What is a
Virtual Museum Project? ...basically, a collection of electronic artifacts and information resources - practically anything that can be digitized. Virtual Museums
can be created in Microsoft PowerPoint, with non-linear slides. A collection may include paintings, drawings, photographs, recordings, video segments, etc. This "non-linear" presentation gives
the viewer the option to "jump" over slides to specific groups of
slides. So, students would create
“rooms” where researched information is housed, with links back to the
“entrance.” Virtual museums were first presented at the ISTE (NECC) in
2005. Now, with several ways to "spruce up" Microsoft PowerPoint, virtual museums are a welcome, well-sought-after way to engage students, which creating amazing projects. Teachers from Keith Valley Middle
School, in Pennsylvania shared their slideshows, where they begin using these
museums to replace traditional art history reports. Students can easily develop virtual museums
from scratch, and use these museums to further their knowledge of curricular
objectives in academic subjects across the curriculum. This project promotes student creativity and
engagement. Below are a few links where
you can view additional information on virtual museums. View the video below to see some student examples. How could you use VMs in your classroom? Comment below with ideas or questions.
Benefits & Purpose:
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They allow
for integration of 21st Century Skills
into traditional learning.
o
They
promote cross-curricular integration by having students link ideas.
o
The
museums provide new, meaningful, and contemporary opportunities to integrate
technology.
o
They
help students gain presentation skills.
o
They
motivate student learning through high-interest activities.
o
Research
for the museum and the construction of the museum requires students engage in
higher-level
thinking.
o
They
encourage reluctant students to write.
o
They
appeal to students who are visual learners.
Virtual Museums to teach integrated
subjects:
o
Students
can create rooms about topics other than history (e.g., math, science,
literature, civics, geography).
o
Students
can create rooms on a single theme with each room representing a different
content area (e.g., If
studying Galileo, one room may focus on geometry, one
about daily living during his time, one with a written biography, and one on
the science of his time).
o
Students
can present the rooms in the form of an auction with bidding starting at a set
amount for each
picture.
o
Have
students use the same pictures in each room, but use different writing styles
for the placards (e.g.,
biography, persuasive, descriptive).
o
Use
the museums to teach research, notetaking, and writing skills.
o
Have
students create museums as portfolio assessments of all content areas from a
single semester.
Excerpts Taken From: Educational Virtual Museums Developed Using PowerPoint http://christykeeler.com/EducationalVirtualMuseums.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ed5e-HHikGk
http://christykeeler.com/EducationalVirtualMuseums.html
I love this! I will be trying it out soon!
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