VoiceThread

I don't actually know if I would use this particular tool in my classroom because some students, especially elementary students, have self esteem issues and have to deal with peer pressure, and some students can be very judgmental. This program could possibly cause conflict between students because someone may say something offensive on another's voice thread. I don't know if that is true, but that is just my opinion.

WallWisher Challenge

WallWisher is fairly simple, and one good thing for the classroom is communication. Teachers can briefly post assignments for students to see if they missed class. It can also be a good way for students to evaluate a class and their learning experience just like we did with our favorite assignments. As for communication again, students can post emails, or appropriate contact info on there for the classroom as well.

PhotoPeach Challenge

It's Me!!...LaKeith-Shane!! on PhotoPeach



Although I love both of the programs, I think that Animoto would be more useful because you can be more creative it instead of PhotoPeach. With Animoto, you can choose backgrounds to suit your taste, but on PhotoPeach, you can't. Although you have to purchase an upgrade for Animoto to have a longer video, I still think it is more useful.

Animoto Challenge

Create your own video slideshow at animoto.com.

The hardest part for me was editing the song to fit in the video the way I wanted it to. Overall, the entire video was an easy process if the directions are followed correctly. The easiest part was uploading the pictures because I already knew what I wanted in the video. i didn't know that the slides were going to go that fast, but being that it is only a 30-second video, it is quite understandable. I would definitely use this tool with students. Again, I think it is a great way to enhance their skills with technology that can be integrated into the classroom.

Blabberize Challenge

Glogster Challenge

The process of creating this Glog was pretty simple, yet the possibilities are endless as far as creativity. The only difficult part was finding a video for the topic I chose.
I think this is great for the classroom, and I, personally, would use it to introduce new topics for my students to enjoy learning.

1. This would be a great idea to post rules of the classroom. If any rule would like to be stressed more than others, then that rule could added several times.

2. Students can do activities with Worlde; for example, I could ask the class to write down their favorite book, movie, food, game, song, etc. We can add all of the words to a class Worldle and see what favorite most students have in common.

3. It can be a behavior progression model. All students will have their names put into the Worldle 10 times each. if a student misbehaves, then that student will have one of his or her name taken off. It can be a weekly thing, and the student(s) with the biggest name is the most well-behaved student and possibly receive an award.