Photo Story 3 is a wonderful use of technology in the classroom. Students select images, write a storyboard for the images, narrate the storyboard, and add background music. It is a powerful motivator for the student to research and write while using their creativity. When a student has finished a project, they truly “own” that information.
Podcasting is another great tool in the history or social studies classroom. Students can practice their interviewing skills and record the interview in a podcast. Using Skype or Gizmo, a student can remotely interview a subject and record the interview. Imagine interviewing someone in Africa about the AIDS epidemic- now that’s authentic!
A blog can be a great classroom management tool. Daily posts can include objectives for the day, questions that will be discussed in today’s lesson, and homework assignment. Students can respond to the questions of the day as part of their homework assignments. At the end of each chapter they have a review sheet already completed! At the end of the semester, the students have a study guide for the final exam.
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