Comments on: 6th Grade ELL Students Embrace Voice Thread

By: podpirate

podpirate — Wed, 21 May 2008 04:26:00 +0000

Thanks for the comment Mark. My 6th grade class really loves voicethread for classroom projects. And yes, Dean Shareski does have his hands in everything. He is a great guy and hopefully our paths will cross at a technology conference someday. I’m sure I will be communicating with you in the near future.

By: mcarls

mcarls — Wed, 21 May 2008 02:22:47 +0000

Podpirate,
Excellent job with this Voicethread. I wanted to make a push for Mathsday here in Western New York, but didn’t do a very good job (hopefully next year). I jumped to your blog after seeing your tweet for bloggers with good Web 2.0 posts….I’m drawing a blank with ones I’ve seen lately (and I don’t think I have any that would help you). However, I am JUST starting a voicethread.ning.com site that I’ll try to get people to share educational resources, so I’m sure I’ll be back for your input.
Thanks again, great job……does Dean Shareski have his hands in everything???
Mark Carls

By: podpirate

podpirate — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:00:24 +0000

phil,

Yes, it is very cool to hear the voices of these 6th graders. The reaction as they heard the power of their voices for the first time was priceless. I hope that more and more teachers take the opportunity to put their student’s voices up on a World Stage. I have some students that are now “Active Learners” that were once “Passive Learners” at best.

By: Phil Hodgen

Phil Hodgen — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:31:33 +0000

@podpirate, it’s way cool to hear these kids. I hope they hear themselves online and understand the power that this simple step implies - a normal 6th grade kid’s voice can be hears ANYWHERE. I have a 5th grader. I hope she gets exposed to stuff like this.

@philiphodgen