This document discusses technology tools that can be used for teaching and learning. It is organized into sections on online collaboration tools like RealtimeBoard, Google Docs, and Padlet; engagement and interaction tools like Nearpod and Kahoot; content creation tools like Playposit, Animoto, and Prezi; writing and showcasing tools like Wordpress and Wix; synchronous communication tools like Zoom and Jitsi; and asynchronous communication tools like VoiceThread. Each section provides examples of tools and their benefits. It emphasizes choosing tools based on pedagogy and considering limitations. It also discusses using tools for assessment by aligning with learning objectives and including expectations and rubrics.

1. Technology Tools for
Teaching and Learning
Nadine
Aboulmagd,
MA
n.aboulmagd@aucegypt.edu

2. How do you currently use
technology in teaching and learning?

3. What are some teaching
needs that technology can
help you with?
How do you want to integrate
technology now?

4. Agenda
• Tools for each pedagogical benefit
• Ways to incorporate in teaching
• Considerations for assessment
• Action plans and next steps

5. Online
Collaboration

6. RealtimeBoard

7. RealtimeBoard
Visual Collaboration on an online board
Features
• Add files, pictures, and videos
• Leave tagged comments and chat with members and
receive updated notifications
• Export the boards as PDFs and images

8. Example: Story Map
Online
Collabora:on
Tools

9. Google Apps
Docs Sheets Slides Forms

10. Google Docs
Online
Collabora:on
Tools

11. Google Docs
Online
Collabora:on
Tools

12.
Google Docs

13. Google Forms
Online
Collabora:on
Tools

14. Google Forms: Quizzes
Online
Collabora:on
Tools

15. Google Forms

16. Padlet

17. Padlet Benefits
• Online content curation
• Online engagement and collaboration
• Presentation of visual material

18. Pbworks - Wikis

19. Engagement and
Interaction

20. Nearpod

21. Nearpod
Collaborative presentation tool that allows
teachers to engage and assess their
students using mobile devices. Educators
can easily create interactive presentations
anywhere with Nearpod Content Tool, then
monitor classroom activity for individual
students or groups, as well as receiving
post-session reports.

22. Nearpod - How it works

23. Nearpod - Benefits

24. Nearpod- Data Analytics

25. Socrative

26. Kahoot

27. Vialogues

29. Vialogues Benefits
• Online discussion on videos with
timestamps
• Engagement
• Online interaction

30. Engaging Content
Creation

31. Playposit

32. Playposit Benefits
• Interactivity and engagement in videos
• Reflection
• Monitoring students’ performance
(optional)
• Easy to create

33. Animoto

34. Prezi

35. Piktochart

36. Wix – Websites

37. Benefits
• Engaging visual content
• Self-paced interaction with content

38. Writing, Showcasing
and Reflection

39. Wix – E-portfolios

40. Wordpress - Blogs

41. Synchronous
Communication

42. Synchronous
Communica:on
Tools

43. Jitsi

44. meet.jit.si/test

45. Zoom

46. Asynchronous
Communication

47. VoiceThread
• Collaborative work out of class
• Multiple ways of commenting
• Use of diverse media

48. A
Synchronous
Communica:on
Tools

49. LMS Discussion Boards

50. There are many many more…
• Choose tools based on pedagogy
• Consider limitations of tools
• Think about who your students are

51. In Pairs
Discuss which tool(s) seem
interesting to you and how you
can integrate them in your
teaching…

54. Considerations for Assessment
• Align with learning objectives/outcomes
• Clarify all expectations (prompt and rubric)
– Include multimedia usage as criteria
– Include quality of multimedia as criteria
• Allow time for creativity
• 21st century students need technical skills –
not only content knowledge (regardless of
field of study)

55. Thank you
Questions, Answers, Discussion
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Nadine
Aboulmagd,
MA
n.aboulmagd@aucegypt.edu