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These tools can help good teachers become even better. They facilitate communication beyond the classroom setting and ease instructional routines.
These tools can help good teachers become even better. They facilitate communication beyond the classroom setting, ease instructional routines, make learning more fun and effective.
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'''Learning Management System'''
'''Learning Management System'''
#[[Uvle|UVLe]] ([http://uvle.up.edu.ph uvle.up.edu.ph]) is an online course management system that helps teachers run courses from a single site. [[Why UVLe for Teachers|UVLe's advantages]] || [[Why_Use_UVLe_Instead_of_Yahoo_or_Google_Groups|Why UVLe is a superior platform]]
#[[Uvle|UVLe]] ([http://uvle.up.edu.ph uvle.up.edu.ph]) is an online course management system that helps teachers run courses from a single site. It's also a platform for sharing multimedia materials.<ref>Videos can be embedded or incorporated into an UVLe page. Good sources of academic videos: [http://academicearth.org/ Academic Earth], [http://ted.com Ted Talks], [http://www.khanacademy.org/ Khan Academy], [http://videolectures.net/ Video Lectures], [http://dilc.upd.edu.ph DILC website] (local contents).</ref> [[Why UVLe for Teachers|More UVLe's advantages]] || [[Why_Use_UVLe_Instead_of_Yahoo_or_Google_Groups|Why UVLe is a superior platform]]
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'''Collaborative Writing'''
#[http://docs.google.com GoogleDocs] enables groups to collaborate online on documents (including docs, spreadsheets, presentation slides, forms). Strength: simultaneous (online) editing. Weakness: relatively simple formatting options. It should, however, be sufficient for most word processing requirements. (See also [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRqUE6IHTEA "GoogleDocs in Plain English" video])
#[http://dropbox.com Dropbox] is an alternative to GoogleDocs. Strength: you can use your favorite word processor. Weaknesses: serial operation; does '''not''' allow simultaneous editing without causing conflicts of versions; requires your own word processor (offline) compatible with the ones used by other collaborators.
#[http://iskwiki.upd.edu.ph/ iskWiki!] is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki wiki] [[Possible_Uses_of_iskWiki%21|partly]] for collaborative documentation of projects and for quickly publishing documents online. On the other hand, [[Uvle|UVLe]] already has a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki wiki] that students and teachers can use. By default, iskWiki is publicly accessible; UVLe's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki wiki] is for class consumption only.
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'''Online Chat'''<br />
[[Uvle|UVLe]] already has an online chat that can be archived for later retrieval.
#[http://campfirenow.com Campfire] is an alternative web-chat that enables you to catch up with what you missed while you weren't logged in. Disadvantage: expensive, separate platform. [[Uvle|UVLe]] already has group chat, which is free.
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'''[[Collaboration Tools]]'''
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'''Online Chat'''<ref>T Gabriel, [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/13/education/13social.html?pagewanted=all "Speaking Up in Class, Silently, Using the Tools of Social Media"], NYT, 12 May 2011</ref><br />
[[Uvle|UVLe]] already has an online chat that can be archived for later retrieval. The alternatives include backchannel platforms like:
#[http://www.google.com/moderator/ Google Moderator] - where a teacher can post questions and have students vote for the ones they would most like answered.<br /><br />
#[http://todaysmeet.com/ Today’s Meet] - where teachers can set up virtual classrooms. The alternative to this is [http://campfirenow.com Campfire] that enables you to catch up with what you missed while you weren't logged in. Disadvantage to Campfire: expensive, separate platform. [[Uvle|UVLe]] already has group chat, which is free.<br /><br />
#[http://dilc.upd.edu.ph/index.php/chat DILC Web Chat] is a publicly accessible backchannel platform as well.
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'''Telephony'''
#[http://skype.com Skype]
#[http://www.itworld.com/unified-communications/166637/5-skype-alternatives-linux-users Others]
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'''Shared Desktop'''<br />
'''Shared Desktop'''<br />
Shared desktop applications enable you to show people certain things remotely. Writing words about something is sometimes less effective than just showing it to people.  (More info [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desktop_sharing here], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_remote_desktop_software here])
Shared desktop applications enable you to show people certain things remotely. Writing words about something is sometimes less effective than just showing it to people.  (More info [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desktop_sharing here], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_remote_desktop_software here])
#[http://sourceforge.net/projects/cotvnc/ Chicken of the VNC]
#[https://secure.logmein.com/ LogMeIn]


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Project management applications can help track and manage complex projects.  
Project management applications can help track and manage complex projects.  
# [http://www.fogcreek.com/fogbugz/ Fogbugz]
# [http://www.fogcreek.com/fogbugz/ Fogbugz]
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<br />[[Image:RSS_Feed_icon.png|100px|thumb|right|an RSS feed icon - whenever you see this on a webpage, chances are its update can be collected automatically]]
'''RSS Reader'''<br />
'''RSS Reader'''<br />
An RSS (Really Simply Syndication) Reader enables you to collect highly-specialized updates from various sources. An RSS feed can also be incorporated into [[Uvle|UVLe]], so the latest updates from your field can be shared with students.
An RSS ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS Really Simply Syndication]) Reader enables you to collect highly-specialized updates from various sources. An RSS feed can also be incorporated into [[Uvle|UVLe]], so the latest updates from your field can be shared with students.
#[http://www.google.com/reader/view/ Google Reader]  
#[http://www.google.com/reader/view/ Google Reader] <br /><br />
 
