EDTEC572

Amazing site! I feel overwhelmed...

If you need a rapid development tool similar to Articulate, look at Snap by Lectora. It may not do everything that Articulate does, but it's can get project online quickly.

3 minute presentation on the vast amount of information we are producing.  GOOD ideas for slideshows. Note the clear graphics and helpful transitions.  Many of the effects used could easily be done in PPT or Keynote.  View for inspiration!

PDF of presentation on Using Facebook for teaching and learning

I found this useful in that I could see building on it as I presented how WE would use social media in OUR classroom when presenting to my students. It also made me hungry for different sources on the subject such as guidelines and theory. Off to search ...

For people who like Twitter and have a Gmail

Fascinating example of using whiteboard graphics to animate or illustrate main points of a short lecture.  How is this strategy MORE effective than other graphic strategies? 

Cathy, this video is fascinating both for its content and its technique. Is this instructor such a great artist, or does he collaborate with an artist, sound editor, etc. to produce these videos? The topic reminded me of conversations I've had with friends who live in Spain. They tell me Americans are always too busy and that in Spain if you are late for an appointment no one criticizes you. They assume you had an important visit with someone along the way.

Regarding content: Yes, interesting thoughts on the implications of culture! As an instructional designer, I begin to consider how one might design instruction for various cultural groups (In fact, that is covered in the non-COMET version of 572.) Regarding graphics: I don't know if the narrator and artist are one person. For more on the concept of instructive doodles, look for the book "The Back of the Napkin". The premise is that anyone can develop enough skill to illustrate ideas!

Examples for Mobile Learning

I found this eLearning evaluation tool and thought it might spark some design and development ideas

Math teachers, this is for you. (Geometry and algebra magic tricks with a mathematical basis.)

Thanks for sharing this Kelly. I will definitely be sharing this with my class. They are always interested in tricks.

A tool that allows you to make annotations. Great education potential

This widget allows you to create a quiz in Captivate and then track it using a GoogleDoc. 

Wow, this is great! I'm going to try this out. Thanks for sharing. It's an easier alternative to linking up the presentation with an LMS system.

An overview is provided for how to use search engine tools designed specifically to find pictures for teachers and students to use in the classroom.

This is really helpful for me. I use photos in my classes all the time. I particularly like the Picishare site. The search results are interesting; not always what I'd expect, but a great adventure.

Twine is a free tool for creating branching e-learning scenarios. It has a flowchart and a storyediting mode, and besides adding links, images, etc. you can manipulate the HTML code for further customization.

Better Communication: - Open discussion and clear communication - Facilitates centralized discussion avoiding scattered email exchange - Respond to any message easily. - Customizable Real-Time Email notification on the latest messages, comments and activities - Online Chat facility Easy File Sharing: - Share any type of project related document.

Brainshark, a way to upload and annotate presentations, has a free android app.  Worth exploring!

Table of Bloom's Taxonomy indicating sample verbs, question stems and potential activities and products. Great concrete examples!

This is a useful site! Thank you for sharing.

We are rescuing EtherPad for your use.

Really nice overview of effective screencasting. Highlight tech tips, software, online audio sources and formatting for various end devices. Clear, VERY informative read.

This is one of my all time favorite blogs discovered during Karl's class last semester. I've shared it with a few other Cometeers, who have reaped the benefits of the blog's great resources for online teaching and learning. This was the blog that inspired my groups JING project and I just keep getting great ideas from this feed every day about how to provide a more efficient learning environment for my students.

This is an excellent article to help educators visualize how some of our tech tools can be used in a classroom.