Inquisitive Chatter Becomes Quiet Concentration

Let me start by saying how very much I love, love, LOVE technology in my classroom! I am in a school now where I have access to 1:1 MacBooks or 1:1 iPads most days and it's nothing short of amazing. The transition from PC to Mac was a little tough at first, but I'm in love. 

At the beginning of the semester, my Block 1 Language Arts class began reading the novel "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin. We are also creating Weebly sites that include chapter summaries, descriptions of the setting, character descriptions, and a detective's notebook. Students are LOVING it!

Today we added in a Voki description of one character from the book. This is the first time I have used Voki in a couple years, but it's still as great as it was when I first discovered it. :) When students first logged in and started exploring, the classroom was a buzz with amazing inquisitive chatter. They were showing each other different things you can do with it and laughing at some of the various options. Then, the class fell silent. Everyone was engaged creating their character Voki. What an amazing feeling as a teacher! I can't wait to get on and listen to everything they have created!