Facilitating Discussion

If you are feeling particularly tech savvy, here are some wonderful apps that let students project their content directly onto the screens of their peers. While the student takes the role of the presenter, their peers can view their work right on the iPad they are holding. Although this is not completely necessary, it will the eliminate the need to interrupt the presenter with the disturbing comment "I can't see!"


Voicethread
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Voicethread FREE (requires web account @ $5.99 per month)
Create up to five free Voice Threads with this app
  • Share photos and videos with Mobile app
  • Share documents, diagrams, presentations, photos and videos with web browser account
  • Narrate presentation with voice, text and video
  • Comment on peers work with text, voice and video
  • Content accessible from Mac/PC at home
  • Import from camera roll
  • Share Voicethread link with email of link address
  • WiFi needed to run


edmodo
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edmodo FREE (requires web account)
Perfect Learning Management System for elementary age students.
  • Set up accounts on the web
  • Post assignments, quizzes, and polls
  • Post comments
  • Import photos and videos
  • Includes calendar
  • To foster quality online discussion consider using discussion rubric
onlinediscussionrubric.pdf
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File Type: pdf
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