BP4_20091101_Web2.0 tool of the week

After looking through many web 2.0 resources and testing them out, I have come to a conclusion. Are you ready? I have decided Vuvox is my new web 2.0 tool of the week. It is a tool that creates amazing collages. When I typically think of a collage, I picture many still photos crammed together in some intriguing way that makes them all look well. With Vuvox this is not the case. It has many different tools you can use including video, voice, hotspots, cutouts, and more. I think it would be a great tool for nonverbal children. If you taught a child with autism how to use this tool, the array of assignments available is endless. One assignment that I think would work well is using the tool to build a timeline. For instance, as a teacher create several cutouts for the child like a hairbrush, tooth brush, school uniform, socks, shoes .... you get the idea. Also create several different scenes like sunrise through a child's bedroom, a kid in pajamas out of bed, a kid in front of the mirror ... basically morning routine. Then have the student create the collage or slideshow putting the scenes in order then placing the cutouts that belong with them. You could do this endless amounts of time for everything that has a routine or schedule. It would also be beneficial for working with the students when the schedule is going to change. If the child has some words, then you could plug in the words with the activity they represent. An example of this would be a child that knows the sentence "put on socks." When it came to the scene with the socks, record the child saying it, then make it a hotspot on the socks.

Web 2.0 tool: www.vuvox.com

Below are examples of cut outs I have made.