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Voice Threads, Word Clouds, and Digital Storytelling….Oh My!

Voice Tools, Word Clouds, Digital Storytelling, and Media Sharing….Oh

My!

What can you expect to learn?

• New, innovative web 2.0 tools such as:Voki

Vocaroo

Tagxedo

50 Word Stories

Storybird

Vialogues

*High School Curriculum Connections with each

About Me…

• Social Studies Teacher

• Current Library Science Student

How Can You Use These Tools?

• Students are plugged in!

• Teachers want and need you!

• 21st century thinking skills require using technology!

Voki• Talking Avatar

– Able to embed into PowerPoint 2010, Glogster, webpages, blogs,etc.

• Curriculum Connections:– History—students can

become the historical figure—using first person

– English—online book talk– Science—Explain the

Scientific Method

Vocaroo

• Create audio recordings• No account needed!• Can embed, email file, or

download as a MP3, Ogg, FLAC, or WAV file

• Curriculum Connections:*Health—explain digestion

*Geometry—explain a proof

*Art—explain the meaning of a portrait

Tagxedo

• Word Cloud Tool• Choose from a variety of

shapes, fonts, and colors!

• Curriculum Connections:– Health—Functions of

body parts (anatomy)– Biology—The Human Cell– Family Living—Steps to a

recipe, etc.

50 Word Stories

• Website is all text• Provides examples for

students

Curriculum Connections:– All classes—First Day of

School Ice Breaker!– History—Summary of

Historical Figure or Event– English—in lieu of “THE

ESSAY”

Storybird

• Digital storytelling tool• Choice of characters and

page set up• Curriculum connections:

– Biology—life cycles– History—biographies,

summaries of events/people

– Algebra—Factoring– English—endless

possibilities!

Vialogues

• Media Sharing Tool• Curriculum Connections:

– Make videos interactive!– Videos can become

homework assignments!– Participation from all

students (no more heads down during videos!)

Questions?

• Feel free to ask questions about the tools presented!

Links for Tools

• 50 Word Stories—www.fiftywordstories.com

• Storybird—www.storybird.com• Tagxedo—www.tagxedo.com• Vialogues—www.vialogues.com• Vocaroo—www.vocaroo.com• Voki—www.voki.com

Bookmarking Tool (LiveBinders)

Looking forward…

• Explore technology!

• Familiarize yourself!

• Continue to build on your knowledge base!

Works Cited

• 50 Word Stories—"50-Word Stories." FiftyWordStories.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Aug. 2012. <http://fiftywordstories.com/>.

• Overhead Projector Image-- "Petri Dish Chronicles." : Birthing Basics. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Aug. 2012. <http://petridishchronicles.blogspot.com/2012/05/because-of-momentary-but-huge-lapse-in.html>.

• Powerpoint Template--"Free PowerPoint Templates." 2000 Free Powerpoint Templates PPT and Free PowerPoint Backgrounds. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Aug. 2012. <http://www.fppt.com/>.

• Storybird—"Storybird - Artful Storytelling." Storybird - Artful Storytelling. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Aug. 2012. <http://www.storybird.com/>.

• Students using Ipads--InArkansas.com." Students Use Arkansas Next, IPads in the Classroom. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Aug. 2012. <http://www.inarkansas.com/27039/students-use-arkansas-next-ipads-in-the-classroom>.

• Tagxedo--"Tagxedo." Tagxedo. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Aug. 2012. <http://www.tagxedo.com/Voki—Voki Home." Voki Home. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Aug. 2012. <http://www.voki.com/>.

• Vocaroo—"Vocaroo | Online Voice Recorder." Vocaroo | Online Voice Recorder. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Aug. 2012. <http://www.vocaroo.com/>.

• Vialogues—"The Start of a Meaningful Conversation." Vialogues : Meaningful Discussions around Video. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Aug. 2012. <https://vialogues.com/>.

• Wizard of Oz Picture-- "Bryant Park Blog: Classic Film Reviews: The Wizard of Oz." Bryant Park Blog: Classic Film Reviews: The Wizard of Oz. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Aug. 2012. <http://blog.bryantpark.org/2012/06/classic-film-reviews-wizard-of-oz_29.html>.