Interactive Multimedia Presentations (Grades 11, 12)

William Kai Stephanos
MEDA 5680

Interactive Multimedia Presentations (Grades 11, 12)

Plan:

Have students work in teams of 4 or 5. After brainstorming as a group, they would come up with a topic that is interesting to them. Then they would do research on the internet to find out statistical and other important information on the subject matter they have chosen. A strong focus on copyright laws and ethical use of research materials would be stressed. They would have to cite their sources as appropriate.

Then they would assemble a powerpoint presentation incorporating text, images, audio, and other graphics they gathered during the research phase. Factors such as esthetics, creative and effective designs, and clear and persuasive communications would be important.

After this is accomplished the groups would take turns giving their presentation to the rest of the class using these powerpoint presentations. They would then have a short Q & A session with the audience.




ISTE NETS for Students 2a Interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts or others employing a variety of media and formats.
Interactive Multimedia Presentations (Formerly Interactive Multimedia Design)

My trip to India this summer...

Two months ago (Before I went to Kenya...) I went to India. I spent time in Majnu-Ka-Tilla, a Tibetan Refugee/Exile communitee in Delhi, and in Dharamsala (The main residence of the Tibetan exile community and the residence of His Holiness The Dalai Lama) which is in the very North of India in the Himalayas. I conducted interviews directly with Tibetans that escaped Tibet's occupation by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) by making the journey across the Himalayas by foot and crossed the Chinese/Indian or Chines/Nepal boarder with no passport and survived. They have to travel at night and hide by day. They suffer horribly and many lose toes and even whole feet. Many die before reaching the boarder. They are also subject to being shot, or captured by Chinese police/military/boarder control. Nepal has become unsafe recently as well. They are beaten, incarcerated, tortured and many die in prison or are released at a point of being so badly injured and sick that they die shortly after their release. This has the impression of being done so as to warn other Tibetans of not making such attempts. The brutality and hardship of the reality of this situation is staggering.

I think the interviews I have on video from these Tibetan refugees are extremely powerful and truthful. Tibetan culture is vital for all of humanity and for the sake of world peace. In my opinion China (meaning the CCP) is the single greatest threat to world peace. The lies and trickery fall apart easily when powerful truth is told. The days of the CCP lies dominating and corrupting the minds of so many is coming to an end.

Truth is more powerful than any gun, government or indoctrination.

"The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of those that do not do anything about it." ---Albert Einstein

Introduction and a bit about myself...

Hello everyone! My name is William Kai Stephanos. I am a graduate student at ETSU in a dual program in Educational Technology and Public Administration. I am married and have two sons. I am originally from Honolulu, but have lived all over the world.

I spent most of the summer in Kenya teaching children in the largest slum in Africa called Kibera. It has a population of ~1.5 million people in an area of ~2 square miles. There are no toilets [open sewers] and very little water. Often times the electricity, if available at all, would go out, sometimes for days at a time. It was a life changing experience. The students were amazing and inspiring. Despite their desperate situation, they were amazingly motivated, hard working and very dedicated to their studies. I worked with a youth organization and helped to implement a program called 'Citizen Media Project". I brought computers, video cameras and still cameras with me. The students had never had the opportunity to have hands-on experience with technology. They caught on very quickly and did exceptional work despite the fact that the classrooms were made of sticks, mud and corrugated metal roofs. I am working on a documentary as well as a web site about the work I did there. I intend to continue to be involved with this project.

I am very intrigued by the use and implementation of technology in both academic settings as well as in the public sector. I truly feel that only properly educated [trained] people can make sound decisions in regards to technology based programs.