Voice Thread

I have never heard of voice thread until this class. I would have never of thought of voice thread either. I do think that it's a great feature and tool for teachers and students. Teachers can use voice thread to collaborate with eachother on a project. All teachers at once can view the project and give their own input through voice or writing. This is great for students to use their higher level thinking skills through talking through a problem to get to a solution. This in turn can help other student with the problem. Students also get to heat themselves think out loud, which is a great exercise for them. Again, this is a great tool for students and teachers if they are exposed to it regularly!

Google Docs

One of the features on Google Docs that I thought was really neat was the diagram and chart features. This is great because it allows you to create unique and personal diagrams such as time lines, organizational charts and/or seating charts. This could help me create a time line of when I started with my students and show the progress that we have made together throughout the semester until the end.

HOTS

I find it hard to believe that my first grade students would be able to use or learn from any blog outside of the classroom. In the classroom, students could use blogs to make entries about observations they make during a field trip or class outing. This will help students to keep track and document their findings and be able to share their responses with the rest of the class.