It seems that everytime I search I find fun and exciting ways to share information online. The great thing about them is, so far, they are all free! I've used http://www.scrapblog.com with 3rd graders who are scrapblogging the year in 3rd grade. The neat thing about this site is that it is a scrapbook and blog all in one. The blogs can be private or public with comments from those who are invited or available to all.
http://camruns.scrapblog.com/school/Another exciting way to share information is through podcasting, though many might think it is too difficult. Not anymore--try www.gcast.com. On this site, you can use your telephone to podcast! How easy is that? We are having students read books for ESL students to listen to online or you can download the file as MP3's or wav files to play on CD players or other music players. You can hear some young children demonstrating how to count and skip count on this sample podcast. Just click the PLAY triangle to hear it.
http://www.gcast.com/u/camruns/students You can embed these in your blogs or wikis and parents can subscribe to the podcasts to hear what's going on in your class!
Next, there are some neat photo sharing sites that offer so much more. Try
http://www.pickle.com or
http://www.bubbleshare.com. You can see my sample bubbleshare of a school fun run below. I used the "bouncy animation" show. The site offers all kinds of ways you can share and you even can include audio. It is as easy as drag and drop. It is lots of fun! So, get out there and learn how to learn---I know you will have some fun along the way!
