One of my own learning goals in terms 2 and 3 is to use online tools to assist in developing students writing. The first one we have applied in our learning programme is Go-animate. Students can log in and create thirty-second animated video clips of their writing using scripts and animated characters from the website.
In the three weeks that we have been using this tool, I've noticed a change in the students' writing. Because they have to keep their ideas to a 30-second script, they are using key information only. There are added benefits in improving editing skills as well. By listening to their script being read back to them multiple times by their characters, the students are beginning to listen to see if their ideas are expressed clearly. They are looking to re-craft their work to meet the time limit and also to maintain the key points of information they want to share.
An unexpected spinoff has been in reading, where my students are applying the same learning to summarise succinctly.
Next term, I will be investigating the use of other online tools to scaffold into the classroom programme.
Below is an example of one of our students go-animate video.
How does a volcano erupt by Kahlicia677xmgv on GoAnimate
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