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I can't provide a link to it but this last year I used an app for Macbeth made by Shakespeare in Bits (it's in the ipad store).  It featured the text, read by actors, and in puppet animation. Then I projected it for the class as we worked through the play. At the end of the unit the students said they appreciated seeing the action, reading the text, and hearing the words at the same time. I did a lot of stopping and explaining but they were engaged in the process.

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I can't provide a link to it but this last year I used an app for Macbeth made by Shakespeare in Bits (it's in the ipad store).  It featured the text, read by actors, and in puppet animation. Then I projected it for the class as we worked through the play. At the end of the unit the students said they appreciated seeing the action, reading the text, and hearing the words at the same time. I did a lot of stopping and explaining but they were engaged in the process.

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While I don't have a current example, I have used this website in my classroom. Vyond is an easy, free (at least it was) way to make animation using images, dialogue and sound. In the past, students have created scenes from texts we have read to demonstrate comprehension of the text, and to connect to larger themes. This multimodal method also works well for ELL and SPED students to visualize what they read.

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An excerpt from a movie: One of my most favorite Bengali dance dramas (with English subtitle), directed by one of the most talented film directors of our time, Rituparno Ghosh.

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Bhanu Singher Padabali from Rituparno Ghosh's Film 'Abohoman'

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This TED Ed video fascinates me! This is an excellent example of a multimodal text since only the proper usage of multimodal text could have made the explanation of quantum mechanics this easy!

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Particles and waves: The central mystery of quantum mechanics - Chad Orzel

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Erin Elsen-This is one of my vocabulary assignments from Schoology.   It is multimodal because it includes visual and linguistic systems.  While not part of the assignment, the instruction with the task included audio, reading the poem aloud, and gestural, put your hands over your eyes like you are holding binoculars.

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Erin Elsen-This is one of my vocabulary assignments from Schoology.   It is multimodal because it includes visual and linguistic systems.  While not part of the assignment, the instruction with the task included audio, reading the poem aloud, and gestural, put your hands over your eyes like you are holding binoculars.

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This year we piloted Membean with some of our sophomore classes instead of the traditional vocabulary systems we had been using. What I like about Membean is that it incorporates linguistic, visual and audio cues together to help students learn vocabulary. On their website they brag about being multimodal... I just saw that... ha!

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I haven't used resources from art museums before but through my recent visits I have realized there are significant resources that I am under utilizing. This website from the Van Gogh museum contains click after click of paintings, written information, and videos that could be used to engage students.

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Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) is world-famous. Learn about Van Gogh's life, read his letters, explore his paintings and drawings, and other masterpieces.

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TED-ED resources tend to be solid examples of multimodal texts. We use the attached one during our informational text unit. Students also create their own TED talks later in the year using a visual and a non-fiction book that inspires them to present a TED-like talk to their peers.

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Statistics are persuasive. So much so that people, organizations, and whole countries base some of their most important decisions on organized data. But any set of statistics might have something lurking inside it that can turn the results completely upside down. Mark Liddell investigates Simpson's paradox.

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How statistics can be misleading - Mark Liddell

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Statistics are persuasive. So much so that people, organizations, and whole countries base some of their most important decisions on organized data. But any set of statistics might have something lurking inside it that can turn the results completely upside down. Mark Liddell investigates Simpson's paradox.

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Well, mine posted before I was ready to, so here is one of the videos I used last year in my History class...

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"Royals" Parody by George Washington - @MrBettsClass

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I like using youtube videos for helping with subject matter and flipping my classroom. I discovered Mr. Betts History Video Parodies which really get the kids attention. I have students create iMovies and memes as well.

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My focus for the past few years has been making Pecha Kucha using either (pre-iPad distribution) PowerPoint (scoffs, How 1990’s of you!!!!) but now Keynote (on the iPad.) Pecha Kucha is a presentational style which no words are used during the presentation. 20 slides/ 20 seconds. Mine are a bit shorter 10 slides/ 20 seconds/ no words on slides and delivered with a speech. (It has been re-branded in education circles as “Ignite”) Students do their ‘elevator pitch’ about their subject/ rhetorical analysis in this time period. While the multiple modalities are low (visual, linguistic, gestural), I feel that developing future leaders through public speaking is of ultimate importance. (I would include a student sample here, but I’m not sure about the legality of that.)

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I love Schoolhouse Rock! It is a wonderful example of multimodal because it uses all five of the semiotic systems (Linguistic, visual, audio, gestural, and spatial).

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I would say Padlet is an example of multimodality because you can post images and links and rearrange posts, etc. I've also been wanting to incorporate Microsoft Sway into my classroom for students to use to create multimodal presentations. There are a host of apps and programs to do this already (Keynote, Explain Everything, Nearpod, Prezi are just a few), but I've seen Microsoft Sway or what looks like it used on many news websites so I think it would be cool to learn. Here's an example: https://sway.com/red_panda

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Like I said in another post, I got addicted to several podcasts last summer and Serial was one of them (I was a little late). Anyway, this website would be multimodal because it provides a "listening guide" which brings in transcripts, additional audio, maps, images, and articles for each episode.

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A high-school senior named Hae Min Lee disappeared one day after school in 1999, in Baltimore County, Maryland. A month later, her body was found in a city park. She'd been strangled. Her 17-year-old ex-boyfriend, Adnan Syed, was arrested for the crime, and within a year, he was sentenced to life in prison. The case against him was largely based on the story of one witness, Adnan's friend Jay, who testified that he helped Adnan bury Hae's body. But Adnan has always maintained he had nothing to do with Hae's death. Some people believe he's telling the truth. Many others don't.

Sarah Koenig sorted through thousands of documents, listened to trial testimony and police interrogations, and talked to everyone she could find who remembered what happened between Adnan Syed and Hae Min Lee. She discovered that the trial covered up a far more complicated story than the jury - or the public - ever got to hear. The high school scene, the shifting statements to police, the prejudices, the sketchy alibis, the scant forensic evidence - all of it leads back to the most basic questions: How can you know a person's character? How can you tell what they're capable of? In Season One of Serial, she looks for answers.

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A high-school senior named Hae Min Lee disappeared one day after school in 1999, in Baltimore County, Maryland. A month later, her body was found in a city park. And two weeks after that, her former boyfriend and classmate, 17-year-old Adnan Syed, was arrested for the crime.

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Here's a Thinglink that I created about a year or so ago. I think they are great examples of MM as you can add audio, visuals, links to videos, music and so much more. Lisa Mulligan :)
https://www.thinglink.com/scene/838091121560125442

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One example of a multimodal text is an instructional video explaining simple, compound, and complex sentences. This uses linguistic, visual, and audio semiotic systems.
Another GREAT example of a multimodal text is a graphic novel. This link shows a great example of how a graphic novel can be all five systems. https://resourcelinkbce.wordpress.com/tag/multimodal-texts/