We are working to bring these case studies back online and should have all text-based information back to pre-October 7th status no later than November 4, Smith at seanj ku. We hope to have a new and improved site up and ready for full use very soon. In the meantime, the information we have provided still exists and is there for your use. Will it take time to learn to use these tools? Are the benefits worth the time? Students can combine text, pictures, graphics, video, and audio to create an interactive online poster.
Glogster has a very simple-to-use interface. The final glog can be hosted by Glogster or you can embed it into a wiki, blog, or class web site. This site was designed specifically for elementary and middle school teachers who want to provide each of their students with their own, unique blog.
Teachers maintain complete control over student blogs. Both lino users and non-registered guests can post stickies on the canvas. The great thing about linoit is that you can use it at three levels: public, limited access and private. Click here for a sample of one of my recent canvases. Livebinders were created so that anyone, but especially educators, could do with digital information what we do with the papers on our desk — organize it into nice containers — like 3-ring binders on a shelf.
With these online-binders, you can also upload your documents and easily combine them with your links in a neat and organized way. This web tool is an easy solution for teachers to open up their classroom and their students to a world way beyond their campus. With Skype, students can learn from other students, connect with other cultures, and expand their knowledge in amazing ways by communicating through their computer with a webcam. This is a fun and easy-to-use tool for creating short, visual stories.
Students can select artwork, drag and organize photos, and add their own text. These creations can then be published on the web with adjustable privacy settings.
There is also the option to allow comments, which is perfect for teachers to encourage student collaboration. VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slideshow that allows students to comment on images, documents, and video through text, video, and audio files. Teachers can set up groups and classes as well as moderate comments, embed to blogs, and export to audio files.
Teachers and students can generate word clouds that show prominent words in any body of text. Just ask any business or entertainment effort. PBS now creates Web content concurrently with television content. The Internet is that important. Access: Through the inclusion of an email address, a contact form, or another communication tool, students and their families gain extended access to their teachers.
The teacher is the most valuable resource in the classroom, so it only makes sense to provide greater access. Experience: Students will gain experience using digital resources in direct support of learning. This will be a twenty-first-century life skill, as virtually all professions now use online learning tools to provide services to employees, and colleges and universities are constantly ramping up their use of digital tools to support their students in myriad ways.
Now, let's move on to the how. The best way is for schools to install and support a tool that allows teachers to create Web pages easily. And schools should give teachers both the encouragement and the freedom to build their own sites. But if your school is not there yet, you can make use of some of my favorite tools for building free, live classroom Web pages. I know I may leave out your favorites, so please post a comment and add them to the list, or let us know what tool your school is using and what you like about it!
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