DIGITAL BOOK REPORTS USING WALL WISHER AND

VOKI

Lindsay, Laura, Caroline, and Lauren

INTRODUCTIONS

Caroline Baldwin-2nd grade teacher at

Huntingtowne Farms Elementary

Lindsay Pyatt-English teacher at East Rowan High

School

Laura Thomas-5th grade teacher at Matthews

Elementary

Lauren Patchett- Graduate student seeking her

Masters in K-12 Literacy Instruction

CENTRA QUICK TIPS

• Press Ctrl Key to speak• Use button to ask questions• Use button for Yes, button for No• Use buttons for feedback • Use the if you need step out• Text Chat – type, then press

Enter/Send

AGENDA

Discuss and share ways to use Wall Wisher for

students to collaborate.

Discuss and share ways to Use Voki for students to

create.

Brainstorm ways this could be used in individual

classsrooms

Question and Answer Session

OUR PURPOSE

To use multiliteracies to create a Digital Book

Report for Charlotte’s Web

Six Components• Researching• Collaborating• Creating• Sharing• Exploring• Communicating

OVERVIEW

4th grade focus using Charlotte’s Web

Students will collaborate using Wall Wisher

Students will create a presentation using VOKI

The overall goal is for students to share their digital book

report

WALL WISHER

Sticky note discussion board that can be used for

collaboration

Students can add videos, links, and images

Students can work on the same board

A great way for students to prepare for a group project

PURPOSE OF WALL WISHER

Students should collaborate with each other on the

discussion board

They should post thoughts, ideas, and images that

will eventually help them create a VOKI.

http://wallwisher.com/wall/ELA-BR

SURVEY

Has anyone used Wall Wisher before?

SHARING

SURVEY

Have you ever heard of Voki?

Have you ever used Voki before?

VOKI

Interactive free website

Voki Classroom –about $30 for yearly license,

-allows for more creative options

Create avatars and give them a voice

Create settings and scenes

Control content and messages

Used in classroom, posted to Blogs, and other

websites/wikis

PURPOSE OF VOKI

Allows for digital creativity

Motivate students

Integrate technology throughout content areas

Encourages engagement

Increases comprehension

APPLICATION SHARE

REFLECTION

What are some contexts which you have used or

could use Voki in your classrooms?

QUESTION & ANSWERS

Use the and we will call on you.

You can also type your question in the text chat

box.

NEXT STEPS

Over the next two days try out some of the

tools we’ve shared with you here and think

about how you can use them in your classroom

with your students.

NEXT STEPS

That discussion is at the Teaching & Learning in

the 21st Century Blog at:

http://teach-learn21.blogspot.com/

Scroll down the page to find the discussion forum

for this presentation titled: Digital Book Reports

FOR MORE INFORMATION

For more information about this workshop and others

go to the Center for Adolescent Literacies website at:

http://literacy.uncc.edu/

Presentation materials including this Power Point are

posted at:

http://literacy.uncc.edu/professional-

development

THANK YOU!

Thank you for joining us today. In about a week, you will receive a

short survey that helps us evaluate these workshops. Thanks in

advance for filling that out.

For additional questions contact:

Bruce Taylor

Director, The Center for Adolescent Literacies

at UNC Charlotte

bruce.taylor@uncc.edu