Using Wordle in the classroom can give students something to look at that can make them think and have deep thoughts about what the wordle says in the big bold letters. Wordle can also be used by students to create something that is important to them and their life. It it a great way to decorate the classroom as a poster as well!
My "Success" Wordle:
http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/3350962/Untitled
Source:
http://www.inspirational-quotes.info/success-quotes.html
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
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Saturday, January 29, 2011
Voki Voice
Voki is a really cool way to have students and/or teachers record their voices onto different avatars and have them speak for them. The way that ESOL students use them to improve their speech is really incredible. Especially for those students, I think Voki is a really great technology tool for the classroom.
Friday, January 21, 2011
Education and Blogging
By looking at other blogs that teachers have made, it seems like blogging could be an extremely helpful tool in the education profession. I mostly looked at Kindergarden blogs because that is my ideal future, and I loved the ideas that these teachers had. I saw videos from cute things that happened in class, like Halloween. One teacher posted a how-to to make a construction paper spider. I thought that was such a good idea!
Especially for parents to look at, I think blogging can be a new thing to keep all parents completely up-to-date on things going on in their child's classroom. If I were a parent, I would LOVE to see the things that these teachers post on their blogs of my child. There are pictures, videos, updates, at home activities, and anything else you would want to know. I would definitely do this when I become a teacher.
Even at an older age, I think blogging is a good tool to use. When I was in my sophomore year of high school, my English teacher had us make a Blogger blog about anything we wanted, and we had to post at least two posts a week and reply to other classmates' postings. I loved doing it, I thought it was so fun and so interesting to see what my other classmates were interested in. It got me into using the internet differently and I really enjoyed it.
Especially for parents to look at, I think blogging can be a new thing to keep all parents completely up-to-date on things going on in their child's classroom. If I were a parent, I would LOVE to see the things that these teachers post on their blogs of my child. There are pictures, videos, updates, at home activities, and anything else you would want to know. I would definitely do this when I become a teacher.
Even at an older age, I think blogging is a good tool to use. When I was in my sophomore year of high school, my English teacher had us make a Blogger blog about anything we wanted, and we had to post at least two posts a week and reply to other classmates' postings. I loved doing it, I thought it was so fun and so interesting to see what my other classmates were interested in. It got me into using the internet differently and I really enjoyed it.
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