THESE ARE THE WEBLINKS TO VARIOUS ONLINE RESOURCES MENTIONED IN OUR PRESENTATIONS
COMPILED FOR FALL 2012 PRESENTATION
Augmented Reality
The addition of digital technology to a real world setting or object to enhance the viewers perception. Think of the display of the 3rd and goal on a televised football game, the ability to engage in any Wii sport with your Mii character.
ZooBurst-A free (and minimal cost) digital storytelling/augmented reality software. Check out what you can do with just a free account. http://www.zooburst.com/index.php
Turning Point Technology Not only information about the standard "Clickers" but also online "ResponseWare" that they have created for web-based polling. http://www.turningtechnologies.com
Digital Storytelling
Using video, still photos, audio, music, narration, and other digital content to tell a story about a topic or subject either assigned or chosen by your students.
Digital Directors Guild is a website developed as a location for PK-16 educators to learn about digital storytelling and showcase their work. Digital Directors Guild
Jing
This is a Tech Smith tool taught in the Teaching Online workshop through the Center for Instructional Design. Great way to gather small screen shots or create short movie to embed in many places. http://www.techsmith.com/jing/
Moodle
An open-source, free course management system software to help low budget operations begin to use course management software for supplemental activities for face-to-face courses or online instruction. http://moodle.com
Prezi
The alternative to PowerPoint or Keynote. A presentation software to add new excitement and variation to your lecture delivery. http://www.prezi.com
QR Code Generators
There are several QR code generators found online. For readers, anyone with a "smart phone" capable of using applications should have an application or app they can download to read QR codes.
Skype is an online communication tool that can be used to make "Internet Phonecalls" allowing you to bring remote guest speakers or even students to the classroom using your high speed internet connection. http://www.skype.com
WebQuest activities can be as simple as an online scavenger hunt or as complex as you choose to make them.This site is a great resource on the history and resources to use when creating a webquest for your course. http://www.webquest.org
Wiki
There are many websites where you can create a wiki and use it in your classroom activities. You are at my favorite site, WIkispaces. This site allows the user to create public wikis that can be used in course activities, providing your students with a collaboration location, a repository for their creative work, and a site on which to share their work. http://www.wikispaces.com
Website where you can create your own digital movie, animating your characters, choosing various locations, and avatars to deliver your content. Free accounts are limited to 300 points, which would allow the user to create a small movie. Extra points can be purchased if you want to expand your capabilities on the site. http://www.xtranormal.com
YouTube
YouTube has become an international sensation that can be used successfully in the classroom. Students may create a YouTube account and use that site to post their video content, then embed or post a link for anyone to see, in either a public or private forum. http://www.youtube.com
THESE ARE THE WEBLINKS TO VARIOUS ONLINE RESOURCES MENTIONED IN OUR PRESENTATIONS
COMPILED FOR FALL 2012 PRESENTATIONAugmented Reality
The addition of digital technology to a real world setting or object to enhance the viewers perception. Think of the display of the 3rd and goal on a televised football game, the ability to engage in any Wii sport with your Mii character.Some samples of augmented reality that can be used in the classroom.
Augmented Reality For Educational Use
Another site containing a good discussion of augmented reality and videos of how it can be used in education.
http://eder77901l60-geoeverything.wetpaint.com/page/Augmented+Reality+for+Education
ZooBurst-A free (and minimal cost) digital storytelling/augmented reality software. Check out what you can do with just a free account.
http://www.zooburst.com/index.php
Blackboard
Corporate site for Blackboard Inc.http://www.blackboard.com
Blogs
Some blogging sites for free:Blogger
Xanga
EduBlogs
Classroom Responseware Options
iPad in the classroomhttp://www.apple.com/education/ipad
iPod/iPhone in the classroom
http:/.www.apple.com/education/ipodtouch-iphone
Turning Point Technology
Not only information about the standard "Clickers" but also online "ResponseWare" that they have created for web-based polling.
http://www.turningtechnologies.com
Digital Storytelling
Using video, still photos, audio, music, narration, and other digital content to tell a story about a topic or subject either assigned or chosen by your students.Information about digital storytelling.
Digital Storytelling
Digital Directors Guild is a website developed as a location for PK-16 educators to learn about digital storytelling and showcase their work.
Digital Directors Guild
Jing
This is a Tech Smith tool taught in the Teaching Online workshop through the Center for Instructional Design. Great way to gather small screen shots or create short movie to embed in many places.http://www.techsmith.com/jing/
Moodle
An open-source, free course management system software to help low budget operations begin to use course management software for supplemental activities for face-to-face courses or online instruction.http://moodle.com
Prezi
The alternative to PowerPoint or Keynote. A presentation software to add new excitement and variation to your lecture delivery.http://www.prezi.com
QR Code Generators
There are several QR code generators found online. For readers, anyone with a "smart phone" capable of using applications should have an application or app they can download to read QR codes.http://qrcode.kaywa.com/
http://createqrcode.appspot.com/
Skype
Skype is an online communication tool that can be used to make "Internet Phonecalls" allowing you to bring remote guest speakers or even students to the classroom using your high speed internet connection.http://www.skype.com
Nice article about how to use Skype in the classroom;
http://www.edweek.org/dd/articles/2011/02/09/02skype.h04.html
WebQuest
WebQuest activities can be as simple as an online scavenger hunt or as complex as you choose to make them.This site is a great resource on the history and resources to use when creating a webquest for your course.http://www.webquest.org
Wiki
There are many websites where you can create a wiki and use it in your classroom activities. You are at my favorite site, WIkispaces. This site allows the user to create public wikis that can be used in course activities, providing your students with a collaboration location, a repository for their creative work, and a site on which to share their work.http://www.wikispaces.com
Interesting links showing ways to incorporate wikis in the classroom.
http://wikisineducation.wetpaint.com/page/Higher-Ed+Wikis
Xtranormal
Website where you can create your own digital movie, animating your characters, choosing various locations, and avatars to deliver your content. Free accounts are limited to 300 points, which would allow the user to create a small movie. Extra points can be purchased if you want to expand your capabilities on the site.http://www.xtranormal.com
YouTube
YouTube has become an international sensation that can be used successfully in the classroom. Students may create a YouTube account and use that site to post their video content, then embed or post a link for anyone to see, in either a public or private forum.http://www.youtube.com
Edutopia is a great resources for education focused articles.
http://www.edutopia.org/youtube-educational-videos-classroom