Using ICT in the Sociology Classroom SEV

+ Using ICT in the Sociology Classroom SEV Social Education and VCE Teachers’ Conference Monday 6 th December 2010

+ Creative Commons n Creative Commons (CC) facilitates sharing of creative works n The organisation has released several copyright licenses free of charge to the public n CC licenses allow creators of creative works to specify which rights they reserve and which they waive n Search for CC creative works n http: //search. creativecommons. org/ n Video n Image n Music n Other

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+ Political cartoons n Political cartoons are an effective way of introducing students to contemporary issues in Australian society n Students should be encouraged to collect and annotate political cartoons n The end-of-year examinations have included political cartoons for students to analyse n Some artists such as Peter Nicholson allow their work to be used by teachers in non-commercial settings so long as acknowledge is made n http: //www. nicholsoncartoons. com. au/reproduce. php

+ Cartoon by Nicholson from "The Australian" newspaper: www. nicholsoncartoons. com. au

+ Media reviews n Knowledge of contemporary issues in Australian society is essential for teaching Units 3 -4 Sociology n The end-of-year examinations have included newspaper articles and advertisements for students to analyse n The key knowledge in the Study Design also requires teachers to be aware of contemporary issues, such as changes in policy

+ Press n e. g. The Australian n n e. g. The Age n n http: //www. theage. com. au/opinion e. g. Crikey n n http: //www. theaustralian. com. au/nationalaffairs? use. Absolute. URL=true http: //www. crikey. com. au/ e. g. The Monthly n http: //www. themonthly. com. au/

+ Radio & Television n e. g. Slow TV n n http: //www. themonthly. com. au/video e. g. ABC Life Matters n http: //www. abc. net. au/rn/lifematters/ n Wednesday 1 December ‘In Favour of Gay Marriage’ n n http: //mpegmedia. abc. net. au/rn/podcast/2010/12/lms_201012 01_0905. mp 3 e. g. SBS First Australians n http: //www. sbs. com. au/firstaustralians/

+ Film n e. g. Enhance TV n n e. g. ABC Dick Smith’s Population Puzzle n n http: //www. abc. net. au/tv/populationpuzzle/index. html e. g. ATOM Study Guides n n http: //www. enhancetv. com. au http: //www. metromagazine. com. au/studyguides/study. asp e. g. The Oasis n http: //www. abc. net. au/tv/oasis/

+ National Film & Sound Archive n Digital Resource Finder n http: //dl. nfsa. gov. au/ n Free-for-education video clips from Screen Australia n No log-in required n View on the website n n n About the Video Clip Curriculum Focus Background Information Classroom Activities Further Resources Download for later use (with instructions)

+ National Film & Sound Archive n http: //dl. nfsa. gov. au/module/1100/ Film Australia, Old Parliament House & Australian Broadcasting Corporation (2007). ‘Edmund Barton and the Velvet Soap Advertisement’, The Prime Ministers’ National Treasures, available from: http: //dl. nfsa. gov. au/module/1100/.

+ You. Tube n Why are you using it? n Is it being used instead of “theory”? n Is it being used as a “reward”? n Does it relate to the key knowledge? n Could you teach more effectively without it? n Is the content accurate? n Is it legal? n Will it be there when you need it? n http: //keepvid. com

+ Using You. Tube n e. g. Standard Deviants (Sociology) n n e. g. Yakovich (Social Comment) n n www. youtube. com/user/Cerebellum. Corp http: //www. youtube. com/user/Yakovich#g/c/F 129771 BA 02 A 3 B 9 8 e. g. Random n http: //www. youtube. com/user/socimages n http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=r. W 9 dfc 7 g_10 n http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=TFd. Ut. CAXAUM

+ Embedding video in Power. Point n The Power. Point document links to where the video is saved when it was first embedded n If you move the location of the video after embedding it, its link with the Power. Point document is broken n For example, if you save your Power. Point document to USB it won’t play the video you embedded because the video is still stored on your computer hard-drive n You must move the Power. Point document and video file to the USB and “redirect” the link

+ PDF files n Archiving mechanism n Format/font stays the same n Avoids compatibility issues (e, g. version of programs) n Photocopier: Scans and emails PDF n Mac: File>Print>PDF>Save as PDF

+ Wordpress n www. wordpress. com n n Web template system using a template processor n No web design skills necessary – re-arrange widgets and switch themes n n Free blog Easy to use “back-end” www. pheonad. wordpress. com

+ Quia n www. quia. com n n Each student gets log in details n 16 templates for online activities n Surveys n Class page n Can set to private so only class members can access content n n Online testing system with automatic grading, immediate feedback and detailed reporting Can share resources with other teachers/students http: //www. quia. com/pages/pheonad/psychology