The document summarizes various tools that can be used by 21st century teachers, grouping them into 20 categories. It provides brief 1-2 sentence descriptions of popular tools in each category, such as Google Docs for online office suites, Moodle for course authoring/management, Jing for screencasting, and wikis in Moodle for collaboration. The document aims to inform teachers about different digital tools available across a wide range of uses.
The document summarizes a student's observation of an English lesson at Holy Cross College. It describes the teacher's objectives, which were to prepare students for finals and ensure mastery of parts of speech. It notes the learning activities like discussion, recitation, and drills, as well as assessment tools like quizzes. The student observed active student participation. They analyzed how the activities helped achieve objectives and allowed different learning styles. If they were the teacher, the student would use a variety of techniques to engage students and address weaknesses. Overall, the experience highlighted qualities of effective teachers and importance of reflection.
The document summarizes a classroom observation of a Grade 7 garments class where students participated in group discussions and reporting about the parts of a sewing machine. The teacher demonstrated the parts of the sewing machine and their functions. Students were actively engaged in the learning activities and their knowledge was enhanced through participation and demonstration of the real sewing machine. The observation experience reinforced that students learn best through active participation, demonstration of real objects, and when teachers provide positive reinforcement.
1. The document discusses principles for selecting effective teaching strategies, noting that learning is an active process and involving multiple senses maximizes retention.
2. It recommends an integrated approach that incorporates research-based brain-compatible techniques like using memory aids, building neural networks through different levels of learning, and leveraging the brain's strong visual processing capabilities.
3. Effective strategies discussed include involving students in authentic problems, projects, simulations, visuals, songs/mnemonics, hands-on activities, and reviewing material actively. The best method considers the objective, subject matter, learners, teacher, and school policies.
A Closer Look at the Educational Systems of the Selected Countries of the WorldGwen Mikhaela Mae Villar
The document provides an overview of the educational systems of several countries including Australia, China, Japan, South Africa, and the United Kingdom. It describes the basic structure and levels of education in each country from primary to higher education. Some key points covered include compulsory education periods, national curriculum subjects, certification exams, and differences between public and private school systems.
1. The document summarizes a field study observation of a geometry class taught by Mr. Nestor Badillos.
2. It describes the learning behaviors of students during different classroom activities like quizzes, tests, evaluations and discussions.
3. The field study student analyzes the learning theories applied by the teacher and provides additional activity suggestions to promote better learning.
The document discusses different teaching strategies, methods, and materials used at different grade levels from preschool to high school. It also provides reflections on observations made of different classrooms and lessons, with suggestions for improving student engagement and enrichment of learning. Various assessment tools and theories of learning and teaching applied at each level are described.
This document discusses the characteristics of a global teacher. It begins by outlining the learning objectives, which are to identify characteristics of a global teacher, discuss the effects of globalization on education, and explain the importance of global teachers. It then discusses how globalization and innovations have changed 21st century education, requiring teachers to meet new challenges. It outlines that global teachers must have both strong character and competence, including being critical thinkers, problem solvers, and good communicators. Most importantly, global teachers think globally but teach locally by addressing diversity in their own classrooms.
This document provides an overview of educational systems from several countries around the world. It begins by outlining the objectives of the chapter, which are to increase knowledge of other cultures and peoples, help resolve global problems, improve foreign language skills, and develop tolerance. Several sections then describe the structure and characteristics of educational systems in countries like Australia, China, Japan, South Africa, South Korea, and the United Kingdom. Key details covered include the organization of primary, secondary, and tertiary levels of education as well as typical curriculum, examinations, and qualifications. The document aims to benchmark best practices from high-performing international systems.
FS6 Episode 3: The Teacher in a School SettingJamaica Olazo
My Concrete Experience
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FS6 Episode 4: The Teacher in the CommunityJamaica Olazo
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My Concrete Experience
My Observations
My Affirmed Concepts
My Reflections
My Future Applications
This document contains a student's evaluation form for their field study performance in organizing content for meaningful learning. It includes categories for observation/documentation, analysis, reflection, portfolio, and submission. The student will receive a score and rating in each category, which will be totaled for an overall score. The overall score will then be converted to a grade based on a provided transmutation scale. The document also includes the student's tools - an observation sheet where they documented their observation of a resource teacher, an analysis of how the teacher taught the content meaningfully, a reflection on teaching subjects interestingly, and their lesson plan portfolio integrating a value into a cognitive or skill lesson.
