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Readers Theatre Final Project by Sharon offers shows examples of how video can be used in literature. She uses the book Where the Wild Things are by Maurice Sendak Her examples show three way students can demonstrate learning through projects at the synthesis and application levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy.
Storytubes Review: Don't let the Pigeon Drive the Bus posted by Doug Valentine shows a 3rd grader giving a book review for "Don't let the Pigeon Drive the Bus" for the Storytubes context.
I put in a search for ‘Spanish’ and found RTVE.es - a Spanish news website that covers, current events , sports, and other high interest topics. This website includes information expressed through audio, video, photos, and text.
History. Learning with Sound, Motion, and Interactivity group created by Ed Jones led me to his website title, Open History Project provides examples of History with Sound, Motion, and Interactivity. There are interactive maps, games, podcasts, animated films, virtual tours, and much more. This is a MUST SEE!
Classroom 2.0 blogsite titled, Whyville for Teachers by Clint Zintgraff. Whyville is a learning-based virtual world for teens and tweens. It has 100,000 users a month. It is a virtual kids world of interactive learning. Students create their own character, chat & play games, hang out with friends, and interact in learning activities.
An adult version of this site would be the avatars in Second Life - 3D Virtual World Community. This website entertains me more than television. I have more control of the messages I’m receiving. It was a little difficult to learn to navigate the website. Just like most of the internet tools, just keep using them and things eventually get easier. This website is visually and socially entertaining. I love the creativity and interactivity in this virtual world.
I’m convinced that I need to join an educational organization that focuses on technology in education. International Society for Technology in Education looks like a good one. Throughout this training, this organization has popped up several times. I’ve seen a lot of valuable topics and ideas coming out of their organization and conferences.
And if all of this isn’t enough to make you integrate 21st Century teaching skills in your classroom just watch Sweet Dreams of Technology by Doug Valentine who posted this music video “produced with our 4th graders to highlight the use of technology to create a music video. A slightly different version competed in the eInstruction video contest last fall.”
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