10/30/2011

Ways to Implement Voicethread in an Elementary Classroom

Blair Boghetich Hyer Elementary-4th grade Highland Park ISD

LANGUAGE ARTS
Create sentences with spelling words Identify/label types of speech Identify/label/create figurative language Demonstrate understanding of vocabulary Brainstorming for writing Peer editing/revising Working with Quotations (adding them to a picture) Analyze good writing samples

READING
Analyze/create story maps Complete Venn-diagrams Discuss story elements Book clubs/book discussion Character analysis (inferencing) Work on fluency by listening to themselves read

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MATH
Identify/label geometric shapes Solve problems, showing work and discuss thinking Demonstrate understanding of concepts Describe probability Estimate and measure items around the school Interpret graphs

SCIENCE
Identify layers of soil Identify and discuss cycles (moon phases, water, rock) Identify and analyze causes/effects (ex. Weathering and erosion) Identify and discuss animal adaptations Describe an experiment/discuss scientific process

TEXAS HISTORY
Create/identify timelines of Explorers Compare and Contrast Native American Tribes Discuss battles of the Texas Revolution Report on Explorer from their point of view

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OTHER IDEAS
Have students create a Voicethread to teach other kids concepts Classmates can create lessons for students who were absent Pre-assessment- students can tell you what they know about a topic Use to create a KWL View and discuss videos Upload pictures from a field trip and have students discuss what they learned, enjoyed, would have preferred Digital portfolio of student work (peers, parents, teachers can comment)

Presenter Information
Visit my weebly for further information on getting started with Voicethread. http://boghetichclass.weebly.com/teachertechnology-tips.html Email me with any questions boghetb@hpisd.org