Integrating Hebrew into Digital Learning
Here’s an idea that integrates digital learning skills and Hebrew language.
Students and educators can develop digital slideshows with narration using Photo Story 3 for Windows, a free application from Microsoft that is popular with educators and relatively easy to use.
Students can create a multimedia presentation on specific topics or compose fictional stories and import photos or other graphics to illustrate them. Students can also record the report or story narrative in English or Hebrew (or any other language). Another idea is to have older students create and publish digital story books for younger students to read with audio assistance. Narration can be recorded directly into Photo Story 3 or imported as an audio file. For more textured narration, audio files can be mixed on audio editors such as Audacity or GarageBand to include multiple tracks. The slide show can reside on a computer, the school’s intranet, or on a website like YouTube or Next Vista for Learning, a video sharing site designed specifically for educators and students.
Also take a look at PrimaryAccess, an interesting tool for educators and students to create digital movies that emphasize historical narrative.