edco showcase 2012: eportfolios with voicethread
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VoiceThread for e-Portfolios Blanchard Memorial School Boxborough Public
School District
Peggy Harvey, Instructional Technology SpecialistEileen Barnett, Art Teacher
Assignment
Research an ancient (BCE) structure and create a scale model as well as an electronic portfolio to present at an ancient architectural showcase
• Grade 6
• Multidisciplinary: ELA, Math, Science, & Social Studies
• Integrated with Art & Library
Requirements
• Description of the challenges and solutions you encountered from the beginning to the end of the process. (A summary of these challenges and solutions in a well written paragraph.)
• Picture(s) of the ancient structure that you used to help calculate any missing dimensions.
• Calculations, using proportions, to determine the scale measurements of the model.
• Structure built to an accuracy within 1/8 inch
Structure Project Showcase
VT ePortfolios
• Use VoiceThread to demonstrate project–Images of ancient structures–Digital photos of completed structures–Scanned pages of calculations–Uploaded Word doc summary–Recorded voice or text comments
VoiceThread
Educator ProSubscription
$110 per year for 100 student accounts
Ed.VoiceThread Account• unique login for each student• Email account not necessary• Students manage their own identities &
VoiceThreads• Administrator manages users, sets default
rules and monitors content
VT Avatars
• Integrate Art with Technology & core subjects• Use BeFunky to create VT avatar–Digital photos of students–Created “funky” versions of photos–Funky photos uploaded as VT identities–Woven portraits created with printed photos
QUESTIONS?