Brief Description: Dim Dim 5 is a software tool that allows individuals to present presentations, give audio, and share whiteboards by the press of a button. Brief Explanation: Although Dim Dim 5 is a software that may cost, Dim Dim 5 let group members present live (with a webcam) and audio conferences, do not have to install any software, and let up to five members participate in a session.

Brief Description: Google docs is a website that allows more than one individual construct and critique documents despite their distance. Google docs allow groups to create a spreadsheet, drawing, presentation, documents and forms asynchronously or synchronously. Brief Explanation: Google docs is a great website to use because it is easier to use, saves the documents, and allow group members to work on the document even without their group members there. Also no one can erase the information from the document due to the fact that an invitation is required in order to have contact with the document.

Brief Description: Educators are able to create or use saved rubrics based on the preferences of their assignment. Brief Explanation: This is a great website because it is easy to use, flexible, and can save their rubrics for others and the future.

Brief Description: Teacher Tube is an educational website where educators can upload instructional material to the cyber-world. People can gain ideas, upload their videos for others, or receive teaching resources. Brief Explanation: Teacher Tube is a great website because it allows you to share information effectively and can be useful for others to review and receive your personal ideas and research.

Brief Description: Slide Share is a website where an individual can upload and share their presentations, personal/professional videos, and documents (word and pdf). Information uploaded can be shared with everyone on the website or restrictions (limited viewers) can be placed on your information. Brief Explanation: Slide Share is a good presentation website because your information can be categorized, receive feedback, and is easy to use. Also a key plus for this website is that it is free.

Brief Description: Webspiration is a website that allows individuals to brainstorm ideas, collaborate with peers from any location, and visual concepts of importance. Brief Explanation: Webspirations presents the learners with various opportunities to create an outline before working on the final project, to create diagrams or graphic organizers, and lastly the opportunity to connect with group members despite of their locations.

Brief Description: Bubbl.us is a free website that allows its users to create mind maps. These mind maps can be created with others, are colorful, embed in multiple formats (blog, website, presentation, etc.), and have multiple ways of accessing (email, print, or saved to hard drive). Brief Explanation: This website presents learners with multiple ways of creating their mind maps. I chose this website due to my familiarity, its popularity within online education, and its collaborative skills provided for group interaction.

I love this website.

Xtranormal is a website that allows individuals to make a movie just by texting. Xtranormal will be a used to present the objectives of the presentation. The animation will allow the learners to view a visual with audio/text (present two types of learning).

Wikis/Wikispace is a website that allows groups, individuals, etc. to create web pages on their preferences. Members are invited to groups. Also the web pages can be public or private. Wikispace is a great website because I can create a page to upload a survey/questionnaire to determine the knowledge of the participants. Also A chat session/blog will be created so the learners can receive feedback on their questions.

Nikisha Greer
Module 1 Assignment- Multimedia Artifacts
EDUC 7107

Smart Tech- http://downloads01.smarttech.com/media/trainingcenter/flash/tws10/touch_write_save_nb10.htm
Smarttech.com is the creator of the interactive smart board. This video's goal is to teach individuals how to use any program on the Smart Board. Their tutorial video accomplishes a learner centered environment. The vision of a learner-centered approach to technology design is that "technology should complement human abilities, aid those activities for which we are poorly suited, and enhance and help develop those for which we are ideally suited (Mayer, 2009, p. 13); and this video does just that. The active engagement required of this video is cognitive activity. Humans focus on the meaning of presented material and interpret it in light of their prior knowledge (Mayer, 2009, p. 17).
Blossom Learning Online Smart Board Training-
https://www.blossomlearning.com/CourseVideos.aspx
Blossom Learning is a website that allows individuals to share their experiences into trainings. This particular website provides a professional development/training on how to use the Smart board. This video accomplishes a learner centered environment. The video is learner centered because it takes the learner's information processing activity into account (Mayer, 2009, p.9). This multimedia presentation includes the two sensory systems of the learner. The active engagement required focuses on cognitive activity because the learner is adding information to one's memory (Mayer, 2009, p. 16).
Teacher Online Training
http://www.teacheronlinetraining.com/home/courselistings/chalkboardreveal.html
Teacher Online Training provides a video presentation on how to use certain components of the Smart board. This video accomplishes a learner centered environment. The active engagement required is behavioral and cognitive activity. The student learns by using their sensory modes (seeing and hearing) as well as actually completing the task on their own. The goal of multimedia presentation is to enable drill and practice by soliciting responses from the learner and providing reinforcement (Mayer, 2009, p.15).









