Final Assignment: Evaluating Media for Classroom Use
Reflect on Stephanie Keep’s opening video on using digital media assets to teach about ecosystems. You may watch it again here.
After watching, you’ll evaluate some of the media you’ve seen in the module in addition to two new assets that you might consider using in your teaching. Complete both parts of the Final Assignment.
| Keyboard Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Space | Pause/Play video playback |
| Enter | Pause/Play video playback |
| m | Mute/Unmute video volume |
| Up and Down arrows | Increase and decrease volume by 10% |
| Right and Left arrows | Seek forward or backward by 5 seconds |
| 0-9 | Fast seek to x% of the video. |
| f | Enter or exit fullscreen. (Note: To exit fullscreen in flash press the Esc key. |
| c | Press c to toggle captions on or off |
Video: Using Digital Media to Teach Ecology Concepts
Final Assignment: Part 1
Review the media used in this module and respond to the following prompts in the table below.
- Choose two examples that you would use in your own classroom and explain why each can be particularly effective in engaging students or demonstrating a concept related to ecosystems.
- Choose one example that you consider less useful than the others and explain why you think this.
Use the Menu button to jump back in the module and replay the media.
- Video: Matter and Energy in Penguins' Aquatic Ecosystem—Page 6
- Video: Do Plants Behave Like Animals?—Page 7
- Video: Energy Flow in the Coral Reef Ecosystem—Page 8
- Interactive: Antarctic Food Web Game—Page 9
- Video: Follow That Nutrient | UNC-TV Quest—Page 10
- Interactive: Carbon Dioxide and the Carbon Cycle—Page 11
