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Sharing my thoughts and welcoming your views on Multimedia and the Web for Education.
Friday, March 16, 2007
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Educating Parents - Creating a Multimedia Link between School and Home
My exposure to a school environment has been as an interested and highly involved observer - a parent. My use of multimedia technology in this context has arisen from a perceived need to connect to the school, those parents who were unable to be involved in the school activities.
I utilised multimedia technology, taking photos, video and recording the children's music to create slide shows and produce DVDs for parents with the aim of bringing into the home, a snapshot of the classroom experience and enhancing parents' understanding and appreciation of their child's school environment.
I opted for a stand alone multimedia application (DVD) rather than online because my material contained high quality images of school children.
Beyond this, I think there is an important role for the use of multimedia technology in educating parents about the education of their children.
The importance of parents being familiar with multimedia technology and the web was highlighted in a talk I attended a few weeks ago given by NetAlert. The speaker, Dr Michael Carr-Gregg spoke of the results of one survey that showed that children spend far more time on the internet at home than at school. He encouraged parents to educate children about the precautions and safeguards required when using the web rather than prohibit its many uses.
I think more than ever there is a need for schools to give substance to what is sometimes merely the rhetoric of a school/parent relationship. The challenge for parents is to embrace and master technology rather than fear it. The challenge for educational policy is to assist parents in achieving this.
I utilised multimedia technology, taking photos, video and recording the children's music to create slide shows and produce DVDs for parents with the aim of bringing into the home, a snapshot of the classroom experience and enhancing parents' understanding and appreciation of their child's school environment.
I opted for a stand alone multimedia application (DVD) rather than online because my material contained high quality images of school children.
Beyond this, I think there is an important role for the use of multimedia technology in educating parents about the education of their children.
The importance of parents being familiar with multimedia technology and the web was highlighted in a talk I attended a few weeks ago given by NetAlert. The speaker, Dr Michael Carr-Gregg spoke of the results of one survey that showed that children spend far more time on the internet at home than at school. He encouraged parents to educate children about the precautions and safeguards required when using the web rather than prohibit its many uses.
I think more than ever there is a need for schools to give substance to what is sometimes merely the rhetoric of a school/parent relationship. The challenge for parents is to embrace and master technology rather than fear it. The challenge for educational policy is to assist parents in achieving this.
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