ict tools for teachers

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ICT Tools for Teachers

ILM Network

30th June 2010

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Contents

• Review of Teaching Environment• Asynchronous Tool• Synchronous Tools• Organizing the Material• Demonstrations & Videos

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The Environment

• Geographically spread audience• Very high travel costs• Few good teachers• Many eager learners• It’s a fast moving world• Internet is the Great Equalizer

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Communication Methods

• Text only• Text & Pictures• Text & Pictures &Audio• Text & Pictures & Audio & Video• Actual Live Real world demonstrations

….Relationships between apparently non-connected entities

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Types of Tools

• Asynchronous– Teacher and student are not connected to each

other in real time - example: Send an email, receiver will respond later

• Synchronous tools– One Teacher and One Student are connected to

one other in Real time – example Chat session– One Teacher and Many Students are all connected

together in Real time – example Skype broadcast

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Downloading & Uploading Videos (Youtube)

Curriculum Teaching Learning and Assessment

MEd Class of 2011

Week 9/ December 23, 2009

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dimdimDimdim web conferencing. Easy, open, affordable. Collaborate and

share voice, video, slides, whiteboard, even your desktop.http://www.dimdim.com/

June 30, 2010Further Reading: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimdim

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Applications of Dimdim• DimDim is an extensive online meeting service that

offers many versions of their program for varying purposes, even a version specifically designed for use by educators.

• Many education facilities including Ohio State University and University of Pennsylvania have already integrated Dimdim into their cross-campus communication platforms so that students and faculty can collaborate in real-time about any topic; continue their classroom experiences with other students online; enable distance learning to remote students or simply enable virtual meeting rooms for live discussions during faculty office hours.

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Applications of Dimdim• Dimdim is in use by leading universities such as Ohio

State University and University of Pennsylvania, K-12 districts such as Boone County, KY and educational companies such as Myngle and TutorJam to promote greater participation across academia at a fraction of the cost of traditional alternatives.

• With Dimdim your attendees never need to install anything to view your meetings – if they have a browser they can see your presentation or desktop instantly!

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Dropboxhttps://www.dropbox.com/

Further Reading: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dropbox_(service)

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Applications of Dropbox• Dropbox is the easiest way to store, sync, and, share files

online. There's no complicated interface to learn.

• Dropbox can be an excellent tool in the classroom. Dropbox allows files to be easily shared between students and teachers.

• A collaborative Dropbox could be an effective tool in group projects, for students to easily submit files to the teacher for grading, and for teachers to share files, such as notes and demonstration files with students.

• The student projects are getting larger in size, and may present a problem when attaching to an email message.

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Applications of Dropbox• The Drop Box feature allows instructors and students to

share documents within a private folder for each student. The Drop Box works like Resources to allow you to upload many types of files and many files at a time. The Drop Box also allows nested folders (folders within folder).

• Teacher can also include a Handouts Folder for providing assignments or documents that students can "pick up."

• It can also be helpful for collaboration - teachers or students working on the same project can use Dropbox to share their relevant files.

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Applications of Dropbox• Every teacher can have his one dropbox folder and

students can share files with their teacher just by copying them into his / her folder.

• The Dropbox provides a convenient way for you to electronically submit individual and group assignments

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Moodlehttp://moodle.org/

Further Reading: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moodle

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Moodle• Moodle is a Course Management System (CMS), also

known as a Learning Management System (LMS) or a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). It is a Free web application that educators can use to create effective online learning sites.

What teachers can do with Moodle...

• Create online courses/ Open forums/ Divide students into classes/ Upload files and lessons/ Create online tests and examinations/ Chat sessions

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Moodle

What students can do with Moodle...

• Follow the lessons/ Upload their homework and test/ Chat sessions/ Take part into forums

Features

• Forum: you can discuss with all other registered user about many issues.

• Chat: you can talk about what you want in real time with classmate and professor.

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Moodle• Calendar: if you're a professor, you can program lessons,

tests and more. Students can consult this section as a reminder for future commitments.

• Lesson: Moodle provides teacher many ways to set up their own lessons and courses and to keep them under control.

• Wiki and Glossary: collaboration is the key word of moodle, which has several functions to work in group.

• Quizzes and Tests: there are many ways to evaluate the preparation of the students.. or to have fun with questions of any arguments!

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Moodle• Moodle has got really many functions! And they are all

easily manageable, thanks to their modular structure!

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WordPresshttp://wordpress.com/

Further Reading: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WordPress

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WordPress• A semantic personal publishing platform with a focus on

aesthetics, web standards, and usability.

• School teachers these days are bombarded with memos, news letters, and many other forms of information. It is a difficult task sometimes to keep up with all of them, keep them together, and remember everything. If a teacher misses some time from school for any reason, it is even harder for them to know what is happening, but it is essential to keep updated.

