EDCI 5825 Week 5

One website that I will consider using is VoiceThread. It allows students and educators to post work for either private or public viewing. If it is public anyone can view the post which allows students to show it to parents and grandparents (Voice Thread, 2011). Only classmates, teachers and educators can comment on the post which keeps it safe and filtered (Voice Thread, 2011). It also has a drawing tool which can be activated while commenting so that you can underline, circle or point to something while commenting (Voice Thread, 2011). Comments can also be voice or text (Voice Thread, 2011). Students could be asked to comment on other student artifacts for either clarification or 'glows and grows' feedback.

Another website I would like to use is Journey North. This site would be great in an Agriculture class. It allows students to track Spring as it continues north or animals as they migrate (Journey North, 2011). Students collect and enter data and then can compare and graph the information (Journey North, 2011). It would help them to understand our world and the process of life in relation to climate and latitude/longitude. It also contains photos, slideshows, and maps. Students could also look at last years data for comparisons. It looks like a great site to get students interested in the world around them.

Journey North. (2011). Track spring's journey north. Retrieved from: http://www.learner.org/jnorth/

Voice Thread. (2011). Retrieved from: http://voicethread.com/