I really enjoyed "The Interactive" idea located on the learner.org web site. I worked through the cinema interactive to see how this idea would work for high school students in the arts. I was thrilled to see how the student would learn about just everything involving the cinema. All the way from the brief history of screenwriters to the grip, actors, camera person, or director. The student can then create and interact with the site by doing things like writing a short scene to be included in the cinema. It also allowed the student to try producing their own film, asking them to manage everything involved in creating a movie. The interactive part involves the student making the choices leading up to the actual creation of the film.
I thought this was a great strategy in showing students how one decision can make or break a particular concept, assignment, or life situation. This is a great tool for teaching ideas that fit "outside the box."
Sounds like a great tool to incorporate into the classroom. Our children these days are very much so engaged in the digital world of television and internet that this tool will encourage them to apply classroom knowledge into something their are comfortable with. This tool can also encourage creativity and engagement within the lesson from majority of the class.
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