Xtranormal and Connectivism

In the making of our video we decided to use Xtranormal to create part of our video. I have been finding it is a easy program to use but can sometimes be hard as it has certain features that you need to have the full version to use....but we are managing and it is coming along nicely.  I felt that this would be an engaging way to produce our ideas and the ICT we decided to use.

I have been researching a pedagogy which is described as connectivism. As I have previously stated  students of today are Digital Natives and they learn in a different way, connectivism provides a insight into the way in which these learners learn. They describe it as learning through different networks, informal information exchange that are all supported with electronic tools. Its a way of networking with other learners to develop and understanding of a subject matter and in doing so the students begin to enhance their learning by taking part in these virtual worlds (Siemens, 2004).

I feel that this really works with the project we are doing, we have chosen a content area being English and focusing on the ICT google docs to enhance the students learning in this area. Google docs being part of a network of people assists in the use of connectivism as our pedagogy.

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Reference List 

Siemens, G, 2004, Connectivism:  The Learning Theory of the Digital Age, pp.1-6

Xtranormal Technology Inc, 2006-2011, Movie Maker-Xtranorma, Retrieved from http://www.xtranormal.com/