Here is my overall reflection about the tools we have covered and how I would use them within my classroom.
Here you will find an overview of the tools, my reflective synopsise and my peer conversations.
To access these files click here.
Friday, August 21, 2009
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Voice Thread
What is Voice Thread?
Voicethread is a website that allows you to share and upload files, images, documents and videos. It allows others to comment on your uploads in a variety of ways which include, text, spoken through a microphone, spoken through a phone, webcam or file upload.
How can I use Voice Thread in my classroom?
Voicethread would be an excellent tool to use for students to share and gain feedback on their work by peers and the learning manager. With the various ways of being able to comment on the upload it allows all learners to use the way in which that is most comfortable for them. Voice thread also could be used as a way of monitoring students progress on a particular unit of work or topic. Learning managers would easily be able to comment and give feedback to scaffold their thinking and learning. Voicethread incorporates many aspects that relate to the Learning Design Framework (Oliver, 1999), with such things as student choice, authentic tasks in the real world, collaboration with peers and incorporating a range of different perspectives from others.
Overall I think Voicethread is a valuable tool in the classroom but the learning manager would have to ensure that all students are capable of using this site in an effective way that promotes learning.
Visit Voicethread here.
Kearsley, G. & Shneiderman, B. (1999). Engagement Theory: A framework for technology-based teaching and learning. Retrieved August 4, 2009. from: http://home.sprynet.com/~gkearsley/engage.htm
Oliver, R. (1999). Exploring strategies for online teaching and learning. Distance Education 20(2), p.240-254
Voicethread is a website that allows you to share and upload files, images, documents and videos. It allows others to comment on your uploads in a variety of ways which include, text, spoken through a microphone, spoken through a phone, webcam or file upload.
How can I use Voice Thread in my classroom?
Voicethread would be an excellent tool to use for students to share and gain feedback on their work by peers and the learning manager. With the various ways of being able to comment on the upload it allows all learners to use the way in which that is most comfortable for them. Voice thread also could be used as a way of monitoring students progress on a particular unit of work or topic. Learning managers would easily be able to comment and give feedback to scaffold their thinking and learning. Voicethread incorporates many aspects that relate to the Learning Design Framework (Oliver, 1999), with such things as student choice, authentic tasks in the real world, collaboration with peers and incorporating a range of different perspectives from others.
Overall I think Voicethread is a valuable tool in the classroom but the learning manager would have to ensure that all students are capable of using this site in an effective way that promotes learning.
Visit Voicethread here.
Kearsley, G. & Shneiderman, B. (1999). Engagement Theory: A framework for technology-based teaching and learning. Retrieved August 4, 2009. from: http://home.sprynet.com/~gkearsley/engage.htm
Oliver, R. (1999). Exploring strategies for online teaching and learning. Distance Education 20(2), p.240-254
Monday, August 17, 2009
Legal and Ethical Practices
Legal and ethical practices are a necessary when working with not only the Internet but also books, magazines, newspapers, CDroms and DVDs. When reproducing these tools by photocopying or copying you can only use 10% of the resources content. If you do exceed this it is classified as illegal reproduction. The only way you can reproduce more then the 10% is if you have written permission from the author or publisher. Another concern for learning managers in relation to copyrighting is hyperlinking. When hyperlinking it is essential to ensure that students hyperlink to the home page of a website, this ensures that you are obeying all laws.
Learning managers are responsible for children's safety when they are working online and therefore need to up to date and aware of all practices on line. It is extremely important that if a learning manager is publishing work or images of students online that parent permission is given. This point is extremely important for the safety and security of the students and should be taken very seriously by all educational professionals.
Learning managers are responsible for children's safety when they are working online and therefore need to up to date and aware of all practices on line. It is extremely important that if a learning manager is publishing work or images of students online that parent permission is given. This point is extremely important for the safety and security of the students and should be taken very seriously by all educational professionals.
Incompetech
What is Incompetech?
Music, like many other resources, is subject to copyright when accessed online. Incompetech is a website that allows users to downlad and listen to royalty free music, without infringing copyright.
How can Incompetech be used within a classroom?
Whilst I was exploring Incompetech the first idea that came to mind was that this would be great for presenatations. This tool allows you to search by the 'mood' of music, rather then a particular song title or artist. This could be used by students to gather appropraite music to suit their presentation or possibly movie.
