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On this site, users are able to create customizable mind maps. Multiple formats are available to save the product. Additionally, other users are able to modify the created the mind map. I chose this site because of the control the user has with the product and the collaboration possibilities.

This website provides a way to create creative graphic organizers to make connections with prior and new learning. Students are then able to "see" connections with the color coding of information. The organizer can be completed prior to the lesson and broken down into pieces and archived into the slides using Interwrite. Bubbl.us is technology centered because content is entered into the text boxed. Then the students print out their mind map. The mind map helps students to choose what is important to remember because of the limited capacity of working memory. (Mayer, 2008)

Bubbl.us is a free web application that allows users to create an interactive web based graphic organizer. As with other graphic organizers, Bubbl.us will aid the generative process and allow users to organize and categorize what is being learned at a given time.

This site is a great resource to post presentations (PowerPoints, Word documents, PDF...) which may be too large to share on a blog or in an email. I n my workshop, participants may access videos, presentations and files with ease, as well as create their own log in to post their own findings and creations.

Upload a powerpoint presentation to view online. Links remain active. You can even view Scribd as a book. Scribd can also be uploaded to YouTube. Easy to use. Provides the text from the presentation in an outline format. Easy to use.

This site allows users to simply enter a word to find the meaning and related associations. The site provides a visual definition that can be accessed by teachers ad students. The site is free and does not require membership, making it an asset to the public education environment. I selected this site to use as a pre-training activity to have participants enter a word related to collaboration within the classroom and then share with the group the results. The participants will share (collaborate) the similarities and differences and how these relate to the classroom environment currently being reinforced and how this may change after the workshop.

This online bookmarking site is an excellent method to organize and access online resources with ease. As an assignment, participants will be cataloging resources and references to be on hand in the classroom as needed following the workshop. For many years I have utilized this tool, where I can access my bookmarks from any computer. In this day and age of searching online and linking from site to site, often we forget where we started, and what the initial subject of our search was. As individuals are actively searching online, they can simply tag their resources to locate later.

I like this website because it give you examples for how you can present your presentation with some humors. If people are talking during your presentation, you can say, "Feel free to talk among yourselves. ... or "You thought you were in the dark before this session! This activity helps participants get to know each other better. A form of pre-employment screening that verifies that you are a good fit for the leading the presentation. This can be use for essential learning when presenting a multimedia workshop. Biech, E. (2010). Adding humor to training. Inside Dummies.com. Trademark by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Retrieved July 18, 2010, from http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/adding-humor-to-training.html

Assignment, Module 3 - Edmodo.com is a free, secure, social learning site for classrooms.  It is a blogging-type platform that allows users to share ideas, post questions, polls, files, links, and other assignments.  Students can create an avatar for responding to the assignment.  It also allows for mobile access and messaging.  It includes a class calendar, a grading application, and RSS feeds.  Educators can set up a secure site for each class or learning unit.  It can be employed in a  synchronous or asynchronous format.   Also, it includes a teacher connections forum.

* Edmodo is a social networking/learning management system tool for students and teachers to engage and personalize learning, connect with resources, and measure progress. It can be used for essential or generative learning through participation in discussion threads, learning groups and communities, delivery of content for assignments and resources, and taking tests and quizzes. * I found Edmodo to be better than other authentic assessment activity resources because many teachers use it as a learning management system, it is easy to use and provides a safe and secure online classroom environment that is free. Edmodo also provides the capability of interfacing assignment and assessments with other web resources.

Includes interactive portrait drawing activity and step-by-step instructions to learn to draw a portrait.

This interactive site allows students to play around with placing facial features. It's a fun way for students to be introduced to portraiture. It puts no stress on the student because there is no actual drawing involved yet.

Site with video and text to describe how to create video presentations for the classroom . . . for student and teacher self-created videos

The Microsoft Movie maker site uses cogitative activity to teach learners how to create multimedia presentations. This site supports the learning needs by using audio and imagery when students create and share their movies. Mayer (2010) is a strong believer that verbal and visual representation is essential to process and organize data. In using Mayer's dual channel system the system uses the learner-centered approach since the design features are simple (2010).

