Building+a+Better+Builder+with+Web+2.0

Link to Matt Monjan's blog post http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/streaming_a_to_z/2008/02/04/building-a-bigger-builder/ (Presentation is linked from there for use in training)

Matt_monjan [at] discovery [dot] com 240-338-9388

DEN PreConference Google Notes
[|Building a Better Builder with Web 2.0]

Spruce up the builders with Web 2.0 tools:
 * Assignment Builder
 * Quiz Builder
 * Writing Prompt Builder

Widgets to be used in the builders: VoiceThread, YouTube, TeacherTube, Slideshare and more Blabberize, animoto, flickr, Swivel (graphs into a quiz or assessment)

TIPS: Use Firefox Login and go to Teacher Center>Choose a builder.

Example: You can post a picture of Shakespeare and then have your voice in the VT doing an intro to the lesson/writing prompt/quiz.