Voicethread

I have tested Voicethread, but I can't get it to embed on my blog. Here is the link to the test that I did with my daughter, Susie, Theresa's test Voicethread. I had to do the screen captures then upload them. Susie did the narration from a script that I wrote, while I drew the arrows during the presentation. Voicethread can be very interactive. If you watch and listen to some of the ones on the site, you will see various uses for the tool. My favorite is when students do book reports using the tool, then other students comment back to the student on the site. I found it easy to use, and my daughter enjoyed using it.

Glogster Demo for Teachers

Prezi

My newest test was of Prezi. You don't have to do anything fancy, like the pro's (embed videos or images). You can also save and download your presentation to present it offline. Nothing like having a backup in case of emergency! It isn't difficult to use, but you do need to get used to how it floats to the next spot on your path, so you don't intermix and mingle your presentation content. Overall, I loved it and will use it again and show it to students and teachers.

Survey Pirate

Survey Pirate is no longer available. : ( I found this free online tool to use to conduct online surveys easily. I think it would be a great way to find out how much students know about a topic before and after it is covered in class. It might be a little more fun and less stressful for them to take than a pre or post test on paper. Here is a sample of a short survey on Graphing Vocabulary: Graphing Vocabulary Survey. The sample survey that I created could not be used to grade specific students, but rather would be used to give the teacher an overall idea of how well the students are understanding the information being covered in class.