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Dianne Hinders

Online Learning and Higher Education - 0 views

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    This article examines a review of literature related to online learning and teaching. I especially liked the chart that provided a brief historical perspective of online education.
Dianne Hinders

Best Practices in Distance Education - 0 views

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    This has helpful tips regarding effective strategies for online teaching.
Ann Lupkes

Online Teaching Strategies - 4 views

This looks like a great resource for those of us who are just beginning our journey of developing and teaching online.

moodle_iowa

started by Ann Lupkes on 15 Nov 11 no follow-up yet
Jean Bontemps

http://ets.tlt.psu.edu/learningdesign/crafting_question - 0 views

I also like this site. It has a lot of great ideas if you are just starting out with students having some online discussions. It can be hard for me to make sure they are heading in the right dire...

moodle_iowa

started by Jean Bontemps on 15 Nov 11 no follow-up yet
Sherry Huffman

dotvoting.org -- easy online dot voting -- no registration needed - 0 views

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    Tool for participants to vote on options electronically with their "dot" and see results of others voting. I used to use chart paper for this type of process!
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    I used to use chart paper for this type of process! Now folks can share their vote any time and from anywhere and still be counted!
Robin Olberding

Playground Designs & School Recess Games | Peaceful Playgrounds - 0 views

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    This is a great site to support why recess is important. It has great tips for teachers on movement, decreasing bullying.
Robin Olberding

Top 50 Blogs for e-Learning Tools and Tips | The Digital Learning People - 1 views

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    I have read some of the teacher blogs in the past. I like to read things from teachers that you know have been tried and tested.
Betty Brummett

Reading/Writing with Technology in the Primary grades - 0 views

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    Dawn shared this article with me (Thanks Dawn) and I wanted to pass it along. Very interesting research about the increased/decreased achievement for digital natives in young children. The main point was that testing and writing when it matches student expertise with technology results in greater achievement scores.
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    I was interested in the technology article focusing on students with special needs and assistive technology. It was interesting all of the different possibilities that I have never heard mentioned. Usually, the students we may suggest ATT (assistive technology) for have more significant disabilities. These strategies could be used in many of our classrooms.
Jody Albertson

SoftChalk - Short Courses - Interactive Learning Activities - SoftChalk - 0 views

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    There is a ton of helpful info here on using SoftChalk.
Jody Albertson

Tips & Tricks Archive - SoftChalk - 0 views

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    Here are some SoftChalk tips that may be helpful.
Jean Bontemps

Sliderocket - 0 views

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    I like this as an alternative to Powerpoint. The students can collaborate on slides, and they can work on them from home. This has made a big difference in the quality of the presentations. They also enjoy not being restricted to the limited class time to work.
Lynn Hockenberry

Texas RTI Site - 10 views

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    This site is an excellent source of tools and resources for Response to Intervention. I think it would be helpful for any teacher or consultant to use.
SLP John

Google For Educators - Google Docs - 2 views

shared by SLP John on 02 Nov 11 - Cached
  • interactive process which allows you to give guidance when it might be of maximum benefit –
    • SLP John
       
      I have just started to use googledocs for documents. My course I have set up is a face to face with an online part as well. On my online course I have assignments, so using google docs would be a way to interact with them in a quicker fashion.
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    John, I was just on both sites for Google Docs that you shared. i use google docs in my workplace all the time and fine it to be a great tool for agendas and minutes during meetings.
Carissa Otto

When To Use a Wiki? | Online Community Report - 4 views

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    Report on when to use a Wiki with links to other resources.
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    I like this information, thanks for sharing. I created a wiki as part of the class and really discovered moodle and wiki's do about the same things.
Marjorie Nash

UDL - 1 views

    • Lisa Jellum
       
      Click on one of the topics to go to a listing of technologies to use.
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    This site has so many tools to use for struggling students. I like how it it set up with categories to help narrow the search for things.
Cory Johnson

Jing Blog: Wicked Cool Uses Archives - 4 views

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      Here are some cool ideas about how to use Jing in your teaching.
Kerry Aistrope

