Internship Reflections: TF 111.A

Facilitate technology-enhanced experiences that address content standards and student technology standards.

Use Web 2.0 software with students

 

On October 12, 2010, I worked with Laura Cornett’s 3^rd grade class. Laura is a first year teacher so I helped her set up her students’ accounts for VoiceThread. I created 24 student accounts in VoiceThread.  I met with the students to help them work with the tool. On our first day to learn VoiceThread, the students learned to correctly type the URL, log in using their email address and appropriate assigned password, create a new VoiceThread, upload saved pictures, and begin narrating their pictures. By the end of the first forty-five minute session, the students had  their pictures uploaded and only needed to complete the narration and set moderation restrictions for their following computer lab time.  Overall, the students worked well with navigating to their network drive, creating folders, etc. I was also impressed that our server could quickly handle the number of photos being uploaded at one time. The students appreciated being able to go home and show their parents the work they completed. Many of the students shared their VoiceThread with relatives in other countries.