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Online Tools
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Tools change, versions updated.Before you know it or before you use it has
changed.
What should we do?
A moving target
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Teachers who incorporate new tools are perceived to be cutting-edge.
Is our job to entertain or teach?
Marshall McLuhan : "If you think there is a difference between education and entertainment, you don't understand much about either.“
Entertain with technology
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Must be part of the instructional designNot just a cool thing to add to your teaching
Warning
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Will technology replace teachers?
Big Question
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Computers can definitely help students in a big way to learn. Similarly they can help teachers in teaching more effectively. But computers can never replace teachers completely.
Even in online courses, teachers are needed to decide and tell computer software developers what the computers will teach and how they will teach it.
First view
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Second view
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already has replaced many teachers
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3 Generation of online tools
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Web 1.0 = reading as consumerWeb 2.0 = contributing as a producerWeb 3.0 = semantic web , personalized web (the content changes based on your personal
needs, interests, abilities)
Web 1.0, Web 2.0, Web 3.0
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Matches with your teaching styleChoose a tool that solves a problem not the
one that creates a problemPlatform- Some tools are good only for online
or only for f2fBest practices- Best used for what?CostAccessibility
What factors to consider in choosing a tool
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1- Organize2 –Tools to communicate and collaborate3- Tools to Present Content4- Tools to assess learning5- Tools to help you transform your Identity6- Mobile apps
Tools
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CalendarsScheduling aidsMind mappingSocial bookmarking
1- Organize
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Google Calendar30boxes.com
You can share your calendar with your students
You can sync it with your Outlook and your mobile phone
Calendars
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An easy way to find out when everyone is free for your next meeting or event.
Doodle = free http://doodle.com Whenisgood =free http://whenisgood.net Timetrade http://www.timetrade.com = free
trial (Online Appointment Scheduling) SignUpGenius http://www.signupgenius.com
Scheduling tools
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http://bubbl.us = online-freehttp://www.text2mindmap.com = online-free
www.mywebspiration.com = free trial= web version of Inspiration
www.mindmeister.com = free trial = $ 5 /month
Mind mapping tools
Organize and represent information graphically
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Social Bookmarking
Access to your bookmarks from anywhere Share your bookmarks with othersLet your colleagues add to your bookmarksHighlight and Add sticky notes on web pagesArchive pages forever and make them searchable, too Organize your items by tags or lists 16
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https://delicious.com/www.diigo.com
Examples
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Diigo
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NoteShare Express = PCNote taker = MAC http://www.aquaminds.com/nsDesktopProduct.jsp
video1 , vide02
Online note taker http://interactives.mped.org/view_interactive.aspx?id=722&title
Note taking
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Note Taker HD
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdGDnUKZcMM
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Upload files to a secure server Free (for small size)
www.drivehq.com (cloud)www.fileden.comwww.yousendit.comwww.dropbox.com
Virtual Storage and file Management
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2 – Tools to communicate and collaborate
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For an online and hybrid course the heart and soul of the course is communication
Text Ning Yahoo Groups Google Groups
Voice http://voicethread.com = free small size www.wimba.com/products/wimba_voice = institutional
subscription www.bigbluebutton.org= Free , institutional subscription
Discussion Forums
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It is most appropriate for quick questions that do not require lengthy explanations.
Also you may use it as an assessment tool or as an educational game tool.
Google ChatYahoo MessengerAOL Instant Messenger
Instant Messaging
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Allows readers to add comments.Students get feedback on their writingwww.blogger.comhttp://edublog.comhttp://wordpress.com
Blogs
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Converts sound from analog to digital and sends it over the Internet.
SkypeGoogle talk & Google video confwww.tinychat.com (up to 10 simultaneous
calls)
VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol)
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A wiki page allows a group of users to update and edit text collaboratively.
http://www.wikispaces.com http://pbworks.com Google Drive
Wikis
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Microblogging is the practice of communicating brief ideas as digital content to an audience.
