Thursday, November 17, 2011
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Museum Box & Go! Animate
MuseumBox: http://www.museumbox.e2bn.org/
A classmate named Cody did a presentation about museum box in our technology class. This seems like a very interesting tool to use in the classroom. This tool is very useful in many ways. It can be used to introduce history and science timelines. It could be used in keeping a log of homework and activities for each day. Students can use them for debates to show the different points of view on many different sides of an issue. I feel students would love to not only use them, but also design one for themselves.
Go! Animate: goanimate.com
Go! Animate was presented to my class by Dashaya. This would be a very good tool for a teacher to present a lesson in small groups or allow students to create their own presentations. It's kind of a fun and light hearted way of having an animated teacher present an issue or lesson, and allowing animated students to ask questions or make comments that the students should be asking. This is a fun way to introduce a topic and open it up for discussion as well.
A classmate named Cody did a presentation about museum box in our technology class. This seems like a very interesting tool to use in the classroom. This tool is very useful in many ways. It can be used to introduce history and science timelines. It could be used in keeping a log of homework and activities for each day. Students can use them for debates to show the different points of view on many different sides of an issue. I feel students would love to not only use them, but also design one for themselves.
Go! Animate: goanimate.com
Go! Animate was presented to my class by Dashaya. This would be a very good tool for a teacher to present a lesson in small groups or allow students to create their own presentations. It's kind of a fun and light hearted way of having an animated teacher present an issue or lesson, and allowing animated students to ask questions or make comments that the students should be asking. This is a fun way to introduce a topic and open it up for discussion as well.
Popplet & Story Jumper
In my technology class for future teachers, fellow students introduced the class to new tools we can use to be interactive with the children in the classroom and involve more technology in our lessons.
Popplet: http://www.popplet.com/
At first glance, popplet looks like a computerized version of the "thinking webs" we were taught to use in our elementary classes while brainstorming for ideas to write a story. However, the student presenting this tool showed us how it could be much more beneficial than just "thinking webs." The amazing thing about technology is that you can own pretty much whatever you create. The student imbedded videos from the internet. You can embedd pictures from either the internet or your own personal pictures. Teachers can even create discussion boards to get students involved in sharing. Overall, it was a creative and very useful tool for any teacher--from basic elementary children all the way to presenting a lesson to high school students.
Story Jumper: http://www.storyjumper.com/
I think story jumper is a great tool for younger students and their parents as well. Students can write their own stories, add their own artwork, and share their work with their parents. This is an amazing way to share children's work and still be economically and environmentally friendly. Parents can also purchase a book containing the work their child did as a keepsake. As a mother, I know how precious these keepsakes and memories are, especially as your children get older.
Popplet: http://www.popplet.com/
At first glance, popplet looks like a computerized version of the "thinking webs" we were taught to use in our elementary classes while brainstorming for ideas to write a story. However, the student presenting this tool showed us how it could be much more beneficial than just "thinking webs." The amazing thing about technology is that you can own pretty much whatever you create. The student imbedded videos from the internet. You can embedd pictures from either the internet or your own personal pictures. Teachers can even create discussion boards to get students involved in sharing. Overall, it was a creative and very useful tool for any teacher--from basic elementary children all the way to presenting a lesson to high school students.
Story Jumper: http://www.storyjumper.com/
I think story jumper is a great tool for younger students and their parents as well. Students can write their own stories, add their own artwork, and share their work with their parents. This is an amazing way to share children's work and still be economically and environmentally friendly. Parents can also purchase a book containing the work their child did as a keepsake. As a mother, I know how precious these keepsakes and memories are, especially as your children get older.
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