This document describes an observation conducted by students in their Field Study 2 course at Sta. Maria High School in Pampanga, Philippines. The observation focused on principles of learning, using lesson objectives, and organizing content for meaningful learning. Various teaching behaviors and learning behaviors of students are documented as examples of applying different educational principles.
This document discusses principles for selecting and organizing content for teaching. It recommends focusing on content that is valid, significant, balanced, self-sufficient, interesting, useful, and feasible. Facts form the base, but teachers should emphasize conceptual understanding by integrating facts, exploring concepts in depth, and relating ideas to students' experiences. Strategies like authentic activities, dialogue, and teaching others can help develop conceptual understanding. An effective selection and organization of content should integrate cognitive, skill, and affective elements.
The document discusses key aspects of an effective learning environment for students. It emphasizes that the learning environment should include a well-arranged classroom with comfortable furniture, adequate space, and displays for student work. The classroom should also be clean, well-lit, ventilated, and free from distractions. Positive interactions between the teacher and students are important to create a conducive atmosphere for learning. An ideal learning environment encourages active learning, discovery of personal meaning, differences in students, tolerance of mistakes, and cooperative self-evaluation.
The document provides an overview of various free software tools that can be used for teaching and learning, including tools for social bookmarking, wikis, blogging, video conferencing, creating games and presentations, and office applications. It also discusses questions to consider when selecting software and lists several reference websites for finding educational software. Key software tools discussed include Delicious, WikiSpaces, VoiceThread, Skype, Google Docs, and Blogger.
The document lists various free online tools for creating audio/podcasts, editing videos, organizing schedules, storing and sharing photos, creating presentations, mind mapping, screen recording, commenting on images/videos, editing photos, creating comics/animations, gathering feedback, and managing blogs. These include tools like Podomatic, WeVideo, Google Calendar, Photobucket, SlideShare, Prezi, Animoto, Voicethread, Pixlr, Poll Everywhere, and Edublogs.
WEB 2.0 allows for increased collaboration and sharing of information between users. It provides a global platform for users to create their own applications and access services online that were previously only available on desktop computers. Some key aspects of WEB 2.0 include reusable services and data accessible from all connected devices, consumption and remixing of user-generated data, and rich interactive user interfaces that encourage participation. Virtual office applications within this framework allow for real-time collaboration on documents and provide online storage and access to work from any computer connected to the internet.
Google Docs allows real-time collaboration on documents online. It is part of Google's suite of online productivity applications. Skype and Google Groups enable communication and collaboration through video/voice calls, messaging, and discussion forums. When presenting, groups can use tools like Powtoon, Prezi, and Windows Movie Maker to incorporate visuals and engage their audience. These technologies make remote collaboration seamless.
The document lists and describes various free and paid Web 2.0 tools in different categories such as screen casting, screen capture, storage and sharing, networking, office, video downloading, assessment, presentation, reading, communication, and creating an online presence. Some of the highlighted free tools include Jing, Evernote, Slideshare, Google Docs, Hot Potatoes, Poll Everywhere, Open Office, and Skype. Paid tools mentioned include the Adobe Design Package and Microsoft Office.
C:\Documents And Settings\Coleyj\Desktop\Web2 0 Classroom RevJan Coley
The document discusses various Web 2.0 tools that can be used in the classroom, including Wordle for generating word clouds, Visuword for creating graphical dictionaries, Quizlet for studying vocabulary, Animoto for making videos, and tools like Gliffy, SlideShare, and Photoshop.com for collaboration and sharing content. It also mentions tools like ZoomIt for screen annotation and HowJSay for pronunciation practice. Mindmeister is highlighted as a tool for creating collaborative mind maps. The goals of using these tools in education are engagement of students and opportunities for collaboration.
