The Multimedia Challenge

摘要: Central Elementary students spent a year working with local museum curator, their classroom teachers, and teacher-leader to conduct research on the history of Belmont. Students collected old photographs town its people from Belmont Historical Society, took original digital photos places today, videotaped interviews longtime residents, developed time line important events in Belmont's narrative accounts students' own words. What helped bring structure closure was development student multimedia presentation be housed at Society after it exhibited fair. Using HyperStudio, authoring tool especially for use, designed electronic stacks linked cards scanned photos, videoclips, text. Then created animations historical represent movement trains horses added voice-overs parts presentation. Their teachers them overall architecture site, but were responsible content coherence. They ensured that all links worked formed coherent would useful community residents who visited museum. The tools organize synthesize develop an eye-catching made visible what they had learned. Both participants outsiders considered project success. learned not only about community, also using audience outside classroom. recognized quality 34th Annual California Student Media Multimedia Festival spring 2000, where Now won social science category elementary schools.