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SECTION IV – Multimedia <strong>and</strong> Mixed Media<br />

1. Have you given your students any assignments this year th<strong>at</strong> required them to present <strong>in</strong>form<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>in</strong><br />

a mixed media or multimedia form<strong>at</strong>?<br />

Yes<br />

No<br />

IF NO:<br />

2. Please tell us below the ma<strong>in</strong> reasons you do NOT give your students mixed media or multimedia<br />

assignments.<br />

IF YES:<br />

2. Can you give an example of a recent mixed media or multimedia assignment you have given your<br />

students? Did you feel it was successful? Why or why not?<br />

3. Why did you choose to <strong>in</strong>corpor<strong>at</strong>e multimedia or mixed media assignments <strong>in</strong>to your teach<strong>in</strong>g?<br />

Wh<strong>at</strong> do you see as the major benefits of this type of assignment? Wh<strong>at</strong> are the major drawbacks? <strong>How</strong><br />

do students respond to this type of assignment?<br />

ASK ALL – RANDOMIZE TEACHERS TO RECEIVE ONE OF THREE VIDEOS<br />

4a/4b/4c. This is a short video clip with an example of one type of multimedia assignment cre<strong>at</strong>ed by<br />

students. Please w<strong>at</strong>ch the video <strong>and</strong> then answer the questions below.<br />

Wh<strong>at</strong> does this piece of student work say to you about research <strong>and</strong> writ<strong>in</strong>g us<strong>in</strong>g digital technologies?<br />

Wh<strong>at</strong> advice would you give this student about where to go next with this piece?<br />

<strong>How</strong> would you support the student?<br />

Wh<strong>at</strong> are the implic<strong>at</strong>ions of this piece for your own teach<strong>in</strong>g? Specifically...Do you feel produc<strong>in</strong>g<br />

someth<strong>in</strong>g like this would be a valuable experience for your students <strong>and</strong> a good use of time <strong>and</strong><br />

resources (both yours <strong>and</strong> theirs)? Why or why not?<br />

Do you have any concerns about or face any particular obstacles <strong>in</strong> assign<strong>in</strong>g this type of work? If so,<br />

wh<strong>at</strong> are they?<br />

Thank you! Th<strong>at</strong> completes all of the specific questions we have. Your <strong>in</strong>sights <strong>and</strong> experiences will be<br />

used to develop a n<strong>at</strong>ional survey of teachers, to be conducted this spr<strong>in</strong>g. If there are any important<br />

elements of teach<strong>in</strong>g student writ<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> research <strong>in</strong> today’s technological environment th<strong>at</strong> you feel<br />

we have not addressed, please tell us below.<br />

p e w<strong>in</strong>ter n e t .o r g 94

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