Beyond+Words+The+Craftsmanship+of+Communication

=Beyond Words: The Craftsmanship of Communication= We are experiencing increasing urgency today to develop communication skills that translate raw information into valuable knowledge for ourselves as well as others. Using dynamic multi-media tools, new forms of communication beyond words are calling for new literacies. The new communication is less about mastering technical skills than about being able to rigorously design information by artfully using sound, images, transitions and special effects in ways that dance ideas together into illuminated understandings. Participants will explore a comprehensive set of research-based online scoring guides as a tool to elevate students' effective communication skills. Creating multimedia products incorporates a baker's dozen of standards, as well as using student work to assess student performance skills, provides schools with a systematic process to increase rigorous 21st century skills. When a digital story is finished, it should be remembered for its soul, not the bells and whistles of the technology tools. (Bernajean Porter, 2004)

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