Wiki
I have found a great math wiki (the name is the link) Haultain-Math. It is made mainly for middle school students who want to learn more or practice their math skills. This wiki has listed links to teacher approved websites that will help students with their math skills. I think it is great that the teacher complied a list of these websites, considering math is one of the subjects that students, especially DHH, may have trouble with.
Voki
I found a GREAT widget that is not something you see everyday. Voki allows you to create a visual person who tells a recorded message. You can change pretty much every aspect of this widget to your liking. I would use this on my classroom website to enhance it and with students who have a hearing loss but are more orally based so they learn to pay attention. I would also use it to help students with directions on homework at home.How Many People?
This widget is from Wolfam Alpha which has a ton of educational widgets to choose from! This particular widget can calculate how many people are in a certain country or place. This would be great for a geography lesson to have a safe and secure way for students to look up data.
WebQuest
WebQuest is a great website that you can use pre-existing or create your own quests. A webquest is an activity based lesson completed completely by using the internet. It is great for group projects, classroom races, and many more options. It allows for students to complete activity at their own pace and is fun! (The name is a link to page)
Voko seems very useful! Loved the widget and I like web quest idea.
ReplyDeleteI love the How Many People widget! Students would love to compare different places and it would be a great way to wrap ones mind around the population of a place they are discussing in social studies. I also enjoyed the Voko. I think the students would love to have that as a response to directions or help from home. It is a creative way for one to engage with their students.
ReplyDeleteYou shared some of my favorite resources. We are actually going to play around with Voki before the semester is over. As for WebQuests, they are an excellent way to spice up learning for your students. Good job!
ReplyDelete