Active Learning Technology Tools!

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Active LearningTechnology Tools!

• Presented by Linda Hefferin
• lhefferin_at_elgin.edu
• Elgin Community College
• at the 2010 NISOD conference

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Types of Technology Tools
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Session Objectives

• Share information on active learning technology
  tools.
• Find out how others use technology in their
  courses.
• Have some fun!

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• "In education. . . we have not really seized upon
  the power and the tools that are now available to
  us in the Internet age.
• Eric Schmidt, Google CEO

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• "We can no longer ask our students to live in a
  world where they are immersed in technology in
  all parts of their lives except when they go to
  school. We must rewire education or we risk
  losing this generation of media-immersed,
  tech-savvy students.
• Larry D. Rosen, Psychology Professor at
  California State University
• Author, , Rewired Understanding the
  iGeneration and How They Learn
• YouTube - A 2.5 Year-Old Has A First Encounter
  with An iPad

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• The vast majority of structured learning is
  content-rich and interaction-poor."
• Charles Jennings, Learning Performance
  Consultant

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• Active Learning
• A pedagogical technique that uses activities
  designed to actively engage students with

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Free tools to make learning visual..

• Wordle http//www.wordle.net/
• Concept Mapping
• www.prezi.com www.mindomo.com
• How would you use them?

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Free tools for screencasting..

• Jing http//www.jingproject.com/
• Camstudio www.camstudio.org
• Real www.real.com
• How would you use them?

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Free tools to collaborate, conduct research, and
create. . .

• Google tools for educators
• http//docs.google.com
• http//groups.google.com
• http//www.google.com/edu/teachers/
• How would you use them?

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Free tool to create webinars, have guest
speakers. . .

• Skype
• http//www.skype.com/intl/en-us/home
• How would you use it?

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Free tools to print from the web

• Print What You Like
• http//www.printwhatyoulike.com/
• Page Zipper
• http//www.printwhatyoulike.com/pagezipper
• Booklet creator
• http//bookletcreator.com/
• PDF creator
• http//www.cutepdf.com/
• How would you use them?

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Free tool to highlight and share web-based text

• Awesome Highlighter
• http//www.awesomehighlighter.com/
• How would you use it?

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Free tools to access content. . .

• iTunes University
• www.apple.com/education/itunes-u/
• YouTube for educators
• www.youtube.com/education?b400
• Teacher Tube http//teachertube.com
• Next Vista http//nextvista.org
• Zamzar (play videos w/out internet)
• www.zamzar.com
• How would you use them?

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Free tool to use as a timer...

• Timer
• http//www.online-stopwatch.com/
• How would you use it?

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Free tool to learn Chinese language and culture.
. .

• Enter Zon
• http//enterzon.com/
• How would you use it?

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Free tools for finding and sharing photos

• Shutterfly http//www.shutterfly.com/
• Flickr http//www.flickr.com/
• Slideshare http//www.slideshare.net/
• Morguefile http//morguefile.com
• Photobucket http//photobucket.com/
• How would you use them?

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Free tools for bookmarking. . .

• Delicious
• http//delicious.com/
• How would you use it?

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Free tool to record video using the camera on
your laptop. . .

• Ustream
• http//www.ustream.tv/get-started
• How would you use it?

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Free tools for editing images

• GIMP (similar to Photoshop)
• www.gimp.org
• Unfreez (make animated GIFs)
• www.whitsoftdev.com/unfreez
• How would you use these?

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Free tools for audio editing

• Audacity www.audacity.sourceforge.net
• dSpeech (text to speech)
• http//dspeech.en.softonic.com/
• Free music http//jamendo.com and
• http//www.podsafeaudio.com/
• How would you use them?

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Free tools for making videos and podcasts

• Movies
• Movie Maker (on PCs)
• iMovie (on Macs)
• Podcasts
• GarageBand (on Macs)
• Audacity (for PCs)
• QuickTime (for Macs)
• Tutorials
• www.apple.com www.microsoft.com
• www.youtube.com (Audacity, Jamendo more)
• www.google.com

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Free tools to shorten URLs . .

• Bitly http//bit.ly/
• Tiny URL http//tinyurl.com/
• How would you use them?

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Free tool to get all the results of encyclopedia
entries on one page

• Mashpedia
• http//mashpedia.com/
• How would you use it?

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Free tool to troubleshoot computer problems

• ShowMeWhatsWrong
• http//showmewhatswrong.com/
• How would you use it?

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Free tool to get rid of clutter

• Readability
• http//readability.com
• How would you use it?

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Free tools to conduct surveys

• Wiffitti
• http//wiffiti.com/
• Poll Everywhere
• http//www.polleverywhere.com/
• How would you use them?

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Free tools to create websites

• Google http//sites.google.com
• Kompozer (for online web development, to create
  and edit HTML) www.kompozer.net
• iSpring (convert PPTs to web friendly versions)
  http//www.ispringfree.com/
• How would you use them?

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More fun stuff

• Put yourself and your students in the picture
  http//sendables.jibjab.com/

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• Free Technology for Teachers
• http//www.freetech4teachers.com/
• All My Faves
• http//edu.allmyfaves.com/
• Free Office/Productivity software
• http//www.sourceforge.net/
• http//www.openoffice.org

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How was this session?

• Did you learn and share information on active
  learning technology tools?
• Did you get some ideas you can use in your
  courses?

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In Conclusion. . .

• "Technology is a vehicle, not a destination. . .
  Rather, aspects of technology like all
  components of an effective course should be
  chosen according to how they help meet the
  learning objectives.
• -Nine principles for excellence in web-based
  teaching by Jim Henry and Jeff Meadows
• http//www.cjlt.ca/index.php/cjlt/article/view/179
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