This document provides an overview and summary of various social media and technology tools that can be used by career services professionals, including tools for presentations, marketing, file sharing, web conferencing, video hosting and production, and making video/computer calls. Some of the key tools mentioned are Prezi for alternative presentations, MailChimp and Issuu for marketing, Google Drive and Dropbox for file sharing, Skype and Join.me for web conferencing, YouTube and Vimeo for video hosting, and iMovie and Windows Movie Maker for basic video editing. Many of these tools are free or have free basic versions. The document provides links and brief descriptions of each tool.
SJA Tech Integration: Intro Meeting - 1/24/08 - No Audiojseamon
The document discusses potential technology integration projects at St. Johnsbury Academy, including creating an online community portal called Academics Manager for classes, developing wikis and advanced course management systems, using tablet PCs and document/media sharing tools, establishing podcasting and videocasting, implementing social bookmarking and open source software, conducting online surveys, and utilizing voice/video collaboration platforms. Next steps proposed are to make policy recommendations, form an Executive Technology Committee, and design a technology boot camp for students.
1. The document provides an overview of the various tools and features available in the Elluminate virtual classroom software, including whiteboards, polling, application sharing, multimedia, and breakout rooms.
2. It includes tips for using the tools effectively and optimizing online presentations.
3. The last sentences thank participants for the session and announce the topic of the next session.
Basic tools for language teachers: ITILTShona Whyte
This document provides recommendations for 12 digital tools and 1 low-tech tool for language education. It summarizes each tool, including how to set up and use passwords with LastPass, using Google apps like Drive and Docs for planning, collaboration, and feedback, using Padlet as an online message board, using link shorteners, using Evernote for note-taking, using Dropbox for file sharing and collaboration, using Weebly to create student websites, using VLC and Audacity for audio tools, using Twitter for finding resources, using Scoop.It for curating resources, and using Plickers for low-tech classroom polling. The document is intended as an introduction and guide to these tools for language educators.
Cloud applications allow users to access files and programs over the Internet from any device. Examples discussed include Dropbox, Jing, Wordle, and Diigo. Dropbox allows file sharing and storage in the cloud with version control. Jing allows screenshots and screen recordings to be easily captured and shared. Wordle generates word clouds from text. Diigo is a web bookmarking and annotation tool that allows information to be collected, organized, and shared in the cloud.
Google Docs allows multiple users to collaboratively create and edit documents online in real-time without needing additional software. Google Forms lets users make online surveys and quizzes to collect information from others. Google Drive provides cloud-based storage to access and sync files across devices. Google Classroom is a learning management system that helps teachers create, distribute and grade assignments, and engage students remotely.
E-learning can be cost-effective if existing resources are leveraged and free or open-source tools are used. The document discusses finding existing learning content from sources like toolboxes, LORN, and YouTube. It also suggests rethinking existing materials by uploading documents to Google Docs or presentations to SlideShare. Free tools like ARED, PhotoStory3, and Screencast-o-Matic can be used to create new content. Moodle and Blogger are recommended open-source platforms, and the document provides other tips for planning and implementing a low-cost e-learning solution.
PLATFORMS THAT WE CAN USE IN CREATING THE FOLLOWING I.C.T CONTENTMaryRochelMegar
This document provides information on various platforms that can be used to create different types of ICT content, including presentations, cloud computing, social media, file management, web page creation, blogs, mapping, and music creation. It lists specific tools for each category, such as Microsoft PowerPoint, Prezi, and Canva for presentations; Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, and Microsoft Azure for cloud computing; Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube for social media; Microsoft OneDrive, Dropbox, Apple iCloud, and Google Drive for file management; Wix, Weebly, and Webnode for web page creation; Medium, LinkedIn, Instagram, and WordPress for blogs; Google Maps, Microsoft Bing Maps
Utilizing Web 2.0 and the Cloud in Student AffairsPaul Brown
This document discusses using various web and social media tools in student affairs and higher education. It provides examples of how tools like Poll Everywhere, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Google Docs, GroupMe, SlideShare, and Prezi can be utilized. These include using polls, creating groups, establishing hashtags, sharing videos, collaborating online, group messaging, uploading presentations, and creating interactive zooming presentations. It also notes the importance of considering universal design and accessibility for all students when using these technologies.
