More to explore

Hello again -

I've found a few new interesting sites that are worth exploring in a few free moments of your time. I'll outline each below:

http://www.wallwisher.com
This looks like a very usable tool for all stages, where as a class you can create a 'wall' where each student can 'post' something. Whilst it sounds like it has been done before, this is quite original in the way it displays the information and quite appealing to a teenage audience.




http://www.vimeo.com
A different kind of YouTube, in that it is more for personal and educational use - you're only allowed to post something you've made or shot yourself, and does not allow students to access the distractions that exist in YouTube.




http://www.voki.com
At this site, you can create a Virtual you! It can be just like yourself in real life, or can be some crazy looking robot - the purpose is that you can teach communication skills, themes, topics, expression and all kinds of things without the embarrassment of reality getting in the way. Have a think about how you could use this...




http://www.wordle.net
This site basically gets all the words from a document, a web page, a blog or a feed and arranges them in various ways in a graphic. Go there and see what I mean. This is useful in any number of ways, including showing key words in a document or for  creating posters or presentations. 




http://screenr.com/ 
Lets you record something you're doing on your screen and give it to students or colleagues to look at. Quite handy and engaging. 





www.ipadio.com
Use a phone to broadcast live to the internet! This might sound ridiculous, but think of the possibilities for assessment, particularly oral presentation... you simply go to the site, join up and give your session a pin number and then dial this 'free' number' 1800-031439 and you're broadcasting!