Voicethread

This was very cool. I can see more of a family and social application for this. I loved the example where each family member commented on a picture and what they thought was going on when it was taken.  What a great way to share with future generations!
This would be a great way to inspire student creativity and allow for greater exposure.
I had a thought that this would be a great way to connect with a classroom in a different part of the US or the world.  Each class could comment on a picture or topic and record their thoughts. This alleviates the problems with time zone differences and allows the teacher to preview the content.
Here is the link to the voicethread...
http://voicethread.com/#q.b2208793.i0.k0

Here are the links to the 2 videos:
http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html

http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_changing_education_paradigms.html

Google Doc

This was fun and easy!!  In my school, we often want to use things from YouTube, but it is blocked.  We can ask for specific things to be allowed, but that aften takes several days.  This is most definitly a skill I will use often!
This is the first time I have used Google Docs. It is VERY user friendly. This is an activity that students could do to expand their learning and creativity.  This offers a way to design and develop digita;-age learning experiences in the classroom!
Here is the link to my Google Doc:
https://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AbJikZrpwIFfZGZmejdkOG5fMGY5eGRna2Q4&hl=en_US

Jing Screencast

I am not a technology teacher, so I had to really think aboutn how I could incorporate this into my work environment.  I thonught it would be a great way to introduce a website for parents/caregivers to use with their children.  I chose www.starfall.com to use as a demonstration for parents.  It helps to take digital-age learning from the classrooom and into the home.  This is also a great way to model digital-age work and learning.  The url for my screencast is:
http://screencast.com/t/Wftgu1N1Z9R

Jeopardy

I had to do this from work and they won't let me install Jing, so there are no pictures :(

I have seen this web-site before, but it is harder for me to come up with things for the lower grades. Maybe if I could put pictures in and use it for sight wors, etc...that's a possibility.
Here's the link before I forget: http://jeopardylabs.com/play/1st-grade-math24

It's a bit simplistic, but the first graders I work with are a low group!

Very Cool!

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