Saturday, February 21, 2009






I just thought I'd share my experiences using the live webinars from Classroom 2.o. This weekend I participated in a discussion on VoiceThreads in the classroom. Classroom 2.0 uses a software called Eluminate which has really nice functionality. I learned a lot more about voicethreads and how they can help foster transformative learning practices through collaboration. I see the real strength in VoiceThreads as an opportunity for students to gather feedback and reflect metacognitively on their projects. Here's a little VoiceThread I put together with some screen captures from the webinar. Here's the link: http://voicethread.com/share/360781/

4 comments:

Joseph Miller said...

Jon,

Nice presentation of voicethread. Looking for a follow-up with your use of VT. I can see endless uses, especially with all the intentional vocabulary building you do with your students.

JM

Dave Tarwater said...

Jon,

A great Web 2.0 tool that we may be under using? Bill Ferriter, a 6th grade language arts teacher sites a study delving into k12 students "unrelenting desire to interact" that for him reinforces his use of tools like VoiceThread. Bill has a wiki with all the details. http://digitallyspeaking.pbwiki.com/Voicethread#UnrelentingDesiretoInteract

Kelly Berry said...

Thanks Jon! I'll be watching for updates on VoiceThread from others. I'm also open to collaboration with other teachers!

Mrs. Heaton's Blog said...

I watched the taped VT show on classroom 2.0 (I wish they would move those webinars to Sunday morning...Saturday is so difficult to attend). I definitely got some good ideas off of it and have been playing around. I am collaborating with a teacher in our district on a newspaper article about distict wide uniforms next year, which we will tackle with our students right after our state writing assessment test next week. I am happy to be an out of state contact for anyone wishing to collaborate on a voicethread. I don't have an immediate ideas but am open to anything.

Eve Heaton
Mossy Oaks Elementary School
Beaufort, SC
www.mrsheatonsclass1.blogspot.com