Chatham or Hollywood? WAS third grade teachers Michelle Monahan and Jen Taylor are vying for their Academy Award! Using Pinnacle video editing software obtained in conjunction with a CEF grant, they compiled student artwork, voiceovers, and music into a heartfelt presentation called “Everybody Needs a Rock.” You may watch it by navigating to the [...]
Miss Newcombe at Lafayette loves listening to her students talk about the great books they read, but what happens when time is running short?
Using the Web 2.0 application called voicethread, Miss Newcombe’s students can not only talk about their books whenever they like but also listen to comments or questions Miss Newcombe has for [...]
Have you got a microphone attached to your computer? Built-in microphone in your laptop? Win a USB microphone at a workshop? Wondering what to do with it?
Digital storytelling, narration, “Skype-ing,” and podcasting are all worthy activities, but have you tried Voicethread yet?
Voicethread is a web 2.0 application that allows you to upload a picture or [...]
This is really part two or three of a series, but I grew up as a Star Wars fan, so, like George Lucas, we’re beginning in the middle. After you’ve created a WordPress blog (coming soon to a theater near you), you need to write a post. This is where you “blog away” and [...]
Loquacious Lafayette Library Club members now have a way to share their love of books thanks to Maureen Stryker. Maureen runs a PTO After School Enrichment library club at the Lafayette Avenue School, and her club is moving online as members begin to publish their book reviews online.
Using the Blogs of the Chathams WordPress [...]
Are you looking for yet another Web 2.0 way to communicate? How about the simplest way to communicate by voice? The yackpack website gives you the chance to record and play voice messages to people you invite into your “pack.” Send messages to one person or a whole pack. Create different packs for different [...]