Penzu

[|Penzu]Penzu.com is a great site I found as a Web 2.0 tool. Penzu requires students to sign up for an account. Once students sign up, they can keep an online journal. Once writing, students can add pictures to their journal, print it and of course, save it. This site could be very applicable to me as a PE teacher. Here are some ways I could use this tool for my virtual classroom:
 * students would be required to keep a daily journal of their physical activities
 * students would keep a food diary, logging their meals according to the food pyramid
 * in HS, I will be working with students with tobacco, alcohol or even drug habits. With help from the school counselor, students could journal their thoughts, and describe their changes in health and behavior because of their addictions
 * in research activities, students could keep track of their daily progress in completing the project
 * students would have to log their daily calorie intake

I love the idea of having students use their technology devices (music, camera, etc) to enhance their journals. I think this tool would be great for many other classrooms as well, especially in English, where many teachers require their students to journal on a daily basis. If a teacher has access to the students' accounts, he/she can go directly into the journal to read.

PLUS-this tool is environmentally friendly! Go Green!

Tavares Thompson

Great site!!! I was able to try this site without creating an account. So easy to use! -Kristi Scott