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visual of tools and blooms taxonomy

I am currently enrolled in both the Tech Tools course and the Instructional Design Course. This web page about where the different tech tools fit in a "Blooms Taxonomy" scheme is a great resource for both classes.

This is terrific. I am going to show it to the teachers at my school. It will help all of us think more clearly about all those tools.

Really has some nice information on tools available for online teaching.

Hi Kathy, good solid article and my favorite part related to one of the pod casts that we were assigned for Module 4 this week in our TT class. DeMarias says that the synchronous on line class should not be a literal translation of the f2f and she suggests the same concept as this article: a reconceptualization of the course all together. My least favorite part of the article was that we are developing "digital citizens of tomorrow". I totally agree but the sound of it is so robotic. :)

How to integrate technology into the classroom: PowerPoint, Blackboard, Video, iclickers, online discussions, ePortfolios, blended learning, survey tools, etc.

When it comes to trying something new or looking into more tools. I believe I would like to do more research to see what other online instructors are doing. In this case, I found a great website called, eLearning Industry: www.elearningindustry.com. Here I can find articles written by online teaching professionals and for online teaching professionals. Also, the website is easy to navigate and always updated.

Technology and education are pretty intertwined these days and nearly every teacher has a few favorite tech tools that make doing his or her job and connecting with students a little bit easier and more fun for all involved.

New tools from a librarian's perspective.

This extensive directory of learning tools and technologies is the result of a collective effort initiated, developed and maintained by Jane Hart from the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies. It offers a comprehensive list of tech tools which you can use for your online and offline teaching.

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This is a good tool to help with student engagement.

This is a clean and user-friendly tool that I use for multiple choice assessments during class. The interface is clean and simple. With the paid version, you can import class roles and keep track of points students earn. I also export quiz keys as PDF files for students to review questions after class.

This is a great reminder that tech tools need to be accessible to everyone. The bonus advantage to accessibility is that students with mobile devices have a better chance of taking part, now, too. -- Tom Educational innovations like the flipped classroom, clickers, and online discussions can present difficulties for students with disabilities. The issue was highlighted this month, when Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology were sued for allegedly failing to provide such students with closed captioning for online lectures and course

I found this article helpful by dispelling the myth of teaching math with online and tech tools. I keep getting resistance and some of it is mine.

The Nature of Knowing One of the most important innovations that an educator can embrace is not a software program or particular technological tool, but rather a philosophy of teaching. In the 20th Century, the theory behind learning and the very nature of knowledge has changed several times.

The purpose of Bloom's Digital Taxonomy is to inform instructors of how to use technology and digital tools to facilitate student learning experiences and outcomes.

Nice article that discusses how students learn and how they engage with social media.

How to use itunes to post presentations for students

This page provides some unique tech tools we did not cover in class, and they are free!