I really enjoyed doing this assignment. There is so much that you can do with a history lesson. I enjoyed the different uses of technology.

I am posting a link to a glog that was created about the Travels of Marco Polo. The glog includes a video about Marco Polo along with an activity. Check it out!! http://nuchie.edu.glogster.com/glog-1616/

Here is the link to a video created through animato that goes along with the assignment. http://animoto.com/play/DHutdaowNoZzphiDUG74zQ#

I think that voice thread was my favorite. I created a voice thread to go along with a presentation on Marco Polo. I hope you enjoy it http://voicethread.com/share/3012941/.

In the classroom this would be an example for me to show to the students. When looking in a textbook they mention many explorers but they do not go into great depths about their lives. I can see this being a hard task for teachers, especially those who have a passion for history. I would use this as a way for each student to do a project about a different explorer. This can be done individually depending on class size or as group projects. The students will have to create a glog using glogster and present it to the classroom. Another great tool to use with an assignment like this is wikispaces and classmarker.