Journal #4 Finding Students Who Learn Through Media (NETS I, IV & V)

Bull, G, Alexander, C, & Fester, B. (2010). Finding students who learn through media. Learning & Leading With Technology, 37(5), Retrieved from http://www.iste.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=February_No_5_4&Template=/MembersOnly.cfm&NavMenuID=4495&ContentID=25255&DirectListComboInd=D

“Finding Students Who Learn Through Media” is an article about using a website called, primaryaccess.com, to engage students in history and social studies classes through media. The website is an easier way of forming documentary type videos as classroom projects. It is designed to be user friendly and not take class time to learn a complex system. Studies show that some students learn the concept and subject matter better than simply writing an essay. It gives studies access to online research from the Smithsonian and the Library of Congress. It is an interactive learning tool that can also be used as simply a storyboard or as a fully student made documentary tool.

How does the primaryaccess website cater to the needs of students?

Primaryaccess uses many different forms of learning. It involves group work, research, tactile learning and visual learning; it targets many different students instead of lecture, which is not inclusive to all learners.

As a teacher how would I bring this into my classroom?

I plan on getting my subject matter authorization in history, this site would be a great resource for students to use and do projects. It may take a couple class periods but it seems like a great resource and students learn the concepts and its more interesting than just writing or grading a bunch of papers.