• Set Up a Website For My Class

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WordPress• Returning to school without knowing important

information can cause confusion and misunderstanding. Also, substitute teachers that are generally working with the same schools need a way to stay informed. It is just as necessary for them as well because it can ruin their credibility if they show up for work unprepared. (School Blog helps to manage this)

• Teachers can submit project proposals for materials or experiences their students need to learn and succeed.

• As teachers, having a blog will boost your reputation and accessibility no end.

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WordPress• For your posts, they can be on anything. A joke or some

material that you think will help your students in their quest to master subject. It could be some tips on subject or a new website that you enjoy. It could just be something about your plans…

• Encourage your students to visit and leave comments. Get a discussion going and when they comment, make sure you remark back, thanking them for commenting. Make the blog as interactive as possible and ask them to let you know what they like and what they want more of.

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WordPress• The more you build your blog with useful posts, pictures

or just little quotes, the more your students will keep it in mind as a place that offers value. They’ll refer their friends to it.

• The great thing about blogs is that search engines love them and you will find that it won’t take long before strangers are popping into your blog and joining in. You want this, because it means that the more exposure you have, the more opportunities for you to gain new students!

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GeoGebrahttp://geogebra.org/

Further Reading: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeoGebra

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GeoGebra• A geometry package providing for both graphical and

algebraic input.

• Are you looking for fun activities to engage your math students? Would you like interactive ways to explain difficult mathematical concepts?

• It is a wonderful math software that applies to algebra, geometry, precalculus, and calculus.

• It has Interactive graphics, algebra and spreadsheet from elementary school to university level and can help teachers teach concepts effectively.

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GeoGebra• Software for visualizing Mathematics

• GeoGebra is dynamic mathematics software that joins geometry, algebra and calculus. It is developed for mathematics learning and teaching in schools by Markus Hohenwarter at Florida Atlantic University.

• On the one hand, GeoGebra is a dynamic geometry system. You can do constructions with points, vectors, segments, lines, conic sections, as well as functions, and change them dynamically afterwards.

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GeoGebra• On the other hand, equations and coordinates can be entered

directly. Thus, GeoGebra has the ability to deal with variables for numbers, vectors, and points, finds derivatives and integrals of functions, and offers commands like Root or Extremum.

• Allows student investigations of properties in Geometry.

• Allows student investigations of properties of Algebraic equations.

• Create animations

• Can graph implicit, explicit, and parametric style equations

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FrontlineSMShttp://www.frontlinesms.com/

Further Reading: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FrontlineSMS

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FrontlineSMS• A geometry package providing for both graphical and

algebraic input.

• This SMS software has many positive appliations in the school environment

• Can help to reduce bullying in school. Teachers, School Psychologists, Counselors, Principals, School Well-Being Teams, Year Group Leaders. Organisations that work to protect young people from violence and exploitation can take benefit from it.

• Virtual study groups (think discussion group or bulletin board)

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FrontlineSMS

• School administrators can now give students a mechanism for reporting that allows them to remain anonymous and one that encourages bystanders to report incidences as they happen, anywhere, any time from their mobile phone.

• Quizzes/Assessments• Polling w/chart visualization (for real-time use

in the classroom)• Learning reinforcement messages (scheduled or

real-time)• Event notifications/reminders (exams, holidays,

conferences, etc)

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Audacityhttp://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Further Reading: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audacity

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Audacity• Record student assessments or presentations.

• Record student performances, celebrations, and other events (including guest speakers).

• Record student interviews (such as oral histories, documentaries, reinactments, and "mockumentaries").

• Record course content (for just-in-time, on-demand learning).

• Record spoken language for English Language Development, Language Arts, or Foreign Language.

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Audacity• Record exerpts from text books, novels, or poetry for language

arts.

• Record weekly announcements, assignments, or "week in review" segments (including sub plans).

• Record multi-track soundtracks for Movie Maker projects.

• Record narrations for presentations (even PowerPoint).

• Record content for student radio stations or podcasts.

• Record instructions (or How-To's) for certain lessons.

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Audacity• Record a field trip and bring it into the classroom... or more

classrooms.

• And more...

• Exercise Audio Tapes (For PE - or Square Dancing... it's a standard!)

• Students can write songs (or lyrics for existing songs... or singing existing songs)

• Welcome greetings (for open house etc... including student self-introductions)

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Audacity• Student reading practice - or models

• Use for students with hearing impairments - to take notes

• Help primary students with their fluency... recording a script (for a puppet show)

• The Mother's Day Project - Record Kids Reading

• Remember you can add music to any of these recordings!

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SurveyMonkeyhttp://www.surveymonkey.com/

Further Reading: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SurveyMonkey

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SurveyMonkey• Create and publish online surveys in minutes, and view

results graphically and in real time.

• SurveyMonkey has many different applications that would be practical for a classroom and educational purposes. In the past, some teachers have used it for:

– Gaining background knowledge on what information students had learned in previous classes

– A multiple choice quiz

– Learning students interests/activities

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SurveyMonkey

– Understanding how technologically literate each student is

– Group availability– Student/teacher evaluations– Practice exams– Anonymous classroom reports– Project grading sheet– Student in-class/outside-of-class

projects

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Joomla!http://www.joomla.org/

Further Reading: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joomla!

