Critical thinking is the underlying skill needed for a student to be able to develop information and media literacy. Thus, I chose an article entitled "Assignments that promote critical thinking."
Heidi Beezley, instructional technologist at Georgia Perimeter College, explains tells how to improve teaching online courses with active learning, and providing students to have be able to meaningfully talk and listen, write, read, and reflect on the content, ideas, issues, and concerns of an academic subject"
A comprehensive adaptive online curriculum resources that individualize each student's learning experience, It is a new social learning tool. The tool promote increased online collaboration among students and with instructors. The goal is an approach to community-based learning is to deliver a more engaging educational experience where each student can benefit from a high level of support and interaction.
Quizlet allows the teacher to make all sorts of games that students can play to improve vocabulary, spelling and grammar. Plus its mobile. Computer, tablet and phone.
The University of Texas at Austin has a wonderful program called Français Interactif which allows students to explore at their own pace and get feedbakc on their word chokce.
What Is a "Hangout?"
A Hangout is a web-based tool created by Google for communicating through video. Up to ten people can "hang out" at one time in a virtual "room." A Hangout can be as simple or as complex as needed. It can be used simply to converse or, through the use of extra apps and add-ons that Google provides, a Hangout can become a virtual meeting space.
Great way to introduce material with video and participate in learning (individual student work, group or teacher). Allows for collaboration, enhancing communication skills in portraying important information to class
Great intro video clip to explain media literacy. Covers lots of info and concerns. The idea of "digital citizenship" and the believe that this must be taught at an early age.
Information Literacy- What is it? Why is it important? How will I use it?
All important questions. This site provides a great into to the answer to these and many more ?? regarding information literacy. This is Module 1 of 7.
Like blogging, Adapt Courseware is a social learning space that allows the student to create a profile to get to know his/her peers. Allows the students to participate in discussion groups and to seek help or support from study groups. It also allows the student to create a post that they are interested in or to comment on posts from others.