tech_tools

=Technology Tools=

[|Voicethread]

 * FREE App also available from iTunes

A VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds [|images, documents, and videos] and allows people to navigate slides and leave [|comments in 5 ways] - using voice (with a mic or telephone), text, audio file, or video (via a webcam). [|Share] a VoiceThread with friends, students, and colleagues for them to record comments too.

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Word Clouds
Classroom implementation Ideas: 1. Copy & paste the text of famous speeches, upcoming campaign speeches, etc. into Wordle or Tagxedo. Analyze the text based on the most popular words. 2. Create a wordle or a tagxedo that visually represents the important aspects of that event. [|Wordle] Martin Luther King, "I Have A Dream" speech media type="custom" key="11972146"

[|Tagxedo] President Barrack Obama, Inaugural Address media type="custom" key="11972184"

Classroom Wiki
1. Revolutions Wiki - Divide class into 5 groups. Each group will be assigned a revolution (Glorious, American, French, Haitian, Latin American) and will create a wiki page. Example of required content is below:
 * A Catchy, Informative Title
 * Long Term and Immediate Causes of the Revolution - Be sure to include the role of Enlightenment ideals as a cause.
 * Major Actors in the Revolution and the Nature of their Roles
 * A Quick Summary of Events - Timeline would work well here.
 * Immediate and Long Term Effects of the Revolution
 * At least two visual or multimedia elements. These can include pictures, graphics, audio, video, etc. These elements should contribute to the understanding of the revolution, and you may include a caption or brief explanation if necessary. Simply pasting in a picture of George Washington just to make things interesting will earn minimal credit.
 * A bibliography of sources, including title, author, and publication date. If you use Web sites, include the URL address in addition to the other information.
 * You also need to post at least two comments on other people's wiki pages. Legitimate comments include questions about the content, suggestions of information to include, sharing of good resources to use, etc.

2. Discussion Prompts Example: Globalization is a complex and controversial concept. There is little agreement in the literature on what it is, whether it is or is not taking place, whether it is new or old, and if it is good or bad. In its narrower conception, globalization signifies a process of intensification of economic, political, and cultural interconnectedness among the various actors in the global system. In the economic arena, where globalization is pursued more systematically, it represents a process of integration of national economies with the aim of making the global economy develop the capacity to work as a unit.

Submit in a discussion format the answers to the following questions:
 * Do you believe Globalization is a reality? Why or why not? Give examples of your position.
 * Respond to another students post and further the discussion about Globalization

[|Animoto]
Create video slideshows using photos, video clips and music.

Classroom Implementation: 1. Create a slideshow using 8-12 pictures that pictorially represents the 1920s.

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[|ToonDoo]
Classroom Implementation: 1. Create a political cartoon that you may have seen in a newspaper in 1974.

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[|Wallwisher]
Create boards that allow people to express common thoughts.

Classroom Implementation Ideas 1. Assign each student a topic and have them create a wall for a test review. Example: New Deal Agency 2. Create a public board and have students post an example of "Total War".