Technology in the Classroom

Class 3 - Part II

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* Post pictures and documents, then voice over them

* Students can make comments, which you moderate

* Create study guides

* Post student work and have them comment on it

Examples

* 3rd grade teacher gets end of the year advice from her students.

(this is also a great example of a class wiki)

* Students give directions on assembling a wiimote light.

* Students detail the pros and cons of micro-organisms.

Assignment

1. Sign up for a free Voicethread account.

2. Check out the Voicethread to the right.

3. Comment by typing or leave a voice comment.

* Take the next 20-30 minutes to explore some new applications and begin building up your Delicious bookmarks

* Explore bookmarks from other Delicious users or explore via tags

* Look through the archives of people in your PLN for cool links

* Play with some of the applications we've looked at already

Assignment

These apps can be used in any discipline.

With the right planning and help, kids from kindergarten on up can use/participate in them.

Animoto - Throw in some pictures, pick music, and get an amazing movie that you can share with others or download.
- Quick way to make a highlight movie of a class event
- Have students make reviews of historical events
Pod-o-matic - A free place to create/host podcasts (sample)
Comiqs - Have students create comics about a topic
- Very similar to the program Comic Life
- Students like it, but it takes forever to do. (sample)
Sketchcast - Record your drawings (great for math)
Timetoast - Create timelines, online (student sample)
Glogster - Create a poster with pictures, sounds, and movies
- Get a set of 50 free class accounts
- Linked to SchootTube for movies
- See a student sample featuring some Magis teachers