The content is limited to 100-140 words Can be sent or received through a computer
or cell phoneMight be the antithesis of scholarly writing.
Microblogs (Tweets)
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www.twitter.comwww.tumblr.comwww.edmodo.com
Microblogs (Tweets)
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Students enrolled in online courses, sometimes report feeling disconnected or socially isolated.
Elluminate (BeachBoard Collaborate)Adobe Connecthttp://www.gotomeeting.com/online http://www.mikogo.com/http://vyew.com
Web Conferencing
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3- Tools to Present Content
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Audio and the power of human voice humanize the learning experience
There are some content that can only come in audio format (music, spoken language, sound effects)
Audio
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Audacity (http://audacity.sourceforge.net )Garage Band (Mac Only)(www.apple.com/ilife/garageband )Mixcrafthttp://www.acoustica.com/mixcraft Propaganda (www.makepropaganda.com) Sony Acid Music Studiohttp://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/musicstudio
Audio Tools
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Captioning VideoiMovie (Mac)iDVD (Mac)Windows Live Movie Maker
Distributing VideoYouTubeTeacherTubeVimeoScholastic TeacherShare
Video
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Screen shot = Still image of computer screen
Screen Capturing = Recording exactly what happens on computer screen as a video file
Screencasting = Publishing (usually live with narration) what is happening on computer screen
Screencasting
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JingCamtasiaCaptivateScreenflow
Screencasting
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Prevents the instructor from cluttering the screen with small text or assuming the students’ ability to understand the full meaning behind a few bulleted phrase.
Recommendation= make 2 versions of ppt
Narrated Slide Show
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http://www.powtoon.com PowerpointKeynote (Mac)YodioFlashhttp://prezi.com/ (hard to do narration)
Narrated Slide Show
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http://instagram.com FlickrPicasaPhotobucket
Sharing Images
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4- Tools to assess learning
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Google FormsQualtricsProProfs Quiz SchoolQuiaSurveyMonkeyZoomrang
Quizzes, Tests, and Surveys
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Often, instructors, give a brief narrative description of an assignment without fully explaining how it will be graded.
Rubristar (http://rubistar.4teachers.org )Rubric Builder (www.rubricbuilder.on.ca )TaskStream (Institutional subscription)
Rubrics and Matrixes
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Assessment should not be the sole responsibility of the instructor. Students should also participate in the assessment process through self-assessment and reflection.
E-Portfolio
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What students have completed (performed) before your class.
What they already know?How much have they grown in the specific
content area?How is their overall progress in your program.
E-PortfolioHelps you the instructor to know
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www.eportfolio.orghttp://mahara.orgwww.pupilpages.com TaskStream (Institutional subscription)
E-Portfolio Tools
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5- Tools to help you transform your Identity
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Avatars are animated characters that you can add to web pages as a way of bringing a more personal , visual , and human element to your messages.
CodeBaby www.codebaby.comSitePal http://sitepal.com Voki www.voki.com
Avatars
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Places on the Web that can either emulate our physical world or represent fantasy
A more realistic way of communication and collaboration
Used in autism, language learning, art gallery, internal design.
Virtual Worlds
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Quest Atlantis http://atlantisremixed.org Fantage www.fantage.comReaction Grid www.reactiongrid.com Second Life http://secondlife.com
Virtual WorldTools
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Social networking tools provide space in which instructors can quickly interact with students when more formal course management systems are not available.
Social Networks
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Elgg www.elgg.org Facebook www.facebook.com Linkedin at www.linkedin.comNing www.ning.com
Social Networks-Tools
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unrollme.comhttps://www.remind.com/Your Teacher appBrain EscapeCommon Core app
6- Mobile apps
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Can all teachers teach online? Why?What is wrong with current online education?What are good things about online education?How can we improve the quality of online
education?What is wrong with Creative Commons Licenses
?What are the limitations and advantages of
using online course publishers? Online course publishers develop their own online curriculum and sell or license their courses for delivery by a teacher.
Group discussion
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