The Best Resources for Elementary Schools
Fotobabble (
http://fotobabble.com) is an online creation tool that allows students to create and share talking photos. It is very easy to use, just upload a photo, record your voice, and send or embed it.
Fotobabble can be used in a variety of ways in the classroom. Students can take pictures, or find creative commons images that illustrate vocabulary that they are learning and record themselves saying the definition and using the word in a sentence. Students could collect and trade Fotobabble vocabulary with other students and embed them in a blog or wiki to create their own talking dictionary. A talking virtual word wall of this sort would be helpful for math, science, social studies, history, and regular vocabulary words that students learn. The format is valuable for audio and visual learners. Upload pictures of a field trip to Fotobabble for students to record thoughts, observations, and lessons they learned on the field trip.
Consider creating a class Fotobabble account that you (the teacher) are in charge of.
Upload student illustrations and record a story that they have written in their own voice. This is the perfect type of project to share at parent teacher conference time. Parents can get a good idea of their child’s writing, reading, and fine motor skills all in one spot. If you complete a similar project several times through the year, both students and parents can see the growth and progress that has been made during the school year. Fotobabbles are an outstanding way to send young students on an Internet scavenger hunt. Along the way, record directions with Fotobabble and embed on your class website, wiki, or blog. Nonreaders or struggling readers will be able to listen to, and follow directions for any assignment. Upload a picture of a landmark or map and have students record fun facts that hey have learned about the place. Send special messages from your class home to parents in the weekly newsletter. Take a picture of a project that the class has done, or a fun activity form the week. Students can record a message about the upcoming events, fun highlights of the week in learning, and a list of helpers who have signed up for the week. Parents will love hearing their kids give the news updates each week. Looking for a special holiday activity? Record students leaving a special message to their parent with a special picture made just for them- now that is a keepsake!
Fotobabble requires an email address during registration. Consider creating a class account if your students do no have school email addresses of their own. Fotobabble is set to come out with an educational version in early 2011, this will allow teachers to create student accounts without an email address.
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