Assignment 11a

Podcasts are great tools to use in the classroom. They give teachers the opportunity to express their views and opinions on the web. It can also be used to help students with assignments. If students are having trouble with an assignment, I can provide a podcast that explains clearly what they have to do. I would have liked these in my classroom if I had the chance in high school.

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Assignment 10

Concept maps allow you to visually represent the ideas you are trying to express. They are great for visual learners and provide a tangible source for students who might get lost when you lecture. I will personally use concepts a lot in my classroom. It is great for connecting stories together, especially connecting characters and events in the story. It is also useful for the different types of writing processes that the students will use while writing essays, papers, etc.

Assignment 8 b

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Word Cloud

Word Cloud is great for education. It offers a unique and creative way for students and teachers to express their ideas. Teachers can assign students to type out their thoughts on a novel (since I am an English teacher), and they will then create a word cloud from these thoughts and feelings. The students will then examine each other's and learn from one another's Cloud. Word Cloud offers others' opinions and helps spread people's ideas across the Web.

Assignment #8

This VoiceThread is a brief introduction to the great plays of Shakespeare. I plan to incorporate VoiceThread into my classroom through the use of integrating technology into my classroom. I plan on introducing my units with this specific piece of technology. I think it is a great tool to use in the classroom. It is different and spices up the routine in the classroom. I also think it would be a fun activity to perform in a computer lab. Every student would have the chance to create their own VoiceThread as an assignment. I think the students would really enjoy that. VoiceThread hists many standards of ISTE. It transforms the environment in the classroom. The way I will be interacting with these students is different. While using this technology, I will be teaching through a recorded system, which is different from anything ever done before. VoiceThread also supports a new generation of technology standards. It encompasses the students at what their lives revolve around (technology) and supports their learning in ways never seen before.