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The Sa-Hali Tech Sandbox


This is a space for you to learn about and play with various Web 2.0 technologies. The purpose is to enhance instruction with technologies that will allow for collaboration, creativity and critical thinking.Because this is a wiki, you have the opportunity to add to the pages when you find something that you think others would benefit from. There will be chances for questions and discussions, so that everyone can move forward at their own speed and benefit from the experience and knowledge of others

Three great tools to get students sharing ideas and collaborating:

1. Voicethread - using a picture (or pictures) and adding voice recording, a student or group can create a "story" around images, then have their peers comment, as well.

2. Podomatic - a podcast is a web-based, digital recording that is uploaded and shared with listeners. It can be uploaded to iTunes or other "aggregators" (collections) of podcasts. Students can use the recording tool embedded in Podomatic or they can record their show using Audacity (a tool on our computers in the multimedia file). This tool is great way to share debates, create newscasts, or "one man's opinion" style editorials. In English class, this could also be used for Readers' Theatre.

3. Wikis - a wiki (Hawaiian for quick) is one of the best and easiest tools for collaboration. Wikis are easily editable and web-based. Security can be set so that student privacy is protected. Pages can be set so that they cannot be edited (ideal for course pages), but others can be set up for shared collaboration, so that students can work together. Changes to pages can be tracked and reversed if necessary. For education purposes, check out: a. Wikispaces - great page templates! b. PBWiki (for educators) - easily editable and great security c. Moodle wiki - built into the course templates for our Moodle page. Add it to your course with the Activities tab when block editing.