Primary
School T.V. is a website that allows teachers to find educational videos on
many different topics for their classroom. The website provides children’s
educational videos for free on the internet. It is a filtered website which
ensures that only appropriate content shows up. I could use this tool in my
classroom to show students a topic that we are covering rather than just
telling them about it. This tool can provide visual examples which would help
keep the children’s attention.
Kid’s
Vid is a website that teachers and students can use to make video productions
for school. Some of the website’s features include scripting, making the video,
editing, and show time. The website is also kid friendly and easy to navigate.
I could use this tool in my classroom for various video projects. I could have students
research a topic and then create their own video.
Gabcast
is a podcasting and audio blogging platform that provides an easy way to share
voice threads. After a recording has been uploaded, a newsfeed is automatically
updated so that your followers can see your new post. This is an easy to use
and kid friendly site that works well for presentations. I could use this tool
in my classroom as a way for younger children to be able to present their
ideas. Because most young children haven’t fully developed writing skills, it
would be easier for them to present something to the class using their voices.
Sketchcast
is a program that allows teachers and students to record a sketch with or
without voice audio. Your sketch can be embedded to any webpage or uploaded to
your sketch channel. This is a program often used for more complex
presentations with many steps or for drawing. I could use this tool in my
classroom as a fun and creative outlet for the kids. I could have them draw and
record something about what we have recently discussed in class.
Student
publishing is a website that allows students and teachers to create their own
paper back or hardcover books. This is a free website which offers turning
every student’s story into a book. The website also offers a book for the
classroom in which all students would be listed as an author and illustrator of
the book. I could use this tool in my classroom to promote writing. If students
get to make a real book, they will become more excited about reading and
writing.
Class
Tools is a website that provides many organization tools such as priority
charts, jigsaw diagrams, Venn diagrams, post its, a timer, and a flash card
generator. The programs can be embedded into any webpage and are kid friendly.
Class tools makes organization easy for teachers and students. I could use this
tool in my classroom to teach organization through different lessons with
multiple parts or to teach the lesson on Venn Diagrams. This tool could also be
used for reviewing for tests by using the flash card generator.
Create
a graph is a website that allows student and teachers to make their own graphs.
The five types of graphs available include bar, line, area, pie, and x,y
coordinate plane. These graphs can easily be printed out, but cannot be
embedded into a webpage. I could use this tool in my class to introduce
students to graphs. They could also use this tool to represent and organize
their data after researching a topic, such as different colors of M&M’s.
What2Learn
is an interactive learning website that provides revision games and educational
resources. This website is a great tool for increasing literacy proficiency and
can be easily navigated. What2Learn also provides games to make learning more
fun for children. I could use this tool in my class to help students to
understand and work on literacy skills. They could play games while learning to
keep them engaged in the lesson.
Voicethread
is a tool used to make video or image slideshows. Voicethread can be embedded
into any webpage and allows others to comment by video, photo, or text. This is
a great program for school presentations because of the wide variety of its
functions. I could use this tool in my class in order to have the student’s
complete projects together. Because the program allows voice comments, it is
more kid friendly.
Bubblus
is a tool that helps students brainstorm and make mind maps online. This program
can be used for many educational purposes and allows you to share your mind map
or embed it in a website or blog. Bubblus gives users the capability to email,
print, or save mind maps as images. I could use this tool in my classroom as a
warm up for writing exercises. This would help students to get their thoughts
flowing and in order.
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