Transcript Top 10 Technology Tools for Teaching and Learning

Top 10 Technology Tools for
Teaching and Learning
Kimberly Tohill
Penn State University
USA
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Workshop Overview
S Introduce each tool
S Discuss main features and uses
S Demonstrate how to use the tool
S Resources for classroom implementation
S Questions or comments?
Tool Categories
S Presentations
S Digital Video
S Collaboration
S File Storage
S Online Publishing
S Social Bookmarking
S Blogs
S Organization
S Audio/Podcasting
S Social Networking
Presentation Tools
Main Components
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Allows editing and formatting of
inserted text
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Allows manipulation of inserted
images and/or graphics
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Provides a slide-show system to
display content
Featured Tool
Vuvox
S Fast layout and customization of photos, video, text and music.
S Add media hotspots, narrate interactivity.
S Publish to any webpage
S 3 platforms to create: Express, Collage, & Studio
S “Provide whatever cool content that you have. Take pictures,
video, audio and text. Mix it up. Choose backgrounds, colors,
textures that create your vibe and then you are ready to share your
piece with the world.”
Collaboration Tools
Main Components
S Two or more people can
work together to create
and edit a document
S Synchronous or
asynchronous
Featured Tool
Google Documents
S Collaborative writing and editing
S Word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, forms and drawings
S Edited and stored online
S Accessible from anywhere with an internet connection
S Download and save in various formats
S You choose the amount of interaction users can have with your
documents (view, comment, edit)
Online Publishing
Main Components
S Write articles about items
of personal interest
S Publish articles on the web
S Receive comments and
critiques of articles written
S Write comments and
critiques of other articles
Featured Tool
Teen/Tween Tribune
S Aggregates news stories that are of interest to tweens & teens
S Users can submit their own stories
S Users can comment on stories and on other comments – all
mediated by teachers!
S Promotes reading, writing, and critical thinking
S Teachers can blog and share lesson plans in the faculty lounge
Blogs
Main Features
S Personal “journal”
entries to publish on the
web
S Most blogs are
interactive via comments
S Contain text, images,
links to other sites, video
Featured Tool
Blogger
S Is connected through your Google account
S Easily write and edit entries and comments
S Easy to use interface that allows customization of layouts,
fonts, and widgets
S Users can subscribe to your blog easily through RSS feeds
S Includes an HTML text editor
Audio/Podcasting
Main Components
S Record audio files
S Publish files to the web,
download to your
personal media player
S Subscribe to new content
through RSS
Featured Tool
Podomatic
S Create audio files and publish them to the web
S All you need is a microphone!
S Create “minicasts”: audio + images = video slide show
S Also includes a directory of podcasts
S 500 MB of storage
S 15 GB bandwidth per month
Digital Video
Main Components
S Upload and share digital
video recorded with your
computer, camera, cell
phone, etc!
S Locate supplemental
videos to use to enhance
classroom lessons
Featured Tool
TeacherTube
S Online community to share instructional videos
S Make constructive comments about others’ videos
S Use rating system to show appreciation for videos of value
S Flag inappropriate content
S Also has an extensive directory of audio files, documents
and photos for educational use
S Subscribe to “channels” of your favorite video producers
File Storage
Main Components
S Store files locally and
remotely
S Synchronize files on all
your devices
S Files are available from
anywhere there is
Internet access
Featured Tool
Dropbox
S All files located in one convenient place
S Automatically updates all devices when you add/delete files
(computer, phone)
S Files saved on the web and on your local devices
S Share your dropbox with others
Social Bookmarking
Main Components
S Organize, manage, store,
and search for
bookmarks online
S Tag resources into a
personal classification
system
S Sharing resources
through bookmarks
Featured Tool
Diigo
S Add all your favorite websites to collections within your
Diigo library
S Organize bookmarks by lists or tags
S Highlight and add sticky notes to websites
S Share bookmarks with others
S Follow users that share similar interests
Organization
Main Components
S Group, classify, and share
information gathered from the
web
Featured Tool
LiveBinders
S Organized by website and tabs
S Toolbar add-on to make adding content easy
S Easy to embed in blogs
S Upload any file up to 5MB
S Total free storage is 100MB
S Site offers free webinars on further use of LiveBinders
Social Networking
Main Components
S Online platform for
creating social
connections among users
S Includes representations
of users (i.e. avatars,
pictures, user names)
S Allows users to share
interests, events, ideas,
activities, and more
Featured Tool
Edmodo
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students in a social network!
S Interface is much like
Facebook but in a secure
environment
S Post questions or reminders to
students as your “status”
S Upload images and video
Students can turn in
assignments online
S Set up a calendar with
important dates and
deadlines
S Enter grades
S Award badges to students
S Weekly webinars to improve
your usage of edmodo
Resources
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Vuvox in Education
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33 Ways to Use Blogs in the Classroom
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Google Docs in Education
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Using Diigo in the Classroom
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Podcasting in the Classroom
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LiveBinders in Science & Math
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TeacherTube in the Classroom
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Ideas for Using Edmodo
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Tips for Using Dropbox in the
Classroom
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Web 2.0 Teacher Tools
Culminating Discussion
S Questions?
S Comments?
Thank you for attending
this workshop!
Kimberly Tohill
Penn State University, USA
[email protected]
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