nm's session 1 post

One technology tool that I have used in my class is moviemaker. I had students to create a video commercial using propaganda then put it on moviemaker, which wasn't too successful the first semester, but by the second semester, I had a better handle on what I was doing, making it easier for us all. I think it impacted student learning in a couple of areas. First, they had to collaborate (each student had a specific role to fill) and they were able to draw on each others strengths and weakness. Ultimately, they ended up teaching each other skills. Secondly, because of the collaboration, they were able to research more thoroughly their targeted audience, purpose, propaganda technique, and product. They ended up learning more as a team as opposed to learning independently if I had made it an individual assignment,