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Proficiency in using educational technology tools is becoming increasingly important for all instructors and librarians. The question is which tools to use and how to make them a meaningful part of students’ experiences in classrooms and at reference desks. Educators should also be able to make the most of educational technology when providing services to distance education students.
This presentation will show some of the major types of educational technology tools used at the university level including screen-capture software, citation management software, research tools, course management systems, podcasting, presentation software, and Second Life. The presenter will give an overview of what technology exists, how it is used, and why it is worthwhile. Students expect more multimedia instruction both online and in-person. By using these tools professors and librarians can provide instruction that is more vibrant and interactive without sacrificing content.
COLLABORATIVE ICT DEVELOPMENT-students copy, a tool for online collaboration ...AngelicaCarbonquillo
This document discusses online collaborative tools and their advantages. It begins by outlining the objectives of learning about collaborative tools that can enhance communication between groups. Some key online collaboration tools mentioned include Google Suite, Microsoft Teams, Dropbox, and WordPress. The main advantages listed are having a centralized hub for files, announcements and calendars, enabling file sharing, and allowing users to host online meetings and conduct live chats. The document also provides examples of online collaboration and defines related terms like browser, search engine, website and web portal.
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The University of Ghana has launched a new vision and strategic plan, which will focus on transforming lives and societies through unparalleled scholarship, innovation, and result-oriented discoveries.
APM event held on 9 July in Bristol.
Speaker: Roy Millard
The SWWE Regional Network were very pleased to welcome back to Bristol Roy Millard, of APM’s Assurance Interest Group on 9 July 2024, to talk about project reviews and hopefully answer all your questions.
Roy outlined his extensive career and his experience in setting up the APM’s Assurance Specific Interest Group, as they were known then.
Using Mentimeter, he asked a number of questions of the audience about their experience of project reviews and what they wanted to know.
Roy discussed what a project review was and examined a number of definitions, including APM’s Bok: “Project reviews take place throughout the project life cycle to check the likely or actual achievement of the objectives specified in the project management plan”
Why do we do project reviews? Different stakeholders will have different views about this, but usually it is about providing confidence that the project will deliver the expected outputs and benefits, that it is under control.
There are many types of project reviews, including peer reviews, internal audit, National Audit Office, IPA, etc.
Roy discussed the principles behind the Three Lines of Defence Model:, First line looks at management controls, policies, procedures, Second line at compliance, such as Gate reviews, QA, to check that controls are being followed, and third Line is independent external reviews for the organisations Board, such as Internal Audit or NAO audit.
Factors which affect project reviews include the scope, level of independence, customer of the review, team composition and time.
Project Audits are a special type of project review. They are generally more independent, formal with clear processes and audit trails, with a greater emphasis on compliance. Project reviews are generally more flexible and informal, but should be evidence based and have some level of independence.
Roy looked at 2 examples of where reviews went wrong, London Underground Sub-Surface Upgrade signalling contract, and London’s Garden Bridge. The former had poor 3 lines of defence, no internal audit and weak procurement skills, the latter was a Boris Johnson vanity project with no proper governance due to Johnson’s pressure and interference.
Roy discussed the principles of assurance reviews from APM’s Guide to Integrated Assurance (Free to Members), which include: independence, accountability, risk based, and impact, etc
Human factors are important in project reviews. The skills and knowledge of the review team, building trust with the project team to avoid defensiveness, body language, and team dynamics, which can only be assessed face to face, active listening, flexibility and objectively.
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Topics to be Covered
Beginning of Pedagogy
What is Pedagogy?
Definition of Pedagogy
Features of Pedagogy
What Is Pedagogy In Teaching?
What Is Teacher Pedagogy?
What Is The Pedagogy Approach?
What are Pedagogy Approaches?
Teaching and Learning Pedagogical approaches?
Importance of Pedagogy in Teaching & Learning
Role of Pedagogy in Effective Learning
Pedagogy Impact on Learner
Pedagogical Skills
10 Innovative Learning Strategies For Modern Pedagogy
Types of Pedagogy
Life of Ah Gong and Ah Kim ~ A Story with Life Lessons (Hokkien, English & Ch...OH TEIK BIN
A PowerPoint Presentation of a fictitious story that imparts Life Lessons on loving-kindness, virtue, compassion and wisdom.
