Glogster allows your students to create posters - about anything! Students can create interactive posters using built in tools. Students can add text, graphics, hyperlinks, sound and video with the click of their mouse.
As a teacher, you can set up classrooms so that your student information is secure and you can monitor work.
It is a great way to have students present information in a creative and fun way!
Photo Story 3 allows students to create slideshows using images, special effects, motion, music, titles and narration. Your presentations can be played back on the computer, TV or portable device. This is a great alternative to PowerPoint for presentations.
Podcasting is a great way for students to learn communication skills in a creative, fun way. We created podcasts about events happening around our school. Students learned to conduct research, write scripts, record and edit audio and upload their final projects.
We used Audacity as our audio editor. This is a free program and I highly recommend it. Link to Audacity: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
We used GCast for our podcast channel which could be embedded in a website or wiki. Listen to some of our podcasts below.
Prezi is a zooming presentation tool. No more boring slides! You will keep your audience's attention as they wait to see what is next. This tool is easy to use and has great impact!
ShareTabs allows you to add links and share them as one link which is displayed in tabs. I use this to provide resources to my students for projects. This way they are not just surfing the Internet but have specific sites to use in their research. You can provide the link to students or post the link on your website or wiki.
With StudyStack, you can create a variety of study tools from one list. Once uploaded, tools such as flashcards, notes and study tables, matching, crossword and hangman are automatically created.
Wikis allow students to collaborate and create their own web space. By working on wikis students learn to share ideas and discuss topics, collaborate and learn to give and take, post their works and view others work all in a safe environment. Teachers can monitor discussions and view work. Parents can join in and see their student's work and add to the discussion. Classrooms in different locations can work together on projects. We are even using wikis for our staff meeting videos and book study groups.
My wikis are private but for today I am going to let you view these wikis so that you can see how they are used in the classroom.
