Haiku and WiziQ for Haiku and WiziQ for Teaching Literacy SkillsTeaching Literacy Skills

By Deanna LopezBy Deanna LopezEd 567 Literacy and TechnologyEd 567 Literacy and Technology

Wow ProjectWow ProjectSummer 2010Summer 2010

Educating 21Educating 21stst Century Learners Century Learners

Education as we may have know it is Education as we may have know it is drastically changing to meet the drastically changing to meet the needs of our 21needs of our 21stst century Learners. century Learners.

Teachers strive to incorporate the Teachers strive to incorporate the use of technology to create a use of technology to create a Classroom 2.0 learning environment Classroom 2.0 learning environment for their students. for their students.

Integrating TechnologyIntegrating Technology

Haiku and WiZiQ are two websites for Haiku and WiZiQ are two websites for teachers to use to incorporate teachers to use to incorporate technology into their classrooms.technology into their classrooms.

Through e-teaching and e-learning Through e-teaching and e-learning teachers can use Haiku and WiZiQ to teachers can use Haiku and WiZiQ to incorporate technology into the incorporate technology into the curriculum.curriculum.

HaikuHaiku

Haiku Learning Management System Haiku Learning Management System is a way for teachers to create an e-is a way for teachers to create an e-class. By creating the following for class. By creating the following for their class.their class.

Online lessons Online lessons ArticlesArticles VideosVideos Manage discussionManage discussion Auto grade assignmentsAuto grade assignments

Benefits of using HaikuBenefits of using Haiku

Haiku Learning Management Haiku Learning Management Systems is a user-friendly site that Systems is a user-friendly site that allows teachers to assign homework, allows teachers to assign homework, administer content, provide practice administer content, provide practice quizzes and assessments for their quizzes and assessments for their students, auto grade and collaborate students, auto grade and collaborate with students all on-line. Creating an with students all on-line. Creating an e-class. e-class.

WiZiQWiZiQ

WiZiQ is a web based platform that WiZiQ is a web based platform that allows teachers and students to allows teachers and students to communicate in real time using:communicate in real time using:

Web CamsWeb Cams Audio (2-way audio)Audio (2-way audio) Texts ChatsTexts Chats Power pointsPower points WhiteboardWhiteboard

Benefits of WiZiQBenefits of WiZiQ

WiZiQ is a virtual classroom that WiZiQ is a virtual classroom that allows teachers to instruct and allows teachers to instruct and collaborate with students in real time collaborate with students in real time and from all around the world.and from all around the world.

Teachers and students can use Teachers and students can use Whiteboards and/or Power Point Whiteboards and/or Power Point presentations to enhance learning or presentations to enhance learning or to present assigned projects. to present assigned projects.

SimilaritiesSimilarities

Both Haiku and WiZiQ offer:Both Haiku and WiZiQ offer:

Free online e-class environmentsFree online e-class environments Offer e-teaching experiencesOffer e-teaching experiences Offer e-learning experiencesOffer e-learning experiences Provide collaboration between teacher and Provide collaboration between teacher and

studentsstudents User-friendly sitesUser-friendly sites Great for teaching greenGreat for teaching green

DifferencesDifferences

HaikuHaiku

Teachers can post Teachers can post assignments, tests and assignments, tests and grade for students to grade for students to access on this site.access on this site.

Teachers communicate Teachers communicate with students through with students through messaging.messaging.

Haiku is very similar to Haiku is very similar to Moodle, at MSMC Moodle, at MSMC

WiZiQWiZiQ

Teachers meet with Teachers meet with students in real time students in real time through a virtual classroom through a virtual classroom from anywhere around the from anywhere around the worldworld

Collaborate through Collaborate through various communication various communication tools, Whiteboards and tools, Whiteboards and Power Point presentations.Power Point presentations.

WiZiQ is very similar to WiZiQ is very similar to Webez, which is were we Webez, which is were we are having our virtual class are having our virtual class

WiZiQ VideoWiZiQ Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVln4C4_hXo&feature=relatedVln4C4_hXo&feature=related

Haiku LMS VideoHaiku LMS Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BYhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BYXBC8WQ5kXBC8WQ5k

Thank you for watchingThank you for watching

ReferencesReferences

Haiku Learning Systems Inc. (2009).Haiku Learning Systems Inc. (2009).Haiku learning Haiku learning management system. simply.teach. management system. simply.teach. http://www.haikulearning.com/http://www.haikulearning.com/

WiZiQ Learning Environment. (2010). WiZiQ Learning Environment. (2010). E-learning for efficient E-learning for efficient communication. communication. Author GEN Technologies.Author GEN Technologies. http://http://www.wiziq.comwww.wiziq.com//

You Tube, LLC. (2010). You Tube, LLC. (2010). http://http://www.youtube.comwww.youtube.com

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