Yes Voice thread is great and used extensively in education. We of course need a simpler system.
On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 8:12 AM, Tony Anderson <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi, > > Check out http://voicethread.com. I think that is the next level you were > refering to. > > Tony > > Caroline wrote: > >> Today I visited a computer lab at a school in Boston where 3-5 year olds >> (the PreK class) were using the computers in the computer lab. >> >> The teacher tried to get them to use Kidspirations to look at and stamp >> bugs >> but they rebelled. All they wanted to do was use KidPix. >> >> We need a paint program that is as cool as KidPix or we will suffer the >> same >> fate. They will turn off Sugar and go back to Windows to use KidPix! >> >> In Kidpix the students learned that they need to use the mouse and not the >> keyboard. By the time I left all students had managed to learn to use the >> mouse to make something on the screen. I saw some kids make the >> connection >> that they had done something with the mouse and it had appeared on the >> screen. Some were painting with colors, others were stamping with images. >> Some kids had learned how to erase the screen and start over. >> >> Clearly learning was going on. I thought to myself, "what would take this >> lesson to the next level for these students". I think, based on the >> interactions the teachers were having as they spent individual time with >> the >> students, that it would be valuable to these students to begin to tell >> stories about their pictures. It would be cool if the kids could record a >> voice note when they saved a picture in the journal. This could help the >> teachers move them towards telling stories about thier pictures. I think >> that would in turn motivate them to want to control what they did with the >> picture more. >> >> Our goal with the journal is to get kids to reflect on thier work. For >> many >> of the students in the age range we serve typing that reflection is going >> to >> be a challenge and we might well get more thoughtful reflection if they >> could speak it. >> >> > > -- Caroline Meeks Solution Grove [email protected] 617-500-3488 - Office 505-213-3268 - Fax
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