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Engaging with Technology
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About MeI am the proud and
EXTREMELY busy mom of three boys (14, 7 and 19 months), therefore I do not have much time for anything besides school
work and keeping everyone on "schedule"! I love Social Sciences and teach several subjects at Hot Springs High School (Sociology, Psychology,
and U.S. History) where I have been employed for the last ten years as an
instructor.
Email: [email protected] School web page: http://www.torcschools.net/19512052017930537/site/default.asp
Web 2.0 Tool For Every Classroom
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Students Today• We must educate the students we
have, not the student we used to have, nor the student we wished we had.
• One way to reach young learners is through the use of today's 21st century technology the classroom.
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Wordle• Wordle is a tool for generating “word clouds”
from text that you provide. • The clouds give greater prominence to words
that appear more frequently in the source text.
Can you guess what this wordle is about?
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• The images you create with Wordle are yours to use however you like.
• You can print them out, or save them to the Wordle gallery to share with your students.
And this one?
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Wordle tutorial on Youtube
Some Creative Uses of Wordle for Teachers:
• Turn essays into posters• Analyze famous
speeches• Introduce new
vocabulary terms
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Wordle• You could also use passages from plays like
“Henry the VII” to create a wordle
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WordleObama’s Inaugural Speech George W Bush’s Inaugural Speech
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Voki• What is Voki?
Voki enables users to express themselves on the web in their own voice using a talking character.
• You can customize your Voki to look like you or take on the identity of lots of other types of characters… animals, monsters, anime etc.
• Your Voki can speak with your own voice which is added via microphone, upload, or phone.
• How do I get started? Go to voki.com
Virtual me (school website)
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Edmodo
• What is Edmodo?• Edmodo is a free,
secure, social learning platform for teachers, students, schools and districts.
• secure and easy way to post classroom materials, share links and videos, and access homework, grades and school notices.
• Teachers and students can store and share all forms of digital content – blogs, links, pictures, video, documents, presentations, and more.
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Animoto• Animoto automatically produces beautifully
orchestrated, completely unique video pieces from your photos, video clips, and music.
• Animoto tutorial (youtube.com)
• How can I use it in my classroom?
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YouTube
• YouTube allows billions of people to discover, watch and share originally-created videos.
• Students are writing short blurbs and video-taping their lives. Today's student has grown up in a very visual environment and loves it.
• Therefore, YouTube is a simple but phenomenal way to engage students on a daily basis.
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• Be creative in how you use them in your classroom
• Preview all videos before showing (you can also customize your favorite videos)
• I start class EVERY DAY with a YouTube video
• Students will look forward to coming to class as a result
YouTube Videos forInstruction: FractionsPsychology – delayed gratificationChild Development & object permanence
YouTube Videos forEngagement:
Mom overtureBullyingEvolution of Dance
YouTube
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Websites
www.wordle.netwww.voki.comwww.edmodo.comanimoto.comwww.youtube.com
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