Multimedia Wedsites - 2 views
started by Brigit McAroy on 11 Jan 13
started by Brigit McAroy on 11 Jan 13
started by Brigit McAroy on 11 Jan 13
started by Brigit McAroy on 11 Jan 13
Websites for Creating Multimedia
Pre-training:
1. Poll Everywhere
* Name of the site: Poll Everywhere
* URL: http://www.polleverywhere.com/
* Brief description of what it allows you to do and how it can be used for essential or generative learning: Poll everywhere allows the presenter to take a poll on how the workshop is going. It's the easiest way to gather live responses from workshops, presentations, etc…
* Brief explanation of why you found this site to be better than others you found (e.g., more effective, creates better products, easier to use, and so on): I find this site to be more exciting and engaging to the participants. Participants can use their cell phones or laptops to input answers to the poll.
2. You Tube Video
* Name of the site: You Tube on SmartBoard Tutorial
* URL: http://youtu.be/dwla8E6jz4g
* Brief description of what it allows you to do and how it can be used for essential or generative learning: This video allows participants to view how the SmartBoard is setup, oriented, and tips on using the SmartBoard in the classroom.
* Brief explanation of why you found this site to be better than others you found (e.g., more effective, creates better products, easier to use, and so on): This video presents the key points on how to use the SmartBoard effectively in the classroom.
Graphic organizer:
1. Bubble.us
* Name of the site: bubble.us
* URL: https://bubbl.us/
* Brief description of what it allows you to do and how it can be used for essential or generative learning: Bubble.us is an online software program that allows you to create free colorful mind mapping and brainstorming graphic organizers. It helps you to organize your thoughts and ideas into one comprehensible map.
* Brief explanation of why you found this site to be better than others you found (e.g., more effective, creates better products, easier to use, and so on): I find this site to be easier to use than others that I have found. Embedding is simple and the entire graph can easily be zoomed in and out for viewing.
2. Holt Interactive Graphic Organizer
* Name of the site: Holt Interactive Graphic Organizers
* URL: http://my.hrw.com/nsmedia/intgos/html/igo.htm
* Brief description of what it allows you to do and how it can be used for essential or generative learning: The Holt Interactive Graphic Organizers can provide differentiated instruction to participants. The KWL chart that I will be using with my participants will allow teachers to post what they already know and what they want to learn in the first two columns. The third column provides space for what the participants have learned in the workshop.
* Brief explanation of why you found this site to be better than others you found (e.g., more effective, creates better products, easier to use, and so on): I found this site to better than others because it is easy to use and you have a variety of graphic organizers to choose from.
Presentation:
1. Teacher Tube Video
* Name of the site: SmartBoard: Why are they so easy to use?
* URL: http://teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=96951
* Brief description of what it allows you to do and how it can be used for essential or generative learning: This teacher tube video allows teachers to view other teachers using the SmartBoard in the classroom.
* Brief explanation of why you found this site to be better than others you found (e.g., more effective, creates better products, easier to use, and so on): This video is an easy way to show teachers the basic step of using the SmartBoard.
2. You Tube Video
* Name of the site: You Tube Video on a Lesson Activity Tool Kit
* URL: http://youtu.be/PGO1sJxnUAo
* Brief description of what it allows you to do and how it can be used for essential or generative learning: This video is an activity lesson using theSmartBoard Activity Tools. It also shows how to download the free tools for the activity.
* Brief explanation of why you found this site to be better than others you found (e.g., more effective, creates better products, easier to use, and so on): The techniques are easy to use, the video also shows graphics along with narration which is easier for participants to comprehend.
Authentic assessment activity:
1. RUBISTAR
* Name of the site: RUBISTAR
* URL: http://rubistar.4teachers.org
* Brief description of what it allows you to do and how it can be used for essential or generative learning: RubiStar is a free online software that allows teachers to create quality rubrics that can be used to assess student's work.
* Brief explanation of why you found this site to be better than others you found (e.g., more effective, creates better products, easier to use, and so on): With RubiStar you can save and edit rubrics as needed. The rubrics are more effective and it also shows examples that teachers can adapt to their own teaching style.
2. Moodle
* Name of the site: Moodle
* URL: https://moodle.org/about/
* Brief description of what it allows you to do and how it can be used for essential or generative learning: Moodle allows instructors to use wikis and blogs to assess collaborative work and create full online courses.
* Brief explanation of why you found this site to be better than others you found (e.g., more effective, creates better products, easier to use, and so on): I found this site to be very helpful because my county uses Moodle for online training, virtual presentations, and other professional development.