Giving Students A Voice Through Technology

What is Student Voice?  "[Student voice is] the active opportunity for students to express their opinions and make decisions regarding the planning, implementation, and evaluation of their learning experiences." Rogers, A. (2005). Student voice: Bridges to learning. Seattle: University of Washington. Online.

Why Give Students a Voice?  To engage students in their learning.

Why Give Students a Voice?  To engage students in their learning.  To connect the classroom to the outside community.  To engage students in their learning.  To connect the classroom to the outside community.

Why Give Students a Voice?  To engage students in their learning.  To connect the classroom to the outside community.  To help students identify their learning goals.  To engage students in their learning.  To connect the classroom to the outside community.  To help students identify their learning goals.

Why Give Students a Voice?  To engage students in their learning.  To connect the classroom to the outside community.  To help students identify their learning goals.  To help provide next step learning pathways.  To engage students in their learning.  To connect the classroom to the outside community.  To help students identify their learning goals.  To help provide next step learning pathways.

Why Give Students a Voice?  To engage students in their learning.  To connect the classroom to the outside community.  To help students identify their learning goals.  To help provide next step learning pathways.  To encourage independent learning.  To engage students in their learning.  To connect the classroom to the outside community.  To help students identify their learning goals.  To help provide next step learning pathways.  To encourage independent learning.

Why Give Students a Voice?  To engage students in their learning.  To connect the classroom to the outside community.  To help students identify their learning goals.  To help provide next step learning pathways.  To encourage independent learning.  To encourage students to take ownership of their learning.  To engage students in their learning.  To connect the classroom to the outside community.  To help students identify their learning goals.  To help provide next step learning pathways.  To encourage independent learning.  To encourage students to take ownership of their learning.

Why Give Students a Voice?  To engage students in their learning.  To connect the classroom to the outside community.  To help students identify their learning goals.  To help provide next step learning pathways.  To encourage independent learning.  To encourage students to take ownership of their learning.  To form a partnership between school, student and home.  To engage students in their learning.  To connect the classroom to the outside community.  To help students identify their learning goals.  To help provide next step learning pathways.  To encourage independent learning.  To encourage students to take ownership of their learning.  To form a partnership between school, student and home.

Creating a Web Based Learning Environment  By using a web based platform students and their families have access to the learning environment. Teachers and students can provide content and monitor progress.

Possible Platforms:  Wikis

Possible Platforms:  Wikis  GoogleSites  Wikis  GoogleSites

Possible Platforms:  Wikis  GoogleSites  Blogs  Wikis  GoogleSites  Blogs

Possible Platforms:  Wikis  GoogleSites  Blogs  Learning Management Systems, such as UltraNet/KnowledgeNet  Wikis  GoogleSites  Blogs  Learning Management Systems, such as UltraNet/KnowledgeNet

Deciding on Content:  Schools are moving to on-line learning and assessment.  Students are engaged in learning environments such as Mathletics, StudyLadder and often source web content to support their learning.  Schools use e-asTTle as an assessment tool.  Schools are moving to on-line learning and assessment.  Students are engaged in learning environments such as Mathletics, StudyLadder and often source web content to support their learning.  Schools use e-asTTle as an assessment tool.

Deciding on Content:  To fully engage our students and assist families understand these environments we need to have content that explains and assists their next learning steps.

Deciding on Content:  Assessment provides the next learning steps and needs to be explained.

Deciding on Content:  Assessment provides the next learning steps and needs to be explained.  Next learning steps provide individual learning pathways.  Assessment provides the next learning steps and needs to be explained.  Next learning steps provide individual learning pathways.

Deciding on Content:  Assessment provides the next learning steps and needs to be explained.  Next learning steps provide individual learning pathways.  Feedback helps monitor progress and develop further learning steps.  Assessment provides the next learning steps and needs to be explained.  Next learning steps provide individual learning pathways.  Feedback helps monitor progress and develop further learning steps.

Deciding on Content:  Assessment provides the next learning steps and needs to be explained.  Next learning steps provide individual learning pathways.  Feedback helps monitor progress and develop further learning steps.  Visible learning enables a partnership between teacher, student and home.  Assessment provides the next learning steps and needs to be explained.  Next learning steps provide individual learning pathways.  Feedback helps monitor progress and develop further learning steps.  Visible learning enables a partnership between teacher, student and home.

Deciding on Content:  Decide what you wish to share, focus on ONE area and do it well.

Security and Privacy  Personal logins assist with privacy. When using public sites such as YouTube use Privacy Settings (e.g. unlisted) to limit access.

Helpful Tools:  PhotoBooth (Mac & Windows)Mac Windows  KidPix KidPix  Audacity Audacity  Voki Voki  VoiceThread VoiceThread  Microsoft PhotoStory Microsoft PhotoStory  Vocaroo Vocaroo  iMovie iMovie  YouTube YouTube  PhotoBooth (Mac & Windows)Mac Windows  KidPix KidPix  Audacity Audacity  Voki Voki  VoiceThread VoiceThread  Microsoft PhotoStory Microsoft PhotoStory  Vocaroo Vocaroo  iMovie iMovie  YouTube YouTube