Applications

Applications for Multimodal Teaching and Learning in the
 * //21st Century//**



Wiki: Collaborative space for "shared knowledge." It is like a website. Who are the authors? Who has the power? How can we read and write information on a wiki?

Examples of wikis used in the classroom:



Tutorials:





Voicethread: Digital Storytelling. Following Kress's theory, there are a number of modes for individuals to make meaning from.

Examples of voicethreads in the classroom:



Tutorials:

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Glogster: Virtual poster to "share knowledge." The power in glogster is that there are a number of media formats (modes) for representation. Examples of glogs: (glogster-edu, scroll to the bottom of the page):

Tutorials:

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Blogs: Blogs are "read-write" programs and are like an online journal. The interesting things about glogs, is how you write for the "online community." The big questions are: who is your audience, how can you get them to collaborate and interact with you, and how will you get them to come back to your site, to share more knowledge.

Samples of Blogs:

[|Will Richardson's Blog: Webblogg-ed] (top edublogger)

[|David Warlick's 2 Cents Worth] (top edublogger)

[|Technology Blog] (award winning edublog)

[|Grade 1 Blog] (how to use it in your class)

Tutorials:



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