NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING
What technologies are there and how can you use them?
have you heard of …
The new look WebCT…
moodle
edna groups
You Tube
YouTube allows people to easily upload and share video clips
On TeacherTube, educators share material, such as instructional math videos, with classrooms around the world
Portrait of an artist - video
Podcasting
Podcasting is the method of distributing audio files or music videos over the InternetYou could
○ Create a podcast of your lecture○ Recommend podcasts from existing feeds○ Listen to “Ray Kurzweil on future technologies”
RSS feed
Wikis
A wiki is a website which allows multiple users to easily create, edit and link web pages
And now here is ours:
http://certivpr.wikispaces.com/
Blogs
A Blog - is a website where entries are written in chronological order
Social Networking tools
Collections of Web 2.0 technologies combined in a way that help to build online communities
Social Networking in Plain English
Skype
Skype is a software program that allows users to make calls over the Internet to other Skype users free of charge
All you need is a headphone microphone setThe Skype account of your
contact
Clickview network based video
library management and distribution system
Available on desktop
Second Life
SecondLife – an online society within a 3D world, a virtual world where users can explore, build, socialize and participate in their own economy.
Science Education in Second Life – video Education in second life - video
Twitter – is a social networking and microblogging service that allows you answer the question, "What are you doing?" by sending short text messages 140 characters in length, called "tweets", to your friends, or "followers
What is Twitter? video
Digital Story
Digital storytelling is a new method of capturing lives, experiences and creating community. It is more than just adding images to text. Digital stories are like short movies with voice-overs, audio, captions and special effects.
Sample Student Induction
The thinking stuff . . .
Learning and education is only limited by your
imagination, attitude and enthusiasm
Some useful links… Mywebct.westone.wa.gov.au Moodle.org Groups.edna.edu.au Youtube.com Teachertube.com Abc.net.au/services/podcasting Juice.com Learn-on-the-go.com Blogger.com Twitter.com Wikispace.com Myspace.com Facebook.com Skype.com Secondlife.com
Information supplied by:
Geraldine Jeffery ,Innovations Practice Mentor
Presented by Keith Critchett, PR Lecturer
Business & Management