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How to Use Pre Init hook in Odoo 17 -Odoo 17 SlidesCeline George
In Odoo, Hooks are Python methods or functions that are invoked at specific points during the execution of Odoo's processing cycle. The pre-init hook is a method provided by the Odoo framework to execute custom code before the initialization of the module's data. ie, it works before the module installation.
2. 20 Tool Categories Web Browser Social Bookmarking Blogging Tool RSS Reader/News Aggregator Email Instant Messaging (IM) Mind Mapping Presentation Presentation Sharing Online Office Suite Course Authoring/Management Screen Capture/Screencasting Web Publishing Wikis Image/Photo Tools Audio/Podcasting Tools Podcast Hosting Video Tools Personal Dashboard Social Networking
3. Web Browser A web browser is one of the most important and heavily used tools in your toolbox. It allows you to access the Internet and the plethora of tools found on it. Safari The Apple-created web browser. One advantage to this browser is that it works well with other Apple-created applications like iPhoto, iTunes etc. FireFox This is an extremely popular browser that has many tools and ways for you to personalize your Internet experience.
4. Social Bookmarking These tools allow users to save their bookmarks online, tag them and share them with others. Store your bookmarks online, tag them and share them with your colleagues and students. Easy to use to search for other bookmarked resources. Surf the internet with the StumbleUpon toolbar to find great websites, videos, photos and more based on your interests. StumbleUpon learns what you like and makes better recommendations. Diigo is a social annotation tool; you can highlight, clip and sticky-note any page and then share your findings with others.
5. Blogging Tool In simple terms, a blog is a web site, where you write stuff on an ongoing basis. New stuff shows up at the top, so your visitors can read what's new. Then they comment on it, link to it, or email you about it. Or not. Blogger (by Google) is an easy to use blogging tool that allows for all the functionality of blogging site but allows you to modify settings so that your students can blog safely. FirstClass also has the capability to create a blog with its Web Publishing application. Your blog can be viewed by anyone on the web, but comments can only be made by others who have an account on our FirstClass server. Moodle, our online course management application, also allows you to create a blog for the students enrolled in your course.
6. RSS Reader/News Aggregator RSS feeds are an great way to keep up to date with all kinds of information sources (blogs, news, the weather, etc.). An RSS feed reader will check subscribed channels for updates automatically and let you browse the news that's important to you. Bloglines is a great, web-based way to read RSS feeds. There's no software to wrestle with, and using Bloglines is smooth and easy. You can even subscribe to searches in either your or all feeds and publish a blog with remarkable simplicity. Google Reader is a simple and very usable web-based feed reader. You can even share items easily right from within Google Reader.
7. Email Email is probably the most widely used tool in your toolbox. It can be used for communication between educators and students, parents, colleagues, and well, the world. FirstClass, our desktop email client, provides much more than email. Web publishing, document creation, file storage, blogs, podcasts, calendar, IM, and conferences are just a few of the tools that can be found on the FirstClass desktop. Having a Gmail (Google Mail) account can provide you access to the many free tools that Google has created as well as provide you with a means of separating professional and personal email communication.
8. Instant Messaging (IM) This is real-time communication where two or more parties are online and they “chat” with each other by typing text, sending pictures, or files in instantaneous time. Use this tool to “chat” with one or more district colleagues who are logged on to FC. You can also send documents and audio files. With a free Skype account you can: *instant message “chat” with other Skype users *send SMS text messages to cell phones *video conference w/ other Skype users with a web cam With a $30/year subscription you can also call any phone number iChat allows users to IM,video conference, and send files with “buddies” and on network
9. Mind Mapping Tool Mind mapping is used to create diagrams that represent and organize concepts, ideas, and relationships. FreeMind is a free and open source mind mapping tool which is part of the MLTI 7-12 image. Kidspiration is the visual learning tool available to K-6 teachers and students. It provides a much more kid-friendly and image-rich environment for students to create mind maps with.
