Voicethread provides several outlets for communication from the instructor. These include phone, web cam with microphone, text uploads. This type of site can be utilized by a single instructor, a department or an educational site. Through voicethread instructors and students can respond to information presented. Students and instructor can present statements, ask questions and respond to information being presented. There is a small fee for this use. The cost for one instructor and fifty students is 99.00 dollars. The site collates all the groups information for easy access and interaction. This type of site would be an excellent choice for in class, online and blended courses. The greatest advantage with this choice is the collation of information happens at the site level which increases convenience for the instructor.
Reference:
ed.voicethread.com
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Video slide shows.
Video slide show through Animoto.com is free for educational use. This site provides the ability to provide students with presentations that include images, video clips, music and text. With this application teachers can add music to a PowerPoint presentation giving them added value. This application allows several possible access sites. These include Face book, YouTube, personal blogs and downloading to a DVD. Down loading to a DVD allows great portability. The instructor can take the presentation with them almost anywhere. The instructor can also provide covered information to a student who misses the presentation when initially presented.
Reference:
Animoto.com
Reference:
Animoto.com
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