This site allows you to take video clips and share them just like you would images. I like this site because it is easy to access especially if you already have a yahoo account. You can upload your videos and add tags to share with the world.
This site allows you to easy create 30 sec clips from uploaded images and record from your cell phone. I like this site because it allows people to create audio even if they do not have access to audio equipment for their computers. The short clips can easily be shared among classmates.
This site allows you create mind maps. It easily allows you to branch out your ideas. I like this site because it is easy to use, you simply click an existing bubble and it creates a new branch. It is also very easy to change the font and the color of the bubbles.
This site also allows you to create mind maps. I like this site because it easily allows you to move ideas around by a simple click. It also allows you to easily add links to the mind map as well as images and attachments. Using this site makes it easy to share mind maps with others and collaborate.
This site allows you to turn words into a tag cloud. It takes any major theme and puts it into a shape you choose. The site is very easy you type in any web address and it creates at tag cloud. It is also easy to select a shape and format the shape to your liking.
This site allows you to turn words into a word cloud. Key words draw attention to the audience to introduce the topic. This site is very easy to use and allows you to copy and paste any text to the site or simply type in a web address. The font and colors can easy be changed to draw more attention to key terms.
This website was chosen to show how to use technology to do brief classroom presentations. Part of the workshop will include an example of a blabberized topic and then teachers will navigate the site to see how simple it is. Showing an example and then allowing them to navigate the site to get a more personal experience promotes "active learning- because meaningful learning outcomes occur as a result of the learner's activity during learning."(p. 21)
This website was chosen to demonstrate how collaboration among students can be easily facilitated using free online sites. Using a blogging site is as easy as creating one. This site should also be considered learner-centered, blogging can "aid human cognition."(p.15) Blogging can be used to further develop ideas through collaboration. Having teachers create their own blogs during the workshop is another example of a hands-on behavioral activity.
This website was chosen to demonstrate the usefulness of wikis in the classroom. This website is learner-centered where, "the focus is on using multimedia technology to aid to human cognition." (Mayer, 2009, p. 13) Using this website, workshop participants can see how easy it is to create a wiki page for them and for their students to create. Mayer considers behavioral activity to be hands-on. Since this website will be used for hands -on activity, creating a wikispace, this website should be considered behavioral.