3.1.3


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3.1.3: Use writing and speaking skills to communicate new understandings effectively. **

__**Technology Tools and Their Application to the Standard **__

VoiceThread**:**  Users will find that VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to navigate pages and leave comments in 5 ways - using voice (with a mic or telephone), text, audio file, or video (via a webcam). Students can use VoiceThread to create booktalks, storytelling, to display artwork, photos, tutorials, and literature circles. It's been recommended that to get the best audio quality for your VoiceThread, to record voice comments with Audacity, rather than through Voicethread itself. Ed. VoiceThread is another option for schools seeking a more secure network for K-12 participants. This is free; however, a "Pro Account" with more advanced features exists for less than $5 a month.

This tool is a visualizing with technologies tool in meaningful learning.It allows students to be interpretive and expressive. This is a highly active learning tool in that the student has to create a story to tell us. However, this falls under all of the other characteristics of meaningful learning as well: intentional (the student has a goal: to tell us a story), authentic (the student is creating a story on their own, using their own ideas to tell us their story), constructive (the student may be new to digital storytelling and have to reflect on the task completed), and cooperative (this tool could be used with another student or the student could receive feedback from other students on their story). This program could be used by students of all ages.

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 * This YouTube video shows educators how VoiceThread can be used in the classroom: **

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 * This YouTube video shows users a quick overview of VoiceThread**:

BlogTalkRadio: BlogTalkRadio.com is a blog and social networking site that doubles as an Internet radio network that allows its members to be radio show hosts. Users only need a computer with an internet connection and a phone. Just like VoiceThread, this tool is a highly active learning tool in that the student has a message to give us. However, this falls under all of the other characteristics of meaningful learning as well: intentional (the student has a goal: to tell us a message in their podcast), authentic (the student is creating a message all on their own), constructive (the student may be new to podcasting and have to reflect on the task completed), and cooperative (this tool could be used with getting real-time feedback from listeners or feedback from listeners after the podcast has been archived).


 * Below is a Common Craft YouTube Video on the joys of podcasting:**

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ShapePoems is a very simple poem generator template hosted by Read Write Think. Students select shape templates from one of four themes: sports, school, nature, and celebrations. They focus their writing on a particular topic and are prompted to brainstorm, write, revise their poems, and finish their poems. They can print their finished shape poems, cut and color them, and display them. This is a simple and user-friendly tool to use with young children in getting them introduced to writing poetry. By selecting a shape, students are learning how to focus their writing on a particular topic. In addition, as part of the online tool, students are prompted to brainstorm, write, and revise their poems, thus reinforcing elements of the writing process. Students can also print their finished shape poems, cut and color them, and display them in the classroom or at home.

It's been suggested that librarians may not use more poetry because they're afraid of it and stick to fiction/non-fiction. As media specialists, we can introduce and present poetry to children in a kid-friendly fashion. There are several techniques that we can use to connect kids to poetry. ShapePoems can be the beginning of this connection. With meaningful learning, this tool supports creative writing with technology. This tool covers all characteristics of meaningful learning (active, intentional, authentic, constructive, and cooperative).

Conjugation.comis a conjugation engine for over 15,000 English verbs: regular and irregular, all tenses, all forms, all voices. This engine only works for English verbs, but the owners are working on conjugating other languages as well. Conjugating verbs can be a challenge not only for English language learners, but for native English speakers too. Don't know what the past perfect continuous of "teach" is? Check out [|Conjugation.com]! This website not only generates a list of ways the verb can be conjugated, but also gives examples in how your verb is used in a sentence.

Studies show that technology helps the language-learning process. This tool could be used for students of all ages. With meaningful learning, this technology tool not only foster learning, but also fosters thinking.




 * __Connections to Multiple Intelligences__**

VoiceThread and BlogTalkRadiocan be applied to all of the following multiple intelligences: linguistic, logical-mathematical, naturalist, spatial, bodily-kinesthetic, musical, interpersonal and intrapersonal. There are so many various ways to use VoiceThread and BlogTalkRadio, so the user could ideally cover all intelligences when making a VoiceThread or a podcast.