'''Blogs'''<br />
Journal writing can be an effective tool in teaching and learning.<ref>Smith, Mark (1999, 2006), 'Keeping a learning journal', the encyclopaedia of informal education, [http://www.infed.org/research/keeping_a_journal.htm www.infed.org/research/keeping_a_journal.htm].</ref> In [[Uvle|UVLe]], this can be in a form of a blog that the student can publish at the UVLe site or something that the student can keep between himself and his teacher. The alternative is to have a totally public blog in places like [http://blogspot.com/ Blogspot] and [http://wordpress.com/ Wordpress]. However, blogging for a course in full view of an online public may not be appropriate for everyone.
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==Other Tools==
'''SCORM Authoring'''<br />
* See [http://docs.moodle.org/25/en/Creating_SCORM_Content this listing]
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'''Presentation'''<br />
* [http://prezi.com/ Prezi] - zooming presentation editor
* [http://www.apple.com/iwork/keynote Keynote] - animates slides and converts them to stand-alone flash
:Note: [http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/challenging-the-presentation-paradigm-in-6-minutes-40-seconds-pecha-kucha/22807 Challenge presentation paradigm]!
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'''Mind Mapping and Visualization'''<br />
* [http://www.diagram.ly/ Diagramly]
* [[Uvle|UVLe]] also has a [[Uvle#Mind_Mapping_Tools|mind mapping function]].
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'''Exam Construction'''
* [http://hotpot.uvic.ca/index.php Hot Potatoes]
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'''Language Tools'''<br />
* [http://www.online-utility.org/text/analyzer.jsp Text Analysis Tool]
* [http://www.online-utility.org/english/readability_test_and_improve.jsp Readability] | [http://www.kerryr.net/webwriting/tools_readability.htm Readability testing using MS Word]
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'''Resources on Instructional Design'''
* [http://www.instructionaldesigncentral.com/ Instructional Design Central]
* [http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/Bloom%27s+Digital+Taxonomy Bloom's Digital Taxonomy]
* [http://www.schrockguide.net/bloomin-apps.html "Bloomin' Apps] <br />
*[http://online.purdue.edu/resource/engineering-and-technology Engineering and Technology]
*[https://www.canva.com/create/facebook-covers/ Canva Illustration and Graphics Design]
*[https://www.lucidchart.com/rmc?utm_expid=39895073-135.PnMX611aTWqhcXEItKDOrw.2 Lucid Illustration and Graphics Design]


==See Also==
==See Also==
* [[Uvle|UVLe]]
* [[Uvle|UVLe]]
* [[Technology integration in teaching and learning]]
* [[Technology integration in teaching and learning]]
* [[Collaboration Tools]]
* [[Data Visualization Tools]]
* [http://www.teachingdegree.org/2009/06/22/100-tips-tools-and-resources-for-teaching-students-about-social-media/ "100 Tips, Tools, and Resources for Teaching Students About Social Media"]
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==Notes==
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[[Category:Tech Support]][[Category:Educational Technologies]]

Latest revision as of 01:59, 18 April 2016

These tools can help good teachers become even better. They facilitate communication beyond the classroom setting, ease instructional routines, make learning more fun and effective.

Learning Management System

  1. UVLe (uvle.up.edu.ph) is an online course management system that helps teachers run courses from a single site. It's also a platform for sharing multimedia materials.[1] More UVLe's advantages || Why UVLe is a superior platform


Collaboration Tools

Online Chat[2]
UVLe already has an online chat that can be archived for later retrieval. The alternatives include backchannel platforms like:

  1. Google Moderator - where a teacher can post questions and have students vote for the ones they would most like answered.

  2. Today’s Meet - where teachers can set up virtual classrooms. The alternative to this is Campfire that enables you to catch up with what you missed while you weren't logged in. Disadvantage to Campfire: expensive, separate platform. UVLe already has group chat, which is free.

  3. DILC Web Chat is a publicly accessible backchannel platform as well.



Telephony

  1. Skype
  2. Others



Shared Desktop
Shared desktop applications enable you to show people certain things remotely. Writing words about something is sometimes less effective than just showing it to people. (More info here, here)

  1. Chicken of the VNC
  2. LogMeIn


Project Management
Project management applications can help track and manage complex projects.

  1. Fogbugz


an RSS feed icon - whenever you see this on a webpage, chances are its update can be collected automatically

RSS Reader
An RSS (Really Simply Syndication) Reader enables you to collect highly-specialized updates from various sources. An RSS feed can also be incorporated into UVLe, so the latest updates from your field can be shared with students.

  1. Google Reader

Blogs
Journal writing can be an effective tool in teaching and learning.[3] In UVLe, this can be in a form of a blog that the student can publish at the UVLe site or something that the student can keep between himself and his teacher. The alternative is to have a totally public blog in places like Blogspot and Wordpress. However, blogging for a course in full view of an online public may not be appropriate for everyone.

Other Tools

SCORM Authoring



Presentation

  • Prezi - zooming presentation editor
  • Keynote - animates slides and converts them to stand-alone flash
Note: Challenge presentation paradigm!



Mind Mapping and Visualization



Exam Construction



Language Tools



Resources on Instructional Design

See Also



Notes

  1. ↑ Videos can be embedded or incorporated into an UVLe page. Good sources of academic videos: Academic Earth, Ted Talks, Khan Academy, Video Lectures, DILC website (local contents).
  2. ↑ T Gabriel, "Speaking Up in Class, Silently, Using the Tools of Social Media", NYT, 12 May 2011
  3. ↑ Smith, Mark (1999, 2006), 'Keeping a learning journal', the encyclopaedia of informal education, www.infed.org/research/keeping_a_journal.htm.
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