KIM DRAKE

ALGONQUIN COLLEGE, ONTARIO

Technology in Teaching

Educational use of New technologies

Wikis, blogsLearning objectsVideosAdvanced GoogleFacebook, twitter

Things to ponder ….

How do you plan to have students submit assignments- paper, email, other electronic options available? Will you give them choices on how to hand it in?

Will you have a plan B for if the technology crashes?

What measures can you put in place to ensure student success?

How do you think you will mark and give feedback- with a big red pen, comments on word,

standardized feedback through an e-platform?

My advice: Don’t jump into the deep end. Tackle one new thing at a time. Get into your comfort zone before trying something else.

What to keep in mind:

In next slides, I will show you many options available.

DON’T TRY THEM ALL IN ONE SITTINGSo…listen and think about what appeals to you if

you were a learner, learners skills and access to computers..etc….

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Wiki- quick edit

What are they?Why use them?

Group work, assignment details, collaborative, syllabus, presentation schedules

Students reaction/ training More techie, but fun and

creative. Teach them a bit of it..

Wikipedia

http://pbworks.com/

Google.docs-

www.docs.google.com

Blackboard/WebCTWikispaces.com

Blogs

What are they?Why use them?

Group work, reflective journals, portfolio, commentary. Dilemma

Students reaction/ trainingInstant,

accessible,privacy, easy to use

Blogspot.com Topic + blog ( google)

Learning objects

What are they?Why use them?

Record of class,student projects, instructional video, added support,

Students reaction/ training These are usually tried

and true activities, so usually work well.

Facebook and Twitter

Alumni groups Q & A Study groups Building project based

assessments Collegial support Student discussion Follow current events Run a feed

Take part in an ongoing discussion

www.facebook.comwww.twitter.com

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Google

Can be a simple solution

More than just a search engine

All students tend to be familiar with it , so great for tech shy options.

http://www.google.ca/webhp?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8

Alerts, Books, news, earth, sketch –up,finance, etc…

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Videos

What are they?Why use them?

Record of class, student projects, instructional video, added support

Students reaction/ training Love them, know how

to find them, almost too many to chose, rating of content

You tube