Using IT to enhance Teaching and Learning

Sahbi Benzid

Online IT Tools

Comic Strip MakerGraphic toolsBlogging and Podcasting Survey MakerAnimation Mind mapping/brainstormingPresentation Tools Quiz and Game Maker

Comic Strip Maker

Pixton - www.pixton.com/uk

Toondoo - www.toondoo.com

Two of the best online comic maker’s on the internet.

Graphic tools

Piktochart (Infographics) - www.piktochart.com

Wordle - http://www.wordle.net/ Tagxedo - www.tagxedo.com Telescopic Text –

http://www.telescopictext.org/ Blockposters – www.blockposters.com Psykopaint - www.psykopaint.com Glogster – www.glogster.com

Telescopic text(www.telescopictext.org)

This tool is used to facilitate writing by expanding on words to produce a more descriptive text. A great tool to help build literacy skills and vocabulary.

A good example is the one found here: http://www.telescopictext.org/text/KPx0nlXlKTciC

Using Prezi rather than PPT

It’s free

Simple to use

You can insert ready made PowerPoint Presentations

http://prezi.com/login/

Mind mapping/brainstorming

Popplet – www.popplet.com

Spicy Nodes – http://spicynodes.org

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