8. Other ICT tools
Edmodo http://edmodo.com
Moodle https://moodle.org/
Google drive drive.google.com
Prezi - http://prezi.com/ -
Web Whiteboards -
http://awwapp.com/
9.
10. USING WEB FOR TEACHING
Blog
http://blogger.com
Kidblog
http://edublogs.org/
Personal Learning Network (PLN)
Facebook
Twitter
Google plus , etc
What does it involve
- teaching using any tool and resources from internet.
Twelve weeks online course.. There are also other courses face to face / online
Use a platform to discuss, upload documents,
Twelve participant from all over the world. The tutor was operating from Germany.
We were required to complete all the task given every two weeks. Submission of Three assignments was required to complete the course.
Advantages of online L/T (collaborative leaning and learner centered). Disadvantages of Online L/T ( takes long)
Digital literacy
Digital literacy is the ability to find, utilize, share and create content using information technologies and the internet. An activity like creating multimedia presentation requires varying degrees of digital literacy.
Digital Citizen:
The quality of habits, actions, and consumption patterns that impact the ecology of digital content and communities.”
Technophobe:
A person who fears, dislikes, or avoids new technology.
Technogeek:
is a trendy type of geek whom successfully manages to keep up with the developments in the computing and technological world.
Summary characteristics of a digital citizen
Which one to use, the choice is your
Recommends Firefox
Social Bookmaking - A social bookmarking
service is a centralized online service which enables users to add, annotate, edit, and share bookmarks of web documents
A mind map is a visual representation of hierarchical information that includes a central idea surrounded by connected branches of associated topics.
Example of mindmap in English.
Task.
Other tools
http://edmodo.com - On Edmodo, teachers are at the center of a powerful network that connects them to students, administrators, parents, and publishers.
drive.google.com - Cloud based presentation and collaboration tool.
http://prezi.com/ - Prezi is a virtual whiteboard that transforms presentations from monologues into conversations: enabling people to see, understand, and remember ideas.
Google Drive - drive.google.com - cloud based presentation and collaboration tool. I use Google Drive with my students
Personal Learning Network (PLN) Example Teachers Forum
A PLN is an aspect of PLEs, where the individual has a group of people within his or her virtual professional network, and the relationship with each is based upon a common interest, collaborative project or research. Communication and connection s are made via social platforms or other Web applications, with the primary intent of sharing or gathering information
Blog
a personal website or web page on which an individual records opinions, links to other sites, etc. on a regular basis
Recommended – class blog
Web quest
A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented lesson format in which most or all the information that learners work with comes from the web.
We were given a webQuest lesson format ( task).
AND (+) – look for documents featuring all words in the search entry box
OR – looks for documents featuring any of the words in the search entry box
NOT (-) – looks for documents featuring some words, but not others