Reflection Task 2: Digital Media

Digital media can be used in classrooms through YouTube videos and interactive types of media to enhance the learning experience for the students and also keeping it relevant as pen and paper, textbooks and work books are definitely ‘going out of fashion’. Due to the constant development of technology in the time that we live in the use of digital media is rapidly increasing.

The following screenshots and video clip is an interactive video on first aid response for heart attacks, choking, learning CPR, using an AED and putting someone in the recovery position. The website provides choices that students must decide upon within a time limit which is shown in the corner of the screen. Students are also given ‘hearts’ which indicates wrong or correct choices. This can also cause a bit of a ‘competition’ between students to see who can get the best average time, most hearts etc. which can also increase engagement as the students are trying to remember the correct answer to get the best time.

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Safety, Legal and Ethical Aspects.

This website and interactive film are safe, free to use for everyone and easy to use, it is also a very reliable source of information as it is from the Resuscitation Council UK which is a privately funded organisation and the interactive videos are based off the global resuscitation guidelines. Some students may find the interactive films uncomfortable to watch so viewer discretion should be advised before either showing the students or letting them interact with the films.  Ethical aspects that could be monitored could be that students don’t make any inappropriate remarks about the film or the students interacting with it.

SAMR model

As the interactive film could be exchanged for a YouTube clip to show the process of all four of the scenarios or be covered in a PowerPoint during a lesson, it ranks as a low-level activity. However, I argue the fact that it would be a lot better than both the YouTube and PowerPoint as it gets students engaged and interacting with the content rather than them just typing in into their laptops, writing it in their books, reading it out of a book. It also saves students having to do the practical aspect of practicing first aid as many of students struggle with this due to them being ‘embarrassed’ and it is common to see students messing around and not doing the practical lesson properly therefore, they aren’t fully engaged and they are also practicing incorrect technique. 

References :

Resuscitation Council UK. (n.d.-a). About us. Resuscitation Council UK. Retrieved April 4, 2022, from https://www.resus.org.uk/about-us

Resuscitation Council UK. (n.d.-b). Lifesaver. Lifesaver. Retrieved April 4, 2022, from https://life-saver.org.uk/

Waterford. (2020, January 23). Technology and Digital Media in the Classroom: A Guide for Educators. Waterford.org. https://www.waterford.org/education/technology-in-the-classroom/