Skype in the Classroom:
1. This tool can be utilized in an ELA classroom by inviting authors to schedule times to speak with student writers in your classroom.
2. Another effective way to use Skype would be to connect with a classroom in another state or country and pair students together to create an online blog highlighting their respective homelands. This can be done in conjunction with a Social Studies class.
Padlet:
1. Generate ideas for a group project.
2. Forum for teachers and students to post information to be made visible to others. For example, teacher can create posts that students check regularly in order to receive information.
Students learning and engagement will be enhanced with the use of these tools because their learning will go beyond the walls of the classroom and will become a text to world experience. They will make connections and build relationships that could ultimately determine their path in life.
great contribution.
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