While we all agree that the five-year-old unnarrated PowerPoint is a dangerous and ineffective piece of content in an online course, we would also all agree that we can’t redo each narrated piece of content each semester. How do we strike a balance between creating content that is fresh (more on that in a moment) and being able to reuse content that is valuable?
Creating a Sense of Time in Online Courses | Faculty Focus - 35 views
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For teachers it makes them participate in the content, revisit the content they created in the past, and make it delivered in a “present” time for the students. For students it tells them that the teacher “was just here,” and that this stuff is happening now. It makes the content seem more relevant, and helps build a sense of community in the course.
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By creating content that has elements of real time associated with it, instructors can generate a sense of presence and freshness that are often missing in online courses.
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Embedly | Home - 34 views
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Make any web content embeddable
Story Jumper - 34 views
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This is a fabulous site for creating free ebooks by uploading photos from your computer, or by using the well stocked gallery of props scenes and characters provided by the site. Just drag and drop your items into place. Books can be private or shared using a url link. A free signing is required. You can also have your ebooks made into real books for a fee. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/English
Edistorm - Edistorm - Online Brainstorming and Planning. Add a sticky note and post it ... - 43 views
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Online brainstorming tool.
14 Apps That Should Accompany You to the Next Conference | Teacher Reboot Camp - 42 views
Top 10 Free Online Tutoring Tools for 2012 | Edudemic - 40 views
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Top 10 Free Online Tutoring Tools for 2012 Topics: education, free tools, guest, technology, technology for tutoring, tutoring resources, tutoring tools inShare Share 462 The Internet provides a wealth of resources for teachers, tutors, and students to go well beyond classroom learning. Whether you're a teacher preparing for tomorrow's lecture, a professional tutor working with one or two students, or you just want to help your cousin in Alabama with some trig homework, these free tools will help you interact with your student(s) sans the confines of the classroom. Skype with Idroo Idroo is an online educational whiteboard used in combination with Skype. Use it with as many students or fellow teachers as you want for tutoring sessions or meetings, as the whiteboard's "only limitations" are Internet connection speed and how fast everyone involved absorbs the material. All writing and drawing done on the whiteboard is visible to participants in real time, making it a true virtual classroom. It also allows for remote math tutoring with its professional math typing tool. Gchat Anyone with a gmail account can access Gchat. Teachers, tutors, and students can talk to one another in real time, as well as send and receive files instantly. Save chats for referral purposes in your gmail account, or download the Google Talk application for voice conferencing with multiple parties. WizIQ Teachers, students and organizations can create free accounts on WizIQ, another online education portal. Students have the option to attend online classes, download free tutorials, use free practice tests, or find teachers with certain expertise. Online classes are not free, however. Teachers and organizations can offer recorded classes through WizIQ or those in real time, create online tests, use live audio and video chat, and distribute course work in any standard format. Teachers must pay per month for this service, though WizIQ offers easy teacher payment collection from stu
100+ Free Learning Tools - 41 views
Hi All, Nice to be here. I recently posted in my blog a list that might interest you all: http://zaidlearn.blogspot.com/2008/04/free-learning-tool-for-every-learning.html This post explores the...
34 Free Productivity Tools That Will Help You Eliminate Expensive Software - 42 views
The Best Web 2.0 Applications For Education In 2011 - So Far | Larry Ferlazzo's Website... - 41 views
How to use Twitter for Social Learning - 34 views
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A manual by Jane Hart
10 Fantastic Creative Multi-Media & Video Applications | Design Marketing Advertising F... - 32 views
Learning with 'e's: The future of learning - 40 views
aliceandfriends - home - 33 views
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Digital storytelling to develop critical reading and writing skills
Curatr - Motivate your learners to truly engage with online learning - 33 views
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social learning platform /software plus iPad app.
7 Essential multimedia tools and their free alternatives - 10,000 Words - 40 views
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