curriculum and evaluate the students work.
Once the teachers have evaluated the students results they are able to see if the student used their time wisely through the PrimaryAccess website. This program is very useful and helpful especially when working in a classroom. This program was created to eliminate overhead associated with conventional digital students so they can focus on learning objectives rather than spending class time learning using different tools. The best thing about these programs is that the teachers are able to monitor all the work throughout the class period. This program gives the teacher another way to teach the students in a new creative way. First if all making a movie sounds pretty cool and then making it on history is even better because you get to put so much information on it and have fun and learn at the same time.

Q#1.What is the purpose of theses two programs, PrimaryAccess and Moviemaker?
The purpose of these two programs is to help the students in a different technological way. Usually the teachers basic teaching method is through packets, worksheets, etc. but this time the students get to learn by making historical documentary films that include pictures and audio narration.

Q#2.What do the teachers gain by teaching the students this way?
Once the teachers realize that their students are absorbing all this new knowledge and learning more and more by the minute they feel satisfied because they know that this new way of teaching is working. By seeing that this way of teaching the students is working it encourages the teachers to come up with more projects and assignments related to PrimaryAccess and Moviemaker.