Cool Digital Tools

A very cool digital tool for teachers to use is a website called todaysmeet.com.  This website reminds me of twitter.  It gives the students a chance to check and make sure what you are saying is valid.  This technology can allow anybody to check credibility. 

I would use this is my classroom if I were lecturing.  I like this because students can discuss and ask questions without interrupting the teacher.  When you type a question another student can answer, it's pretty cool!  This would be great for those shy or slow to warm-up students! 

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Another website that I absolutely loved was voki.  Voki is a website that allows you to build a character.  You make up the entire character from scratch.  From the nose to the hair, to the voice, and it lets you choose a background.  

I really want to use this in my classroom.  My students would love this.  Especially the different accents that are available.   I think I will use voki to introduce a new topic during our class meeting.  It will give the students something different to look at and listen to, instead hearing and seeing me all the time.  I believe my students will respond well to this because they are young and would love to watch a new character that they have never seen before. 

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