TweenTribune

TweenTribune is a wonderful way to enngage, inform, and educate your students by allowing them to interact with the news, while fulfilling requirements for language arts, computer skills, and other classes. What's really great is that it is FREE!

You can register your class and then have then sign up by selecting your class and then choosing a user name and password. Once your class starts using TweenTribune, the site will automatically generate custom pages showing:

• The stories your class has commented upon
• Individual comments by each student, on his or her own page
• All comments by your students, in one report that can be sorted by students’ names, comments, or dates
• And don't worry – you can moderate, edit, or delete your students’ comments before they’re published.

Visit TweenTribune to find out more about this great classroom tool.

VoiceThread

There is a new buzz word going around called VoiceThread. This is one of the Web 2.0 tools that is really rather unique and nifty for use in collaborative projects in the classroom and out. It allows people to post a "work" on line and then make either video, audio, written, or even comment by uploading supporting files. I can see it even as sort of an online Paedeia in a way.

If you think you might want to check it out, got to http://voicethread.com/#home

Also, for ideas on how to use it in the classroom, their is a Wiki site at http://voicethread4education.wikispaces.com/ that helps explain more about it and how to use it.

Let me know what you think.

Teachers' Domain

Me again. Wanted to tell you about another really great source of information and professional development - http://www.teachersdomain.org/
Here is a little blurb to describe it:

Teachers’ Domain is an online library of more than 1,000 free media resources from the best in public television. These classroom resources, featuring media from NOVA, Frontline, Design Squad, American Experience, and other public broadcasting and content partners are easy to use and correlate to state and national standards.

About TD Professional Development
Teachers' Domain online courses provide K-12 teachers new ways to inspire students, broaden content knowledge, and integrate technology into their classrooms. Each Teachers' Domain online course features outstanding digital media from NOVA and other PBS programming, and course pedagogy is driven by inquiry and exploration.



Membership is free and there are some really great resources to use and courses to take.

Let me know what you think.