ShapePoems, in that it is an introductory tool to poetry, can be applied to all of the following multiple intelligences: linguistic, logical-mathematical, spatial, bodily-kinesthetic, musical, naturalist, interpersonal and intrapersonal.

Conjugation.com is a linguistic tool, but could also be a musical, interpersonal/intrapersonal tool.


 * __Correlations to the State Standards and NET-S__**

VoiceThread**and** BlogTalkRadio<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**apply to the following Maryland State Standards:** Standard 1: Access, evaluate, process and apply information efficiently and effectively. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Standard 2: Use technology effectively and appropriately to interact electronically and use technology to communicate information in a variety of formats. Standard 3: Demonstrate an understanding of the legal, social and ethical issues related to technology use. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 9pt;">Standard 5: <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Integrating Technology into the Curriculum and Instruction: Design, implement and assess learning experiences that incorporate use of technology in a curriculum-related instructional activity to support understanding, inquiry, problem solving, communication and/or collaboration. Standard 6: <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 90%;">Understand human, equity and developmental issues surrounding the use of assistive technology to enhance student learning performance and apply that understanding to practice. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">ShapePoems **applies to the following Maryland State Standards:** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 90%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Standard 2.B.1: Select appropriate technologies for a particular communication goal. Standard 2.B.1:2. Use productivity tools to publish information. Standard 5.1: Assess students’ learning/ instructional needs to identify the appropriate technology for instruction. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 99%;">Standard 5.5: Select and use appropriate technology to support content-specific student learning outcomes.
 * Note how VoiceThread and BlogTalkRadio could be applied to __all__ of Standards 1-3, 5-6.**

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 90%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Conjugation.com **applies to the following Maryland State Standards:** Standard 1: Access, evaluate, process and apply information efficiently and effectively. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 90%;">Standard 2.B.1: Select appropriate technologies for a particular communication goal. Standard 5.1: <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 90%;">Assess students’ learning/ instructional needs to identify the appropriate technology for instruction. Standard 6: <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Understand human, equity and developmental issues surrounding the use of assistive technology to enhance student learning performance and apply that understanding to practice.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">VoiceThread **and** BlogTalkRadio<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**apply to the following National Educational Technology Standards (NET-S):** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 90%;">Standard 1. Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 90%;">Standard 2. Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. Standard 3. Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. Standard 4. Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources. Standard 5: Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior. Standard 6. Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems, and operations.
 * Note how VoiceThread and BlogTalkRadio could be applied to __all__ of the NET-S Standards.**

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">ShapePoems **applies to the following National Educational Technology Standards (NET-S):** Standard 1b: C reate original works as a means of personal or group expression. Standard 2b: C ommunicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats. Standard 4b: P<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 90%;">lan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Conjugation.com **applies to the following National Educational Technology Standards (NET-S):**

Standard 1a: A pply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes. Standard 1b. C reate original works as a means of personal or group expression. Standard 4. Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources. Standard 6. Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems, and operations.

1. Lofton, Jane. "New Ideas Take Flight." //CSLA Journal// 31.2 (2008): 14-15. //Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts//. EBSCO. Web. 23 Apr. 2010.
 * __References:__**

2. Reid, Calvin. "Blog Radio Site Draws Authors." //Publishers Weekly// 254.51 (2007): 6. //Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts//. EBSCO. Web. 23 Apr. 2010.

3. Singer, Marilyn. "Knock Poetry Off the Pedestal." //School Library Journal// 56.4 (2010): 28-31. //Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts//. EBSCO. Web. 27 Apr. 2010.

4. Hoffert, Barbara. "Speak Easy: Multimedia Tools Bring Language Learning Straight to the Learner, Anytime, Anyplace--and Put the Library at the Center." //Library Journal// 134.12 (2009): 22-25. //ERIC//. EBSCO. Web. 28 Apr. 2010.