References:
Mayer, R. E. (2009). Multimedia learning (2nd ed.). Cambridge, MA: Cambridge University
Press.

Nikisha Greer
Module 1 Assignment- Multimedia Artifacts
EDUC 7107

Smart Tech- http://downloads01.smarttech.com/media/trainingcenter/flash/tws10/touch_write_save_nb10.htm
Smarttech.com is the creator of the interactive smart board. This video's goal is to teach individuals how to use any program on the Smart Board. Their tutorial video accomplishes a learner centered environment. The vision of a learner-centered approach to technology design is that "technology should complement human abilities, aid those activities for which we are poorly suited, and enhance and help develop those for which we are ideally suited (Mayer, 2009, p. 13); and this video does just that. The active engagement required of this video is cognitive activity. Humans focus on the meaning of presented material and interpret it in light of their prior knowledge (Mayer, 2009, p. 17).
Blossom Learning Online Smart Board Training-
https://www.blossomlearning.com/CourseVideos.aspx
Blossom Learning is a website that allows individuals to share their experiences into trainings. This particular website provides a professional development/training on how to use the Smart board. This video accomplishes a learner centered environment. The video is learner centered because it takes the learner's information processing activity into account (Mayer, 2009, p.9). This multimedia presentation includes the two sensory systems of the learner. The active engagement required focuses on cognitive activity because the learner is adding information to one's memory (Mayer, 2009, p. 16).
Teacher Online Training
http://www.teacheronlinetraining.com/home/courselistings/chalkboardreveal.html
Teacher Online Training provides a video presentation on how to use certain components of the Smart board. This video accomplishes a learner centered environment. The active engagement required is behavioral and cognitive activity. The student learns by using their sensory modes (seeing and hearing) as well as actually completing the task on their own. The goal of multimedia presentation is to enable drill and practice by soliciting responses from the learner and providing reinforcement (Mayer, 2009, p.15).









References:
Mayer, R. E. (2009). Multimedia learning (2nd ed.). Cambridge, MA: Cambridge University
Press.

Module 1 Assignment- Multimedia Artifacts
EDUC 7107

Smart Tech- http://downloads01.smarttech.com/media/trainingcenter/flash/tws10/touch_write_save_nb10.htm

Smarttech.com is the creator of the interactive smart board. This video's goal is to teach individuals how to use any program on the Smart Board. Their tutorial video accomplishes a learner centered environment. The vision of a learner-centered approach to technology design is that "technology should complement human abilities, aid those activities for which we are poorly suited, and enhance and help develop those for which we are ideally suited (Mayer, 2009, p. 13); and this video does just that. The active engagement required of this video is cognitive activity. Humans focus on the meaning of presented material and interpret it in light of their prior knowledge (Mayer, 2009, p. 17).

Blossom Learning Online Smart Board Training-
https://www.blossomlearning.com/CourseVideos.aspx

Blossom Learning is a website that allows individuals to share their experiences into trainings. This particular website provides a professional development/training on how to use the Smart board. This video accomplishes a learner centered environment. The video is learner centered because it takes the learner's information processing activity into account (Mayer, 2009, p.9). This multimedia presentation includes the two sensory systems of the learner. The active engagement required focuses on cognitive activity because the learner is adding information to one's memory (Mayer, 2009, p. 16).

Teacher Online Training
http://www.teacheronlinetraining.com/home/courselistings/chalkboardreveal.html
Teacher Online Training provides a video presentation on how to use certain components of the Smart board. This video accomplishes a learner centered environment. The active engagement required is behavioral and cognitive activity. The student learns by using their sensory modes (seeing and hearing) as well as actually completing the task on their own. The goal of multimedia presentation is to enable drill and practice by soliciting responses from the learner and providing reinforcement (Mayer, 2009, p.15).









References:
Mayer, R. E. (2009). Multimedia learning (2nd ed.). Cambridge, MA: Cambridge University
Press.

A training video for the Smart Board

Smart Tech, the creator of the Smart Board, provides a 2 minute tutorial video for educators.

This website provides free training on the Smart Board for Teachers/Educators.