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toc = ** Lab work for March 19, 2011: ** = ** Students in both labs please do the following activities... **

**OBJECTIVES for Lab:**

 * Check your comprehension by taking the quiz on chapter 10.
 * Learn about how digital storytelling via voicethread can be utilized as a tool for your future classroom.
 * Create a digital story for lesson two (2) or three (3) that could be used in your future classroom using voicethread.com.

Step 1: Moodle Chapter 10 quiz
Click [|here] to access Moodle.

Step 2: Comment on Another Person's Blog
Make sure that your blog link is on your wiki page Make a comment about two people's blog on their blog discussion page

Step 3: What is digital storytelling?

 * Go to [|here] for a university website that is intended for the educational uses of digital storytelling. Explore the website for about five minutes, you will be responsible for its content indirectly through your posting at the end of the class on my blog.
 * In addition to the above website explore this [|webpage], where I want you to look at at least two examples of digital stories to reference in your posting on my blog.
 * Below are wikis that can assist you in your understanding of digital storytelling:Click on this [|link] to see examples of how to integrate digital storytelling in the different content areas to expand your ideas about how to apply digital storytelling in your future classroom situation.
 * This wiki is the simplest wiki to read and provides a great overview for digital storytelling, links, and other information.
 * The next one, which is accessed here, is very practical for educators and includes lesson ideas, tools, and rubrics for digital storytelling.
 * The last helpful site that you are going to explore is here, and it contains a slideshow presentation and other resources to assist others in understanding digital storytelling and how it is implemented in the classroom.

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 * Here is an example of my voicethread, the digital storytelling program that you will be using.

Step 4. Using voicethread
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Also [|here] and [|here] are links to the voicethread website that gives examples of its uses in all content areas:

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Go to voicethread.com and create an account. You will be creating a voicethread that will introduce the interdisciplinary unit.
 * You must have in your voicethread:
 * at least ten (10) slides
 * each slide must have written and/or oral comments,
 * at least seven (7) pictures, and
 * three (3) document (upload a word processing or PDF document)

Step 5. Using voicethread
Go to my teaching blog [|here], read the post, and respond to start our discussion about digital storytelling. Remember you must read the discussion directions, respond to them, and then respond to another classmate by next week's lab. (Remember: As always please write your response to the discussion posting and respond to another person substantively by either expanding on their discussion posting or asking a probing question.)

Digital Storytelling in the Classroom (15 min)
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Internet in Education (15 min)
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Virtual Worlds (10 min)
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