Quick & Engaging Explorations with Multimedia Text Sets

Session Description: Dive into the dynamic world of Multimedia Text Sets (MMTS) and discover ways to captivate your students’ curiosity. In this workshop, we’ll explore the art of curating diverse, topic-related resources that not only build background knowledge and vocabulary, but also foster critical thinking and reflection. We’ll introduce innovative thinking routines that structure student engagement with MMTS, ensuring a deeper understanding and a more meaningful learning experience. 

This session is for teachers at ALL technology comfort levels. 

As a result of this session teachers will:

• • 1. Review the benefits of MMTS for student engagement and knowledge building.

    2. Integrate thinking routines with MMTS to enhance student interaction and comprehension.

    3. Develop a plan for incorporating MMTS into your curriculum.

Applicable ISTE Standards for Educators (2017)*: 2.1.a; 2.1.b; 2.1.c; 2.5.a; 2.6.a

* The text of these standards is copyrighted. Please read the full text at the ISTE Standards page.

Participation Checkpoints:

(checkpoints for this session can also be found on the lower half of the Participation page)

1. Introduce Self 

2. Schema Activator Poll: Multimedia use

3. Microsoft Form: Choose a thinking routine

4. Microsoft Form: Add 2 pieces of media (photo or video)

5. Microsoft Form: Submit link

6. Poll & Go

Sample Copilot Prompt used in the session:

I need help designing a Multimedia Text Set (MMTS) on the Thirteen Colonies for a 5th grade class. Please include the following elements in your response in the following order:

1. Suggest a Project Zero thinking routine that would be appropriate for this topic and age group.

2. Provide an essential question to guide the MMTS exploration.

3. List 5-7 diverse multimedia resources to include in the MMTS (e.g., videos, articles, images, interactive content).

4. Offer 3 differentiation strategies to support multilingual students engaging with this MMTS.

5. Propose a creative way to structure the MMTS that incorporates the chosen thinking routine.

6. Suggest an engaging culminating activity or project that allows students to demonstrate their learning from the MMTS.

Please ensure that all suggestions are age-appropriate for 5th graders and align with typical curriculum standards for teaching about the Thirteen Colonies.

Download Session Slides Here

• Special Topic Collection: Resources for using Artificial Intelligence for productivity

• Special Topic Collection: Primary Sources

• Special Topic Collection: Free Image Resources

• Blog Post: Prompt Engineering for Teachers

• Blog Post: Introducing Women as Changemakers Using Multimedia Text Sets

• OK2Ask Recording: Generating Formative and Summative Assessments using AI

• OK2Ask Recording: Using AI for Teacher Productivity

• OK2Ask Recording: MIE Day Forms Basics

• OK2Ask Recording: Blended and Remote Learning with Microsoft Forms

• Project Zero Visual Thinking Routines (reviewed here)

• Open Parks Network (reviewed here)

• Smithsonian Open Access (reviewed here)

• Library of Congress Flickr (reviewed here)

• TeachFlix (reviewed here)

• The Power of Text Sets

• What are "text sets," and why use them in the classroom?

• Multimedia Text Sets: A How-To Guide

• How to Create a Multimedia Text Set (MMTS)

• Multi-Media Text Sets (MMTS)

• Education (Lesson Planning Resources): Text Sets

• How to Use Text Sets to Build Background Knowledge

• Making Thinking Visible

• What is Visible Thinking

• Support Online and Blended Learning with Powerful Thinking

• Routines

• Thinking Routines Part 2: Driving Deeper Thinking Online