In my third learning unit, I used Wallwisher for my brainstorming activity. Wallwisher is very useful if you wish to post a list of ideas/questions in one place for many people to see.
I also created a book trailer in Wevideo. Wevideo makes great looking videos, but it was a somewhat frustrating experience. If you choose a theme for your video, you get a preset intro page and music. However, you are unable to preview exactly what your video will look like until it is published. I also had several issues with the site running slow. I also had some problems posting the link to my video. The one the website told me to copy was not the actual link to my video, but the link to my Wevideo homepage. This was a decent tool, but I would not highly recommend it.
Quia was a great tool for making online quizzes. They offer several options. These quizzes could be used for any subject or topic.
I also liked the Voicethread tool. This is a very easy way to make a podcast. It's also nice because others can comment on your Voicethread by leaving their own voice/video recordings. I liked the way you could use video and graphics together to make a type of slideshow from your Voicethread.
Upon finishing this final unit, I realized that I learned a great deal about web tools that I did not know before I started. I'm glad I had the opportunity to try several of these tools. Now that I know what is available, I can come up with ways to use some of these tools in my own classroom.
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