digital book reports using wall wisher and voki lindsay, laura, caroline, and lauren
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DIGITAL BOOK REPORTS USING WALL WISHER AND
VOKI
Lindsay, Laura, Caroline, and Lauren
INTRODUCTIONS
Caroline Baldwin-2nd grade teacher at
Huntingtowne Farms Elementary
Lindsay Pyatt-English teacher at East Rowan High
School
Laura Thomas-5th grade teacher at Matthews
Elementary
Lauren Patchett- Graduate student seeking her
Masters in K-12 Literacy Instruction
CENTRA QUICK TIPS
• Press Ctrl Key to speak• Use button to ask questions• Use button for Yes, button for No• Use buttons for feedback • Use the if you need step out• Text Chat – type, then press
Enter/Send
AGENDA
Discuss and share ways to use Wall Wisher for
students to collaborate.
Discuss and share ways to Use Voki for students to
create.
Brainstorm ways this could be used in individual
classsrooms
Question and Answer Session
OUR PURPOSE
To use multiliteracies to create a Digital Book
Report for Charlotte’s Web
Six Components• Researching• Collaborating• Creating• Sharing• Exploring• Communicating
OVERVIEW
4th grade focus using Charlotte’s Web
Students will collaborate using Wall Wisher
Students will create a presentation using VOKI
The overall goal is for students to share their digital book
report
WALL WISHER
Sticky note discussion board that can be used for
collaboration
Students can add videos, links, and images
Students can work on the same board
A great way for students to prepare for a group project
PURPOSE OF WALL WISHER
Students should collaborate with each other on the
discussion board
They should post thoughts, ideas, and images that
will eventually help them create a VOKI.
http://wallwisher.com/wall/ELA-BR
SURVEY
Has anyone used Wall Wisher before?
SHARING
SURVEY
Have you ever heard of Voki?
Have you ever used Voki before?
VOKI
Interactive free website
Voki Classroom –about $30 for yearly license,
-allows for more creative options
Create avatars and give them a voice
Create settings and scenes
Control content and messages
Used in classroom, posted to Blogs, and other
websites/wikis
PURPOSE OF VOKI
Allows for digital creativity
Motivate students
Integrate technology throughout content areas
Encourages engagement
Increases comprehension
APPLICATION SHARE
REFLECTION
What are some contexts which you have used or
could use Voki in your classrooms?
QUESTION & ANSWERS
Use the and we will call on you.
You can also type your question in the text chat
box.
NEXT STEPS
Over the next two days try out some of the
tools we’ve shared with you here and think
about how you can use them in your classroom
with your students.
NEXT STEPS
That discussion is at the Teaching & Learning in
the 21st Century Blog at:
http://teach-learn21.blogspot.com/
Scroll down the page to find the discussion forum
for this presentation titled: Digital Book Reports
FOR MORE INFORMATION
For more information about this workshop and others
go to the Center for Adolescent Literacies website at:
http://literacy.uncc.edu/
Presentation materials including this Power Point are
posted at:
http://literacy.uncc.edu/professional-
development
THANK YOU!
Thank you for joining us today. In about a week, you will receive a
short survey that helps us evaluate these workshops. Thanks in
advance for filling that out.
For additional questions contact:
Bruce Taylor
Director, The Center for Adolescent Literacies
at UNC Charlotte