10. Presentation Tool Display information in the form of a multi-media slide show. These tools usually have three functions: and editor for inserting text, a method for inserting and manipulating graphic images, audio, and video, and a system for displaying the content. Keynote is the presentation tool that comes with iWork. It works seamlessly with other Apple software, such as iPhoto, GarageBand, iTunes, and iMovie. Presentations can be exported not only as PowerPoint (.ppt), but also as Flash, QuickTime, .PDFs, HTML, and iPod (.m4v) There are some good reasons to use the Presentation tool in Google Docs: 1. It’s free 2. Students and teachers can collaborate together on the same presentation 3. It will allow the creator(s) to export and then download their presentation as .ppt 4. Students can access their work from any computer with Internet access.
11. Presentation Sharing Tool These sites allow presentation authors to upload their presentations so that they can be viewed by a select few, or the world. Screencast.com is a commercial content hosting site. Its Free account provides the user with up to 2GB of online storage space. It also provides embed and link codes to be added to a web page or blog What makes voice thread unique from other content hosting sites is that it allows viewers to provide audio comments to the media. Viewers can not only view the presentation, but they can listen to the comments made by other viewers. Slideshare is a site that is used specifically for uploading and/or viewing presentations. Not only is it a great way for teachers and students to share their presentations, but, it is a great place to find presentations on just about any topic.
12. Online Office Suite Sometimes called Office 2.0, online office suites are examples of “software as a service”. They usually provide users with access to word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation tools which can be shared and collaborated on by many users. Create and share your work online Upload from and save to your desktop Edit anytime, from anywhere Pick who can access your documents Share changes in real time Files are stored securely online It's FREE ! While not as popular at Google docs, zoho provides users with up to 1 GB of free space for documents and a great variety of tools to use. Documents can be shared and collaborated on in a variety of ways.
13. Course Authoring/Management 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. • Moodle has features that allow it to be used with hundreds of thousands of students, or it can also be used for a single classroom. • As a district, we can use it as a platform to conduct fully online courses, or we can use it simply to create blended learning opportunities. • Moodle contains many activity modules such as Forums, Wikis, Databases and so on, which can be used to support collaborative learning around subject matter. • Some teachers prefer to use Moodle as a way to deliver content to students and assess learning using assignments or quizzes.
14. Screen Caputre/Screencasting A screenshot or screen capture is an image taken by the compu ter to r ecord the visible items displayed on the monitor. Usu ally th is is a digital image taken by the operating system or software running on the computer. These images can be used to demonstrate a program, a particular problem a user might be having, or generally when computer output needs to be shown to others, or to simply show off what you do on your computer to others. There are screenshot options built right into Mac OS X, and their accompanying key commands: Full screen (Save to Desktop) - CMD+Shift+3 Full screen (Save to Clipboard) - CMD+CTRL+Shift+3 Select region (Save to Desktop) - CMD+Shift+4 Select region (Save to Clipboard) - CMD+CTRL+Shift+4 Select item (Save to Desktop) - CMD+Shift+4 then Spacebar Select item (Save to Clipboard) - CMD+CTRL+Shift+4 then Spacebar Copernicus is a free piece of software that helps you make screen captures and screen movies. Copernicus features a gallery that lets you easily browse and export your screen captures. With it, you can take a picture of the entire screen, a portion of the screen, or record the video of actions occurring on your screen. Jing is also a free screen recording application but it also makes your video easy to share with others through email, IM or posting directly to Flickr or screencast.com.
15. Web Authoring A web authoring tool allows users to create web pages and sites. There are three types of web authoring tools: WYSIWYG, HTML code view, or hybrids that show both. FirstClass provides web site hosting to all teachers. Within FC you can utilize HomePage Construction Kit or the standard Web Publishing tools that come with FirstClass, or a combination of the two. Standard HomePage Construction Kit
16. Wikis A wiki is a website where users can add, remove, and edit pages using a web browser. It's so terrifically easy for people to jump in and revise pages that wikis are becoming known as the tool of choice for large, multiple-participant projects. In Moodle, wikis can be a powerful tool for collaborative work. The entire class can edit a document together, creating a class product, or each student can have their own wiki and work on it with you and their classmates. A basic plan at Wikispaces.com is free and provides a user with up to 2 GB of space for their wikis. One advantage to using wikispaces is that the creator can adjust the settings so that anyone on the Internet can view the wiki without being able to change it. This way, parents, friends, and relatives may be able to view the work done by a student on a wiki without having to have a moodle user account.
