Semester Favorites

This semester I have learned a lot about different technology I could use in a classroom and for different projects and presentations.  However, a few of these really stuck out in my mind.  These were Animoto , Wordle, and Toon Doo.

 Animoto really opened up a new door for me to make technology fun instead of just something we have to do.  Animoto was very inventive as I could put in pictures, words, musics, and graphics.  I found it easy to use once I figured out the details of how it worked.  Animoto would be very neat to use in the classroom because it could act as an introduction clip or a item to stimulate deeper thought in students.

In addition to this,  I found wordle to be a useful tool when introducing new vocabulary.  I liked how it made the words look different and more fun!  I would love to use this in my classroom and post them around the room for all my students to see.  These would be great for students to develop as well.  They could use this as a review tool and create them on what they feel are the most important concepts on the unit. 

The final new tech thing I found that called to me was Toon Doo.  This was a site that allowed me to make cartoons over whatever I liked.  I love using humor in everyday life.  It helps lighten up the day to day bore of just going to school!  This site was easy to use and seemed to have almost any picture, background, and other graphic a person could imagine

  Now, there were many other new tech devices I learned about that I could implement into my classroom.