Technology Tools to Support InstructionLiliana Toader

 

Foundations for constructing an instructional technology toolkit:

Active learning

•“instructional activities involving students doing things and thinking about the things they are doing” (Bonwell & Eison, 1991, p.1)

Learning styles

•“the best learning occurs when teachers teach to all learning styles” (Coates, 2007)

Today’s students

•“discovery based” learning that uses internet to construct and share understanding (Brown, 2002).

Pedagogy –First Approach to Technology

Presentation of information/

Demo of the outcome

Practice and Feedback

Assessment

Learning Outcome

 Determine the kind of learning you want:

Creating

Evaluating

Analyzing

Applying

Understanding

Remembering

Fig. Bloom’s Taxonomy –Revised Cognitive Domains

Remembering

Zotero

research tool that helps users collect, organize,

analyze, and share research in a variety of ways

Study Blue & Study Stack

online tools for making flashcards with video and audio elements (useful for taking notes and preparing

for exams)

Dipidy

allows users to create, view and share interactive

timelines

Understanding

Socrative

response system that empowers teachers

by engaging their classrooms with a

series of educational exercises and games

PollEverywhere

website that allows users to create electronic polls

which others can answer either online

or text messages (instead of clickers)

Diigo

collaborative research, note taking and annotation tool

Feedly

compiles news feeds from a variety of

online sources for the user to customize

and share with others

Applying

Padlet

- online bulletin board -allows users to

collaborate and add text and multimedia content

Screencast-o-matic & Screenr

used for online screen recording

Jing

allows users to capture and share images and

videos

Analyzing

OnlineChartTool

build charts

Gliffy

design, collaborate and share

flowcharts, technical drawings

and diagrams

Poplet

brainstorm online, create concept

maps, etc.

Text2MindMap create mind maps

online

Evaluating

SurveyMonkey create online surveys

Blogger & WordPress create personal blogs

GoogleGroups

participate in online forums with people sharing common interests

Voice Thread interactive collaboration tool via voice, text and video

Creating

Educreationsrecordable interactive

whiteboard; captures voice and

handwriting to

produce video

lessons

Glogster create free interactive multimedia

posters

Weebly create

professional websites

Animoto , Wideo ,

WeVideo, Digital Filmsonline vide

o  creation

platforms;allows vide

o editing,

collaboration, and

sharing

Lernist allows

users to share and

remix anything on

the web (videos, e-books,

maps, blogs, podcasts)

Prezi cloud-based

presentation software

and storytelling

tool for presenting ideas on a

virtual canvas

Other Online Resources

045 Tools in 45 Minutes: https://sites.google.com/a/esc6.net/45-tools-in-45-minutes/answer-garden

0Top 100 Tools for learning: http://c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/0MERLOT: www.merlot.org0Cosmo Learning: http://www.cosmolearning.com/0Free Video Lectures: http://freevideolectures.com/0Khan Academy: https://www.khanacademy.org/0You Tube for Schools: http://www.youtube.com/schools0 I-Tunes University: http://www.open.edu/itunes/

Web 2.0 Technology Selection Criteria

Access UsabilityPrivacy &

Intellectual Property

Workload & Time Management

Fun

Source: http://tektrek.wordpress.com/2009/03/02/web-20-selection-criteria

References

0Bonwell, C.C. & Eison, J.A.(1991). Active Learning: Creating Excitement in the Classroom. ASHR-Eric Higher Education Report No.1.Washington, DC: The George Washington University , School of Education and Human Development.

0Brown, J.S. (2002). Growing up digital: How the web changes work, education, and the ways people learn. USDLA Journal, 16(2).

0Coates, J. (2007). Generational learning styles. River Falls, WI: LERN Books, A division of Learning Resources Network (LERN).