17. Image/Photo Tools These tools allow users to create and/or edit images so that they can be used in other online or offline media. iPhoto allows you to edit and organize photos from a digital camera or from the web. It works seamlessly with iWork apps as well as iMovie, GarageBand and iWeb. You can also export your photos to online sites like Flickr and FaceBook. Acorn is an innovative image editor built with simplicity in mind. Fast, easy, and fluid, Acorn provides the tools you need to alter and enhance your images. It is simple to use so you don't need a Ph.D. in computer graphics to use it. Gimp is a free and open source graphics editor. Gimp is to Photoshop as NeoOffice is to MS Office. It can be used to create images, or to edit and alter images from a digital camera or those found on the Internet. Like Photoshop, it is a bit more complex, but with it, you can do more.
18. Audio/Podcasting Tools These tools allow you to create and edit audio so that they can be used as podcast episodes or elements in multi-media documents. GarageBand is not just a tool for making music. It is also a very comprehensive tool for creating podcast and includes everything to you need to create rich and professional sounding episodes. It also has the ability to create enhanced podcasts that include images from iPhoto. Audacity is free, open source software for recording and editing sounds. You can record directly to it using your internal microphone and then easily edit out the imperfections that may be in your audio. Great tool if you are looking a including some basic audio to your multimedia projects or if you want to start there with your podcast.
19. Podcast Hosting What makes a podcast a podcast is the ability for the user to “subscribe” to it an then be able to automatically download new episodes as they are published. In order for that to happen, you need to have your podcast hosted online. FirstClass contains the ability to host podcasts within its Web Publishing tool. Once you have created your episode, you would simply drag it on to your Podcast window to upload. If you want a simple “on the fly” episode you can record your audio directly to your podcast. Podbean.com not only provides a place to host your episodes, but also allows listeners to make comments about them. In this way it acts like both podcast and blog. As a teacher, you would be able to control the comments that would be posted. This is also a great site to find other podcasts to listen to. Gcast is a more straight-forward site for posting your podcast. Listeners can go to the page that lists all of the episodes and choose to listen from there, download the episodes, or subscribe to the podcast through iTunes.
20. Video Tools These tools allow you to create, edit, and share your videos so that they can be used to assist learning, show learning, or record an event. iMovie is Apple’s premier video editor application. MLTI laptops will have both iMovie 09 as well as the previous version. Both allow you to create, edit, and share videos you create with video from a dv camera, video from the web, or stills from iPhoto. iMovie is able to get content directly from iPhoto, iTunes, and GarageBand easily. Flip video cameras small, inexpensive digital video cameras that record directly to an internal harddrive. They also have their own video editing software that allows you to create, edit, and prepare your video to be shared.
21. Personal Dashboard This is a personalized web portal which can be used to organize or keep you up to date with many of your web tools such as email, social networks, RSS feeds, news, microblogs, and much more. iGoogle lets you create a personalized homepage that contains a Google search box at the top, and your choice of any number of gadgets below. Gadgets come in lots of different forms and provide access to activities and information from all across the web, without ever having to leave your iGoogle page. Netvibes provides its users with a fully-customizable Site enabling you to select and aggregate Third-Party Content such as, including, but not limited to, RSS feeds, podcasts, or iCal events through Widgets (the "Service"). A Widget is defined as a software element providing content, including feeds and data, you can add, remove, resize and reposition.
22. Social Networking Social networking websites function like an online community of internet users. Many of these online community members share a common interest such as hobbies, education, or politics. Once you are granted access to a social networking website you can begin to socialize. Facebook is a social networking website. Users can join networks organized by city, workplace, school, and region. People can also add friends and send them messages, and update their personal profiles to notify friends about themselves. It can be a great resource to you as an educator to collaborate with other educators. Ning is a platform for creating your own social network. Imagine creating a social network centered around a topic you are teaching. People who join your social network will automatically have a customizable profile page and will be able to message and friend each other. You could also use Ning to find a social network to join that is about your content area or grade level.