National Middle School Association
34th Annual Conference and Exhibit
Houston, Texas November 8 - 10, 2007

Integrating Video in the Middle School Language Arts Curriculum with Adobe Visual Communicator


Presenter: Sara Martin
Adobe Education Leader and Digital Media Academy Presenter
Technology Coordinator and Instructor
Hart-Ransom School
Modesto, California

Class Description

This session focuses on Adobe's Visual Communicator and how it can be used to integrate middle school technology and language arts curriculum. Participants will be introduced to how this easy, affordable and versatile program works. In addition, specific lesson ideas that demonstrate how this program can be used to integrate technology with middle school language arts curriculum and standards will be shared and explained.

Friday, November 9, 2007

12:15-1:30 pm

Presentation PowerPoint

 

Topics Covered:

  • Why video
  • Features of Visual Communicator
  • How program works
  • Equipment necessary
  • Supported file formats
  • Video and multimedia contests for students
  • Getting Started
  • Language Arts ideas

Photoshop Elements Links

 Adobe Digital Kids Club-Lessons and Activities
Integrating Technology in the Sixth Grade Curriculum-Website developed in Educational Technology Masters Program

Contact Sara Martin