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Joomla!• Joomla! - the dynamic portal engine and content

management system.

• Joomla is ideal for an educational website where you want to publish general information about the center, but also information from departments, secretariat and other external entities.

• Websites for Schools/ Email Newsletter/ Events Calendar

• Email Newsletter/ Events Calendar

• Document Manager/ File Repository

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SurveyMonkey• Photo Gallery/ Lunch Menu

• Room / Resource Online Bookings

• Progress Reports/ E-Learning (LMS)

• Discussion Forum/ Intranet

• Idea Box/ League manager

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Wikihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

Further Reading: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki

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Wiki• A wiki is a website that allows the easy creation and editing of any

number of interlinked web pages via a web browser using a simplified markup language or ...

• Five Uses for Wikis in a Classroom:

– Lesson Summaries/ Collaboration of Notes

– Concept Introduction and Exploratory Projects

– Dissemination of Important Classroom Learning Beyond the Classroom

– Individual Assessment Projects/ Group Project

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Photostoryhttp://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/default.mspx

Further Reading: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photostory

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Photostory

• Microsoft Photo Story 3 for Windows: make show-n-tell cool again.

• Digital Storytelling/ Create visual mini-lessons• Create fun ways to teach objectives• Create music videos• Create short story or novel synopses• Create a movie to introduce yourself to the class• Create a movie to introduce your class on

parent's night

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LimeSurveyhttp://www.limesurvey.org/

Further Reading: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LimeSurvey

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Photostory• Gaining background knowledge on what information students had learned in

previous classes

• A multiple choice quiz

• Learning students interests/activities

• Understanding how technologically literate each student

• Group availability/ Project grading sheet

• Student/teacher evaluations

• Practice exams/ anonymous classroom reports

• Student in-class/outside-of-class projects/ and more...

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Photostory• Student in-class/outside-of-class projects

• and more...

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Bubbl.ushttp://bubbl.us/

Further Reading:

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Bubbl.us• Bubbl.us is a simple and free web application that lets

you brainstorm online.

• A collaborative mind mapping tool is great for conducting a brainstorming session with your students

• Students working on collaborative projects can use Bubbl.us to develop and share ideas of their visions for a project.

• Can also be great teaching across curriculum for having students outline the events connections between various fields of study related to their topic.

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Bubbl.us• Easy to use

• Doesn’t require an account unless you want to save work

• Helps to organize thoughts and explore relationships

• Aids in generating ideas

• Encourages risk taking

• Encourages group discussions

• Incorporates multiple intelligences

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Elluminate Live!http://www.elluminate.com/

Further Reading:

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Elluminate Live!

• Use online asynchronous tools, possibly in conjunction with synchronous text chat or streaming video. Eliminate Geographical Barriers with live eLearning and web collaboration technology,

• Extend the boundaries of the physical classroom, leveraging limited teaching resources, providing guest lecturers and remote experts

• Build Online Communities - Set up virtual student rooms for scheduled meetings or ad hoc collaboration, with or without a teacher present.

• Enhanced meeting environment with voice over the Internet that eliminates travel time and lost hours at the office for multi-campus institutions and satellite campuses

• Ability to record and playback sessions, creating reusable learning objects

Website: http://www.elluminate.com/ - Further Reading: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elluminate_Live

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Elluminate Live!• Two-way voice over the Internet, instant messaging, and a

shared, interactive whiteboard to display educational content. • Recorded classes can be used for exam review, and information

sessions can be pre-recorded to provide before a course begins. • A single teacher can be leveraged to reduce the need for

additional hiring• A regularly scheduled faculty meeting can be replaced with an

Internet-based session• Students from multiple campuses can be combined to fill an

online class• A remote subject matter expert can address a class in real time

from across the globe without traveling a mile.• New York State Teacher Centers, 427 sites - 239,000 teachers

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Dropbox• The easiest way to store, sync, and, share files online. No

complicated interface to learn.• Dropbox can be an excellent tool in the classroom. Dropbox allows

files to be easily shared between students and teachers. Every teacher can have his one dropbox folder and students can share files with their teacher just by copying them into his / her folder.

• Effective tool in group projects, for students to easily submit files to the teacher for grading, and for teachers to share files, such as notes and demonstration files with students.

• Allows you to upload many types of files and many files at a time. Nested folders within folders. Private folder for each student. Handouts Folder for providing assignments or documents that students can "pick up.“

• Further Reading: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dropbox_(service)• Website: https://www.dropbox.com/

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Dimdim Web Conferencing

• Easy, open, affordable. Collaborate and share voice, video, slides, whiteboard, even your desktop.

• DimDim is an extensive online meeting service that offers many versions of their program for varying purposes, even a version specifically designed for use by educators.

• With Dimdim your attendees never need to install anything to view your meetings – if they have a browser they can see your presentation or desktop instantly!

• Website: http://www.dimdim.com/

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