Multimedia Skills #CISDAppShare FlyLabs

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Recently, CISD teachers (PK-12th grade), administrators and students (3rd – 12th grade) participated in the beginning of the year Clarity – BrightBytes technology survey. This data collection was the first time CISD (district-wide) utilized Clarity-Bright Bytes to survey and measure how our technology program(s) are impacting student learning.With the first set of data collected, the district technology plan will be reviewed and modified to better support the development of 21st Century Learners; and hopefully, measure progress overtime.


Clarity reports collected survey data by distributing data across four domains: Classroom, Access, Skills, and Environment or CASE. The district along with each campus then receives scores in each of the four domains (see below for the CISD Fall 2015 domain or CASE data summary).

As I explore the data for each elementary campus, I have identified that all three campuses scored proficient in the area of Skills: Student Multimedia Skill Frequency.


There are many possible factors that could lend itself to this scoring:
  • Are teachers using technology vocabulary in context? As teachers we tend to focus on the core curriculum content versus the technology content. Do our students know the definition of multimedia? Can students identify, name, and implement various forms of media?
  • Have we as teachers acknowledged how multimedia has evolved? I know personally, four years ago when students created multimedia products it usually was contained in a PowerPoint. But now with video creation, editing, and sharing at our student’s finger tips, are we taking the time to identify its many facets?
  • Are we building opportunities within our lessons for students to reflect? When students create a product that incorporates multiple forms of media, it is likely to include the application of new learning through an ongoing task or project. The product that is created should naturally lend itself to reflection by encompassing summarization, producing opportunities for feedback, and providing platform to share newfound knowledge.

There is a plethora of web tools, programs, software and apps that allow for students to easily and quickly communicate knowledge through multimedia (Educreations, Showme, ScreenChomp, Skitch..). I would like to share three with you from FlyLabs (all are located in the Elementary Student, Teacher and Librarian AirWatch App Catalog). 


Great news, FlyLabs has just been acquired by Google, so this means that both will only enhance each other. Bad news, FlyLab video editing apps are only available in the app store for three more months and there will not be any more updates to their apps.

4th Grade – Teacher
Literally the easiest video editor that I have come in contact with.


4th Grade – Teacher
Does everything Clips can do but involves using mutli-touch gestures to edit video, gets easier with practice.


Pros of Clips and Fly: 
  • There is no login required, 
  • Features include (from the Apple app store description) import of photos and video, adding music, text slides, voice over, trim clips and play with fast and slow motion.
  • Saves to Photos (camera roll), can be shared over AirDrop, posted to multiple social media sites, emailed or saved to your Google Drive.
  • Saves your work and can be edited even after sharing/publishing 

Cons of Clips and Fly:
  • Difficult to use on iPhone or iPod screen
  • No login, work can’t be accessed form multiple devices
  • Upload time – I would recommend keeping videos under 5 minutes

PK – Teacher
Take or import  video and speed it up or slow it down, that is it. Has the same saving and sharing features as Clips and Fly and music can be added. Yes, it is that basic and simple.


What multimedia programs and apps are your students proficient with?


Do you have any lesson ideas for using multimedia to enhance student learning and/or deepen student knowledge

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