Week 11 Assignment #1

VoiceThread Article Reflection:

Technology plays a major role in education today. There are many new tools that are engaging and collaborative for the classroom environment. One of these tools is VoiceThread. VoiceThread is a great tool for ICT in the classrooms for general ed and special education students.  For special education students that struggle with classwork and completing work on time, VoiceThread can be used to keep the student motivated. The VoiceThread interface and the features that it has are great for promoting student engagement and helps the students develop as an independent learner. VoiceThread allows many students to communicate and collaborate around a variety of topics.  The article discusses the flexibility VoiceThread. One of the flexible features of VoiceThread is that it can be used for whole class, small group, or independent instruction. Also, because the tool is web-based, it can be used in a classroom at home or anywhere else there is internet. VoiceThread also archives conversations and images to be accessed at a later time. Students can revisit topics and can use the technology over and over again for so many different purposes. VoiceThread can also be used across so many different grade levels and different content areas that it makes it a great tool for teachers to advance their curriculum. It can be used in language arts, science, math, social studies, and many other areas. Students become active users when using VoiceThread with their peers and this involvement makes it such a great collaborative tool.  It also allows students to work at their own pace and feel more comfortable with their assignments. It can make the work less overwhelming for a student and give them added Independence.