Category Archives: Web 2.0

Strengthening Classroom Communication 2.0

Mahalo nui for attending this session!  While you are waiting for this session to begin please navigate to my blog at http://blogs.ksbe.edu/vabland.

Next, please join our discussion at TodaysMeet.  I would appreciate it if you could add your name, position, school, and twitter handle (or email if you prefer) so that session participants can stay connected beyond today.

Feedback & Formative Assessment

Kahoot!  Go to Kahoot.it and enter pin you see on screen.

Challenge #1:  Form a group of two or three people.  Discuss how you might use Todayʻs Meet and Kahoot in your classroom for three minutes.  At the end of three minutes, add your thoughts to our TodaysMeet backchannel.

Classroom Collaboration

Padlet Discussion

thinglink

Challenge #2: Think about an existing lesson or unit of yours. Please go to our session Padlet and share how you might use either Padlet or Thinglink to strengthen that lesson/unit.

Communicating Information
Remind

Remind

Class Messenger

PowToon video demonstrating Class Messenger sign up



Challenge #3: Turn and talk to a neighbor (or two) and discuss which of these web tools you may use in your classroom, and how youʻre planning on using the tool(s).

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Using VoiceThread to Enhance Classroom Instruction


What is VoiceThread?


Google Day 2014 Sharing


Moderating Comments in VoiceThread

Join our VoiceThread group by clicking on this link and following the prompts on the screen.

Links to student VoiceThread projects

This website has examples of VoiceThread uses in the classroom. It also provides descriptions of each of the examples.

Lightning Thief Project

New York Public Library has created numerous learning modules for VoiceThread.


YouTube video demonstrating how and why to create VoiceThread groups.

VoiceThread Instructions


VoiceThread Video Tutorial

Storyboard Template for VoiceThread project planning

Voice Thread Tip Sheet

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Little Bird Tale Sample

A storyboard template can be useful for students when working on this project.

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Little Bird Tales Video

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