One of the tools we can use in the classroom is Voicethread. I have just tried it out to see how easy it is and I have to say, it is very simple indeed. However, I have not included a voice over, which it is possible to do. I may try another presentation and include speech – if you all promise not to laugh. As I was working on the “Emergency Planet Earth” scheme which includes work on the rainforest, I did this presentationon that topic.
As you know, we will be introducing this technique to studnets. I have got a short information sheet for you, in case you have not used it before, but I also thought this might come in useful De Bono’s Hats
A friend sent me this link and I found it really thought provoking – it made me reflect on my teaching and so I thought I would pass it on to you all. It’s a list of responses teachers made about what we should always do or never do as teachers.