GHAEA 504 - 3 views

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    This site has many useful resources for schools, students, and families of Green Hills AEA. It also has contact information if further questions exist or support is needed.
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    Kerry, thank you for sharing this. I just spent some time with a couple of staff members going through the resources on this page. There are so many. Is there a way to identify which resources have proven the most beneficial?
SLP John

Google For Educators - 4 views

  • The sharing features of Google Docs enable you and your students to decide exactly who can access and edit documents.
    • SLP John
       
      Here I can see how students in the class can interact together-either on a group project and/or see and comment on each other's work.
Erin Strasil Larson

ollie1: Iowa Online Teaching Standards - 0 views

  • Assists students with technology used in the course
    • Mary Beth Murrell
       
      As math teachers we need to be able to use technology as a tool to deepen understanding. It's about the math, not about the button pressing.
    • Susan Parker
       
      I keep thinking about the technology that has been prevalent for math for many years: graphing calculators--some do not understand the power of those since they are not significant in other disciplines.
  • Provides and communicates evidence of learning
    • Mary Beth Murrell
       
      This addresses our state work with Formative Assessment & Margaret Heritage. "Unpacking evidence of student learning" is an area we need much growth.
    • Susan Parker
       
      Good perspective--I just am nervous about how I will be able to effectively do this online--guess I will find out.
  • understands how to teach the content to students
    • Susan Parker
       
      I think that this piece is sometimes lacking in educators--will technology be the complete way to work in mathematics education?
    • Mary Beth Murrell
       
      I agree. We all still have a long way to go in building content knowledge & pedagogical content knowledge
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  • best enhance student learning,
    • Susan Parker
       
      I want us all to really question this when designing a course: should it be complete moodle, or blended?
    • Cindy Menendez
       
      Yes, I think all things in moderation might be a good mantra. Any time we are "totally" something, it can be too extreme. :-)
    • Carissa Otto
       
      I believe this is essential in all areas of teaching - to design the structure of the class. This is essential in all courses as there should be a sequence/structure that flows utilizing the tools needed to "teach" the content. It is our roadmap to what our outcome is.
    • Erin Strasil Larson
       
      I think it is often helpful to take a "hybrid" course, as least if it is one's first online course experience...that way, you can get face-to-face assistance with learning all the online components, as it can be overwhelming!
  • Understands the differences between teaching online and teaching face-to-face
    • Susan Parker
       
      Will we use online to its best ability and know if teaching face to face is a better/worse method and do what is better for the learner?
  • Tailors instruction to meet the different needs of students, including different learning styles, different interests and backgrounds, and students with special needs or whom are language learners
    • Susan Parker
       
      My question is how flexible will we be when we design a course for online? Can we use formative assessment to make changes in instruction as easily as face to face--
    • Carissa Otto
       
      Tailoring instruction is very essential for learning, as I work with preschool teachers to do this, they struggle and they see their students day to day F2F. Where I wonder if it is harder or not to do this in an online class. thoughts? This is an essential component needed in every class.
    • Marjorie Nash
       
      It is imperative for teachers to understand the tools that are available to meet the diverse needs of all students. Many teachers would use more tools, in my opinion, if they were aware of them and had help learning how and when to use them.
    • Anne Michel
       
      Many of these new tools will help meet diverse learning needs.
    • Cindy Menendez
       
      I think these are key words! So often technology in education to add "bling" to our lesson or presentation. It doesn't necessarily improve learning or teaching. This is a reminder to keep our eye on the ball, so to speak.
  • appropriate behavior and proper interaction
    • Carissa Otto
       
      Appropriate behavior is very important and teaching appropriate expectations.....through your class
    • Carissa Otto
       
      This was a test
    • C Richardson
       
      How different can it be from F2F? I'm wondering...
  • unit/lesson overviews and reviews, using patterns in lesson sequencing, and using appropriate visual web design techniques
  • course and the presentation of the content
    • Carissa Otto
       
