Innovative Educational Technology Tools for Collaborative Learning
Discover a range of instructional technology tools that enhance collaboration and communication in the classroom. Explore the functionalities of SharePoint for sharing content, facilitating discussions, and conducting surveys. Learn about VoiceThread for media sharing and feedback, screencasting for convenient lesson delivery, and podcasting for digital media distribution. Utilize Audacity for sound editing and blogging platforms for personal or class commentary. Leverage Wikispaces for team collaboration and student projects to foster a dynamic learning environment.
Innovative Educational Technology Tools for Collaborative Learning
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Instructional Technology Tools Marie Booz http://vbcpsitc.wikispaces.com/Technology+Tools
Instructional Uses of SharePoint • Sharing Content with Multiple Classes (list or library) • Teacher Site • Discussion Board • Surveys • Wikis • Blogs • My Site
VoiceThread • VoiceThreadis a web-based communications network that allows people to post media artifacts—a document, a slide presentation, a video, or a collection of photos—for community feedback. Commentators can add remarks by means of microphone, webcam, keyboard, or telephone. • What is a VoiceThread • Examples: • Many Voices of Darfur • Spanish 5 Myths • What Do You Value
Screencasting • Allows you to show what is happening on your computer screen with audio. • Screencasts provide students with lessons they can watch at their convenience, as often as they choose, to review class material or to help understand concepts they find difficult. • Requires a screen capture software. • SmartBoard Notebook • Promethean ActivInspire • Camtasia (CRS & LMS) • Freeware (Cam Studio, Jing)
Podcasting • A podcast is a digital media file, usually audio or video. • The mode of delivery is what differentiates podcasts from other ways of accessing media files over the internet. • Special software applications known as podcatchers (iTunes, Zune, Juice, and Winamp) allow users to know when a podcast is available. • RSS – Really Simple Syndication – is another way for content publishers to make podcasts and other content available to subscribers.
Audacity • Audacity® is free, open source software for recording and editing sounds. • Allows you to mix audio clips for a professional sounding podcast. • To add music to your podcast use Soundzabound. VBCPS has a paid subscription to the site . (Note: This site can only be accessed from within VBCPS) http://www.irc.vbschools.com/duplication.htm#Soundzabound
Blogs • A blog (web + log) is a type of website that provides commentary or news on a particular subject or may function as a more personal online diary. A typical blog combines text, images, audio, video and links to other blogs. • As a blogger, you can offer subscriptions to your blog through a RSS feed which allows users to know new content has been posted. • VBPCS offers a free Campus Edition Edublog. • Microblogging – Features very short posts (Twitter).
Wikispaces • Free Web space to post documents, podcasts and video • Team Collaboration • Example of a Team Site • Student Collaboration • Example of a Student Wiki Project • Wikipedia • World’s Largest Wiki