The Web Catcher » Multilingual http://webcatcher.edublogs.org Capturing the best educational web sites for kids of all abilities Mon, 12 Nov 2007 05:29:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 VoiceThread http://webcatcher.edublogs.org/2007/10/14/voicethread/ http://webcatcher.edublogs.org/2007/10/14/voicethread/#comments Sun, 14 Oct 2007 21:23:02 +0000 K. Haugen http://webcatcher.edublogs.org/2007/10/14/voicethread/ voicethreadVoiceThread is an awesome tool for creating and sharing annotated online slideshows that you have to experience for yourself. Make your own slideshows or browse what others have done.

You can interact by recording or typing comments directly in others’ slide shows and then listen or read what others have said, which creates a non-linear conversation in which anyone can participate.

It’s also possible to doodle on your slideshows, and the doodles fade away (or stick, if you tell them to).

There are numerous examples of how one could use VoiceThread in the classroom.

]]> http://webcatcher.edublogs.org/2007/10/14/voicethread/feed/ 0 UpToTen.com – fun and educational http://webcatcher.edublogs.org/2007/10/14/uptoten/ http://webcatcher.edublogs.org/2007/10/14/uptoten/#comments Sun, 14 Oct 2007 19:40:04 +0000 K. Haugen http://webcatcher.edublogs.org/2007/10/14/uptotencom-fun-and-educational/ up-to-tenUpToTen Kids calls itself “the fun place to learn online.” With online cards, coloring, interactive games, puzzles and more, there truly are a lot of fun activities, with some opportunities to learn along the way. As the name implies, the site is designed for kids up to age ten, but will probably appeal most to kids a bit younger. The site has many free games and highlighted games change frequently. There are also paid and premium subscriber options to skip the (mainly print) ads and access even more games and content. Plenty of teacher and parent info regarding the design of the site and its content.

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Youngest users can simply explore. For older little ones, challenge them to make new words from old ones, find rhyming words and more.

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