Riedel, Chris. (2009). Top 10 web 2.0 tools for young learners. the JOURNAL, Retrieved from http://thejournal.com/Articles/2009/02/02/Top-10-Web-20-Tools-for-Young-Learners.aspx?Page=1
Top 10 Web 2.0 Tools for Young Learners
In this article Mr. Riedel provides a quick and easy to read synopsis of Gail Lovely’s technology presentation at the FETC 2009 conference. He begins by stating Ms. Lovely’s stance on the use of technology tools should be directed with the students in mind, then the educators, essentially a bottom up rather than top down method of technology introduction. Riedel then provides quick links to Lovely’s top educational technology tools. The sites are Kerpoof, Voki, Create-A-Graph, Yack Pack, Animoto, Skype, Glogster, Voicethread, and Blogs and Wikis as platforms.
Riedel provides a brief description, and for most tools a link so the reader can personally assess the usefulness of each tool. In reviewing the tools I personally liked Kerpoof, Voki, Animoto, and Glogster. As a parent and future special educator, I love that these tools allow children to not only learn but use Multiple Intelligences to allow personal learning preference in the process. Additionally, the Voki tool is wonderful for individuals with language disabilities. Many times these tools and programs are extremely expensive so it is wonderful to see a useful and practical tool for these individuals. I can see the usefulness for Voicethread in older grades and Create-A-Graph for any age, as creating and understanding graphs can be challenging. I was unable to access Yack Pack as the tool is experiencing technical difficulties and the use of Blogs and Wikis is so commonplace in my opinion, little description of their use is needed. Overall I found the article useful not only for future classes, but for my own children, as I am sure they will love using some of these tools.
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