Saturday, May 4, 2019

Week 12

Week 12

Assignment:
Glogster is the perfect tool for teachers who want to incorporate new literacies in their classroom. Offering a simple platform where students can work with text, graphics, audio, and video, Glogster is ideal for every type of learner in all settings. This technological tool will motivate students with the fun and easy-to-use features. It is a great way for teachers to create an interactive learning experience where students collaborate with each other while gaining new literacy skills. Glogster allows users to share their links with others so students can share with their classmates and comment on each others work. It is a great choice for digital storytelling, story timelines, book reviews and more. After exploring Glogster and creating my own glog, I am surely eager to bring it into my classroom.

My Glog

Week 11

Week 11

Assignment 1:
After reading the article "Using VoiceThread to Promote Learning Engagement and Success for Students" I understand the many benefits of using this great technological tool in the classroom. The article describes the many ways VoiceThread can be incorporated in our teaching. VoiceThread provides a simple way to enhance every learning experience and can be used for the benefit of every type of student across all subject areas. This platform allows users to upload pictures, videos, and voice recording, and then others can comment with text or audio. Teachers can create VoiceThreads to introduce new topics, or have students create VoiceThreads for interactive and engaging learning experiences. With the different choices of expression, VoiceThread gives all students, including those who struggle with writing or have other learning difficulties, a chance to shine.

Assignment 2:
Here is the link to my Voice Thread. This Voice Thread I created for a free verse poetry lesson that was part of a unit on Ellis Island and Immigrants.