Non-Traditional Digital Project Examples

Examples of Video Projects on Youtube, iMovie, etc:

Dynamic Visual Display
Description: Movies, which present information along multiple sensory modalities at a pre-defined pace. Effectively, the viewer is placed into the position of observer in relation to a story teller.
Positive Attributes: When carefully constructed, the results can be quite engaging and evocative. The combination of visualization (particularly motion pictures) with appropriate music and/or voice overlay is considerably effective. The display of textual information, when constrained in terms of quantity, can have a similarly positive impact. The presentation is also constant over time (although the interpretation is in constant flux).
Detractions:The simultaneous presentation along multiple sensory modalities may be a confounding factor (e.g. written text accompanied by musical lyrics). Additionally, the temptation to employ complicated visual effects may result in an impressive display, but it may also distract from the desired message. Finally, the question of passivity is critical. The viewer of a movie has little choice but to process the linear sequence of information as presented. Opportunities to explore tangential questions or even interact with the artifact in a constructive manner are limited.

Voice of Education

Social Justice Education

Bridging the Office with the Online

What’s the Purpose of School?

Effective Teaching Final Project

Digital Storytelling

Center for Digital Storytelling Educational Examples

Stories from K-12 students in Kentucky

Oh Yes I Can

Examples of Blogs & Websites

Interactive Web Page
Description: Web-based artifacts, which offer interactivity and flexibility, particularly in the ability to present multimedia content.
Positive Attributes: In contrast with movies, web pages allow the user to determine the course of exploration within the content of the site design, as well as in outside domains connected by hypertext. Furthermore, variable and indefinite time is allowed for subjects to explore site elements.
Detractions:Web pages demand that users possess a sufficient level of intrinsic motivation to explore the presented content. Additionally, although web pages may be embellished with audio, video, and visual artifacts, the associative (rather than linear) nature of the content may diminish the emotional impact on the participant-observer.

1. Comparison of the Students of Primary School in China and in Britain
2. Teaching Film & Media Literacy
3. Final Project: Website for Student Teaching Courses
4. Facebook Descripton & Pictures of Web-Based Final Projects
5. State Modeling Project
6. All About Using Google SketchUp
7. Enhancing English Language Web Project
8. Voices [Education Project]
9. Women’s Education Project
10. Connecting Children in Deleware with Children in Israel
11. Blogging for Langauge Learning Project
12. My Final Video Project
13. Critial Analysis of Genre Characteristic of the Parody Film
14. Online Lesson Plan – 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

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Examples of Imagery & Writing

Static Visual Display
Description: Artifacts can also be a static visual poster. Like web-based media, this format allows the user to freely traverse the visual and textual space of the presentation material.
Positive Attributes: Static visual displays may provide many of the same benefits as an interactive web page, including freedom of traversal, and effective interaction of visual and textual information. Also, a comprehensive understanding may be expedited by the entirety of the information being made present within the visual field.
Detractions: The format and size are limited in terms of sensory modality and quantity of information.

Morgridge College of Education Anthology Project

Using Google SketchUp – Higher Education Gallery

Use Big Huge Labs to cutomize, edit and combine images:

Motivator, Pop Art Poster, Magazine Cover, Mosaic Maker, Movie Poster, Jigsaw, Photobooth, Hockneyizer, FX, Map Maker, Mat, Pocket Album, Badge Maker, Calendar, Trading Card, Framer, Wallpaper, Color Palette Generator, Cube, Bead Art, Guess the Title, CD Cover, Captioner, Billboard, Slideshow, Blog Header

Create a Comic Strip to depict your project:
Comic Sketch: The Seed
Bubblr: Elephants
PikiStrips: Grammar Monkey
ToonDoo Comic books: Time Travel to the Italian Renaissance