Tune Into Technology – Integrating Technoloy Into Reading

Tech geek….yep that’s me. I make no bones about. I am a bonafide certified tech geek! So when I realized that iTeach 1:1 and Learning to the Core were hosting a weekly Tune Into Technology linky party…*gasp* I just HAD to join in!

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I use technology in so many different ways! With us going to a 1:1 deployment, my brain is buzzing with new ideas, since the students will have immediate access to those devices. When we had the class set of netbooks it would be a hassle to get them out, make sure they’re charged, put them up mid-day to charge them so that we can use the rest of the day. But despite that, we were able to do miraculous things!

Web 2.0 Tools That We’ve Used

kidblog

  • Kidblog – Our class blogging tool.  Students also used kidblog to save their writing drafts before having to submit them to me or post them to other sites.

Edmodo

  • Edmodo – Our social networking hub.  Students are able to take assessments on Edmodo (that I don’t have to grade! :-)), respond to polls, post questions, and writing assignments.  I absolutely <3 it!

 

Xtranormal

 

  • Xtranormal – Xtranormal instantly turns your words into a 3D animated movie. You can choose your characters and the motions/emotions that you’d like them to exhibit.

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  • Animoto – Take pictures, videos, and music and create a beautiful movie!  Students have created book trailers, videos about them, videos that focus on the particular theme from a novel or story.

Wordle Tagxedo

  • Wordle and Taxedo – word clouds.  Students have created word clouds about themselves, characters, novels, themes, etc.  With Taxedo, the word clouds can actually take the shape you want.

voki

 

  • and today’s highlight…..Voki – talking avatars.

Students created Voki’s for a variety of reasons.  They used them to introduce themselves, created a character description, and in the example provided below, show understanding of a particular skill or concept.  Check out these examples below:

 

 

Make sure you head over to iTeach 1:1 or Learning to the Core to link up!

And don’t forget that my Bloglovin’ giveaway will be running until July 1st.  Click here to link up!

Until the next time,

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4 Comments
  1. That’s so exciting that you’re going 1:1! You’ll love it! What kind of devices are you getting?? I’m so happy to have found your blog! Thanks for linking up and I look forward to learning more techie things from you.:)

    Kristin
    iTeach 1:1

    • We’re getting iPads and I am about to burst with excitement! I’ve been blog stalking you for a while now because you have awesome ideas and tips! 🙂 Excited about this adventure!

  2. Hi Carla,
    I used KidBlog with my little 1st graders as a reading response log and they just LOVED seeing each other’s responses. I love your idea with Xtranormal- I’ve never heard of it, but will be checking it out very soon- it sounds great.
    Yay for going 1:1- can’t wait to exchange lots of tech ideas in the near future!
    Thanks so much for linking up with us!
    Aylin
    Learning to the Core

    • My kids love it and I have on particular student that blogs everyday! (We had to have a little conversation about blogging rules:-)) It’s practically sinful how excited I am about going 1:1…..

      This linky party is going to be so helpful!

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