VoiceThread, developed at the University of North Carolina, is a collaborative tool that allows users to post images, documents, video and other media artifacts and add comments in five different ways. This workshop will showcase how VoiceThread is used to encourage and foster student engagement. This innovative teaching practice allows teachers to support their students’ learning by providing different experiences to meet individual learning preferences and needs.
**Note presenter change due to cancelation by Nesrin Bakir
This hands on workshop will inform educators of applications and creative ways to effectively use the iPad in their classrooms to support students struggling with math concepts at the primary and intermediate grades. The presenter will demonstrate how to use the iPad to improve student performance and understanding of concepts through creation, not just consumption. Participants should bring their iPads so they can download and explore the suggested applications as well as the ways to effectively and creatively use them in the classroom.
Thinkfinity.org is a web site and community with over 60,000 free curriculum resources for K-20 learning. Learn how to access these resources and use them effectively to improve student engagement in your classroom. Participants will learn how to search the Thinkfinity database, explore learning objects and lesson plans, find activities that will wow their students and participate in the Thinkfinity Community. We will explore other great resources as well and learn how to connect these resources to building 21st-century skills, including communication, collaboration, creativity and critical thinking.
From mobile computing to blended instruction, the choices and directions are daunting and exciting. What is "school" when students can literally carry their learning with them on a digital device and their "campus" is wherever they are? Come see a demonstration of how learning becomes less linear, more discovery and Internet-based, and more personal through blended approaches using open educational resources.