      I believe this is essential in all areas of teaching - to design the structure of the class. This is essential in all courses as there should be a sequence/structure that flows utilizing the tools needed to "teach" the content. It is our roadmap to what our outcome is.
  • student motivation
    • Carissa Otto
       
      If in college, my online courses were as effective as this one, I would have been more engaged. This class motivates me to want to do more and learn more. I feel motivation is key int having an engaged class.
  • course evaluation and student feedback data to improve the course
    • Erin Strasil Larson
       
      I think it's essential to consider student feedback so we can keep improving our online courses...sometimes, feedback is gathered but not looked at or not used to make changes, so this will be important to provide the optimal online learning environment
  • synchronous/asynchronous
  • including course management software (CMS) and
    • Erin Strasil Larson
       
      I am excited about the possibilities of both synchronous and asynchronous communication tools...there may be times when synchronous learning would be most beneficial (having students view the same instruction or community learning at the same time), but how convenient would it be if everyone did not have to be in the same location?? They could view or join in the conversation from anywhere they have a computer! And I love the asynchronous tool possibilities, as in today's age, we can reach so many more learners when they can do the learning at their own convenience and whatever time works best for them! Love the possibilities both of these types of communication tools offer!!!
  • Provides substantive, timely, and constructive feedback to students (
    • anonymous
       
      I can see it would be very useful to devise a way for the student to know before a deadline if the attempt to find the correct document, highlight it, and leave a comment (for example) was successful.
    • anonymous
       
      Because the learner has more control over time management in online learning, but less control over record keeping and receipt of "assignments."
    • C Richardson
       
      This matches Iowa Teaching Standard 5e - e. Provides substantive, timely, and constructive feedback to students and parents.
  • Maintains an online social presence that is available, approachable, positive, interactive, and sincere (S
    • anonymous
       
      Face to face or online -- this is always essential!
  • Has experienced online learning from the perspective of a student (SREB F.1, Varvel II.E) • Net
    • Marjorie Nash
       
      As a former teacher, I always treid to remember how it felt to be a student learning new information. That perspective changed the way I approached teaching.
    • C Richardson
       
      I attended an Ethics presentation Friday and there is so much that educators need to know about dealing with students. Where can we find more about these 'techniques?'
  • ethical conduct as defined by state law and local policies or procedures
    • C Richardson
       
      Chapters 25 & 26 Iowa Code of Conduct & Ethics http://www.state.ia.us/boee/doc/ethHndot.pdf I did a search on this document and it's interesting the word 'technology' is not included. It could be implied in many criteria.
  • Creates a learning community that encourages collaboration and interaction, including student-teacher, student-student, and student-content
    • David Henry
       
      For me, this is very immportant since class members are unlikely to be in the same room together to learn.
  • Demonstrates growth in technology knowledge and skills in order to stay current with emerging technologies
    • David Henry
       
      How difficult it is to keep up as a middle aged learner. It is much easier and comfortable to stick what I already know!
  • uses techniques to engage students
    • Ron Russell
       
      Using techniques to engage adult learners will be critical for a successful online class. I think that this will require use of a variety of tools, including those that involved audio and video components. Even "content rich" online courses would have difficulty engaging the learner if they only involved reading, web lessons, powerpoints, etc. (without some sort of screencasting, video or audio).
    • Erin Strasil Larson
       
      I agree...videos and audio components make online learning way more meaningful and enjoyable!
  • aligns instruction to the achievement goals of the local agency and the state, such as with the Iowa Core
    • Ron Russell
       
      This standard reminds us that aside from providing an engaging, motivating course via techology, educators need to sure that their offerings align with district/student needs. We want to design courses that will impact student learning and achievement.
  • Creates or selects multiple assessment instruments that are appropriate for online learning
    • Anne Michel
       
      Early childhood is practicing collecting multiple assesments.
Carissa Otto

Wikify Your Course: Designing and Implementing a Wiki for Your Learning Environment (ED... - 2 views

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    Interesting article from Educause Quarterly. New ideas in ways to utilize wiki's in your course.
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