Roxer is an amazingly easy-to-use site that lets you create web pages almost instantly, without the need for an e-mail account. There is a very user-friendly tutorial to click through, and then you're ready to upload images and create text. See Mrs. Friedman's blog at right to check out some student-made samples.
Before we begin today, please take a moment to write just one or two sentences in answer this question: What are you doing in your classroom today that wasn't possible five years ago? See what other educators have said on this subject in The Clever Sheep, at right.
21st century teaching and learning take us to new frontiers. What changes will they bring about in the way we view classroom dynamics? How do you assess individuals who have created a collaborative project? Can/should rubrics be created for this type of evaluation? Does this type of learning promote "pride in ownership?" What about life-long learning? Self-reflective learning? Click below to hear a thought-provoking podcast from Learning in a Flat World. (See blog list at right.)
Individual Assessment in a Collaborative WorldHere's a bit more about grading from The Clever Sheep.
Tag Galaxy is an image bank that allows you to browse through Flickr by topic. You simply type in a topic and a "galaxy" appears, in which each "planet" offers images related to the topic you entered. If you click on an individual image, you can either use it for your purposes or go back to Flickr and explore further. This tool can save you considerable amounts of time in searching for images.
Voice Thread is a versatile, user-friendly tool that's appropriate for many ages and purposes. Users upload images and can add spoken and written comments to each image. Peers and teachers then can add written and spoken comments as well.