This website is about using Tegrity as a pedagogical tool. This is a learning center activity that focuses on learner centered learning.

Resources include: Tech Tools, Tech & Learning, and Internet such as ThinkQuest and online projects. Inquiry-based learning focus for student-centered, active learning approach focusing on questioning, critical thinking, and problem-solving.

*A collection of lessons for teachers to use in the classroom. There is a preview of the activity and a brief explanation included recommended subject area and grade levels.

Smart Exchange is a place for teachers to locate notebook lessons that have been created by other teachers for all academic subjects. In addition, teachers can connect with other teachers to discuss different things pertaining to teaching or different lessons. This site definitely accomplishes technology-centered learning.

A variety of activites on advisement and career development for educators to use as part of a advisement program.

Authentic assessments are a great way to see if learning is transferable beyond a multiple choice test, but how do you determine if the objectives have been met? The answer: rubrics! Rubristar is a free online tool used to create rubrics for any subject. Rubristar also allows the user to connect to a community database of saved rubrics to use or modify to meet their individual needs.

This site allows the teacher to build authentic assessments based on the goals of the activity. The rubric can be saved and posted to email, wiki site, and as a pdf. file for use by the learner.

Brain Pop will show intructory cartoon videos of various topics. This is a quick and easy way for students to get a glimpse of what is being covered in class. Brain Pop also has quick quizes at the end of the video to check for understanding. Brain Pop is a great pre-training activity that students can look at to get a better understanding of the topic.

This is the site to download the free version of Jing. You can also purchase the professional version. This tool will be used to create how to videos and real time screen sharing. When learners see step by step processes in real time, it helps to reinforce the concepts and increases memory. These videos can also be shared via HTML and as downloads. Because the HTML codes are easy (cut and paste) and the loading of the presentation (click play), learners will not have to have high tech skills to access the videos and they have the oprion to save them and revisit them.

Brief description of what it allows you to do and how it can be used for essential or generative learning: Jing is awesome!! Jing allows you to quickly take screenshots or record short videos. If one is intending participants to have something set-up before the presentation, record a Jing and save the file or easily share the file using sites like screencast.com. Jing allows audience members to be prepared for the speaker. 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): Easy to use! You can also pause the recording while making it as well as mute. Screencast.com allows for quick sharing in multiple forms.

Learners can use jing to record their activities that demonstrate their learning within the Bb environment. It connects visuals with audio and can demonstrate, highlight, and segment items in accordance with best-practices in multimedia design. It's better than other products because it's easy to use and free!

Assignment#3 A list of different graphic organizers are divided according to grades and topics.

Teacher vision has many activities at your fingertips that are ready to print out. I use the site to look for various graphic organizers to create handouts for students. It is effective because I do not have to reinvent the wheel and most of the graphic organizers work well with what I teach.

I am using Pro Profs Flashcard Maker to introduce the concept and terminology of wikis during the pre-training section of my workshop. This will allow learners to process the essential information that will be needed in order to achieve the instructional goal. I like this activity for pre-training because it is "frontloading" the learning event with essential information. These flashcards are created online and can be embed them into my wiki. Its simplicity and multifunctional use make in an attractive tool for any teacher.

This short video offers tips to use to implement an effective powerpoint presentations. Powerpoint presentations are an effective way to display content and get learners actively engaged. Hooking the learner into the presentation will lead to success.

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 is a how-to text on creating authentic tasks, rubrics and standards for measuring and improving student learning. Included are headings on * What is Authentic Assessment? * Why use it? * How do you create Authentic Assessment? * What are the standards, tasks, and rubrics? * How to construct tests. Of the sites explored, this was the most comprehensive, easy to follow, and relevant.

Because it offers a holistic and analytic designs of rubrics to assess criteria.

This site is a how-to text on creating authentic tasks, rubrics, and standards for measuring and improving student learning. The site provides good examples for developing standards or authentic tasks or rubrics. It also gives you step by step directions for creating an assessment. This site is one that I would use often becuase it takes the worrying out of authentic assessment it makes it easier and it's user friendly.