Create, Collaborate and Assess With VoiceThread
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Tech Tip: Timesaving Tool -- CheckboxMate for Firefox
Seventeen Interesting Ways to Use Voice Thread in the
Classroom
http://clifmims.com/blog/archives/2628
Tom Barrett developed this slideshow of effective tips for integrating VoiceThread in the classroom.
7 Things You Should Know AboutÉVoiceThread
http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7050.pdf
The Educause staff presents another of its excellent Ò7 ThingsÓ series
analyzing the educational strengths and weaknesses of using VoiceThread in the
classroom.
Using VoiceThread for Digital Conversations
http://digitallyspeaking.pbworks.com/Voicethread
Lots of great resources here for effective use of VoiceThread, including links
to sample projects, rubrics, and how to assess participation in VoiceThread
projects.
VoiceThread4Education Wiki
http://voicethread4education.wikispaces.com/
A comprehensive collection of VoiceThread examples for the classroom, including
an excellent PDF tutorial for teachers as well as tips and best practices.
VoiceThread Examples
http://voicethread.com/library/2
Examples of VoiceThread projects in a variety of subject areas including:
language arts, world languages, math, social studies and science.
Tech
Tip: Timesaving Tool: CheckboxMate for Firefox
A new add-on for the Firefox browser
called CheckBox Mate
makes it easy to select multiple checkboxes at once by simply drawing a box
around them and pressing Delete once. This is a terrific shortcut to delete
multiple emails at once, such as in Yahoo or Outlook Webmail or when filling
out an online form where most boxes need to be checkmarked.
CheckBoxMate 0.2 is a quick and free download for Firefox (versions 2.0 through 3.5; Mac and Windows). It works seamlessly within Firefox—no extra menus or commands. Just drag on a checkbox to activate this timesaving tool. A video tutorial is available.
Online Course Spotlight
Teaching
and Assessing Writing with the 6-Traits
EDUC 744 909F Middle School Through Adult 6-Traits Writing
Instruction
EDUC 744 920F PK Through Elementary 6-Traits Writing Instruction
September 29 – November 23, 2009
3 semester hours graduate credit
Instructor: Dennis O'Connor
What Our Students Are SayingÉ
""Bingo! Now I see the whole picture. It was essential for me to first learn the individual traits, then synthesize the information into a whole and lastly take it apart so that I could effectively instruct my students. Now, and only now, do I feel ready to enthusiastically jump into the wonderful new world of writing ....6-traits style.
This was my first online class and I found this style of instruction especially helpful while working overseas where few in-service opportunities exist. The class expectations were clear and activities well organized.Ó
~ Gr 1-8
Special needs teacher
Dubai, United
Arab Emirates
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