For this assignment, students had to choose a traditional dish from a French-speaking country and create a cooking show outlining the different steps and ingredients needed to make their meal. In addition, they had to explain the cultural significance of their dish together with a little bit of history about their country. In the past, I’ve had to evaluate the cooking process/product and the cultural/historical elements separately, as it was not realistic to do both within one period. This semester, we’ve used iMovie to film the cooking process and historical explanations in short segments, then, through the editing process, created cooking shows.
Using iMovie, not only were students able to practice and master their oral communication skills, they were also able to prioritize, decide and choose what information to include and how to best demonstrate the cooking process. Throughout the editing component of this assignment, students were also able to construct, design and plan the final product and add creative effects and audio clips which enhanced their overall presentation.
I believe that using iMovie, allowed the students to demonstrate their oral communication skills to the best of their ability. They could critically analyze their speaking and had a chance to learn from previous clips in order to improve their pronunciation. I would definitely use this technology in the future.
For this assignment, students had to choose a traditional dish from a French-speaking country and create a cooking show outlining the different steps and ingredients needed to make their meal. In addition, they had to explain the cultural significance of their dish together with a little bit of history about their country. In the past, I’ve had to evaluate the cooking process/product and the cultural/historical elements separately, as it was not realistic to do both within one period. This semester, we’ve used iMovie to film the cooking process and historical explanations in short segments, then, through the editing process, created cooking shows.
Using iMovie, not only were students able to practice and master their oral communication skills, they were also able to prioritize, decide and choose what information to include and how to best demonstrate the cooking process. Throughout the editing component of this assignment, students were also able to construct, design and plan the final product and add creative effects and audio clips which enhanced their overall presentation.
I believe that using iMovie, allowed the students to demonstrate their oral communication skills to the best of their ability. They could critically analyze their speaking and had a chance to learn from previous clips in order to improve their pronunciation. I would definitely use this technology in the future.