This week we focused on the topic of geography and we also reviewed collaborative and cooperative learning. The media that Dr. Smrinova chose for us to show our understanding was a program called voice thread.
Voice thread is a program where many individuals can come together to brainstorm ideas. In the voice thread, you are able to add your perspective or comments via text, video, audio, or uploading a file to the particular slide. I enjoyed voice thread. I think it would be highly functional at the middle school and high school level. The students would be given a topic and each student would have to provide their opinion, understanding, or perspective. I feel this program really showed how teachers can use technology in their classrooms.
Our students learn in a number of diverse ways - some are auditory learners, some are visual learners, and others learn through movement and role play. Voice thread is a great tool to reach our auditory learners, as well as a way to allow students to express their understandings, ideas, and opinions in a format different from writing or creating presentations. It also allows students to practice conversational skills and speaking to deliver a specific message. Voice thread is a way to allow students to be active in their learning, one of the five elements of powerful social studies teaching.
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