Incompetech allows students to access relevent resources in a way that does not infridge copyright and is legal. Overall Incompetech is a good resource for students to access royalty-free music to use as they please.
Visit Incompetech here.
Music, like many other resources, is subject to copyright when accessed online. Incompetech is a website that allows users to downlad and listen to royalty free music, without infringing copyright.
How can Incompetech be used within a classroom?
Whilst I was exploring Incompetech the first idea that came to mind was that this would be great for presenatations. This tool allows you to search by the 'mood' of music, rather then a particular song title or artist. This could be used by students to gather appropraite music to suit their presentation or possibly movie.
Incompetech allows students to access relevent resources in a way that does not infridge copyright and is legal. Overall Incompetech is a good resource for students to access royalty-free music to use as they please.
Visit Incompetech here.
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Mediafire
What is Mediafire?
Mediafire is an online storage site that allows you to store all your files and images online. Mediafire also allows you to share your files with other by allowing them to access your information.
How can Mediafire be used within the classroom?
Mediafire would be excellent within the classroom as it provides an easy and safe place to store files and images. This could be used as a place where the learning manager would store all of the neccessary resources for a student to complete a task. Doing this creates an easy accessable way to share information that students can access not only within the classroom, but also at home. Providing adequet resources for students realtes to the ICT learning design model (adapted by Oliver, 1999) and therefore creates a successfull learning experience for students. Overall Mediafire is a great way to share and provide resources for students in an easy and user friendly way.
Visit Mediafire here.
Oliver, R. (1999). Exploring strategies for online teaching and learning. Distance Education 20(2), p.240-254
Mediafire is an online storage site that allows you to store all your files and images online. Mediafire also allows you to share your files with other by allowing them to access your information.
How can Mediafire be used within the classroom?
Mediafire would be excellent within the classroom as it provides an easy and safe place to store files and images. This could be used as a place where the learning manager would store all of the neccessary resources for a student to complete a task. Doing this creates an easy accessable way to share information that students can access not only within the classroom, but also at home. Providing adequet resources for students realtes to the ICT learning design model (adapted by Oliver, 1999) and therefore creates a successfull learning experience for students. Overall Mediafire is a great way to share and provide resources for students in an easy and user friendly way.
Visit Mediafire here.
Oliver, R. (1999). Exploring strategies for online teaching and learning. Distance Education 20(2), p.240-254
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
E-Portfolios
I am not really sure of the concept of what an e-portfolio is just yet but I am sure I will learn very quickly. I have recently started an acount with Mahara and I am just starting to explore it. I will keep you posted on my Progress but what I can gather so far is that you can upload work that you have completed and invite the 'Mahara community' to view it. This sounds like a good concept so I shall let you all know how I go.
Happy learning.
Happy learning.
Classmarker
What is Classmarker?
Classmarker is a tool which enables you to create and sit for a quiz online. This tool allows anybody to create a quiz that can be accessed by anybody. This is a great tool for testing students on varius subjects in an engaging way.
How can I use Classmarker in the classroom?
Classmarker can be used by the learning manager to create a specific quiz that specifically relates to a certain topic that has been studied. I personaly like the idea that students take the quiz online and therefore have access to relevent resources. This aspect relates heavily to the Learning Design Framework, as it incorperates useful and meaniful resources for students to use. (Oliver, 1999) The leanring manager could also create a folder with all resouces that students need to complete the quiz. This would enhance students ability to take in information whilst reading and also allow them to distiguish between useful and irrevelent information. This also relates to the Learning Design Framework as it allows students to choose their resources according to their tasks or purpose. (Oliver, 1999)
Overall Classmarker is an effective tool that can be modified to suit all KLA's. This tool also relates heavily to the Engagement Theory derived by Keirsley and Schneiderman (1999), as it provides learning experiences that incorperate multiple perspectives, student control and complex situations. (Keirsley & Schneiderman, 1999)
Take my quiz on nursey ryhmes here.
Kearsley, G. & Shneiderman, B. (1999). Engagement Theory: A framework for technology-based teaching and learning. Retrieved A ugust 4, 2009. from: http://home.sprynet.com/~gkearsley/engage.htm
Oliver, R. (1999). Exploring strategies for online teaching and learning. Distance Education 20(2), p.240-254
Classmarker is a tool which enables you to create and sit for a quiz online. This tool allows anybody to create a quiz that can be accessed by anybody. This is a great tool for testing students on varius subjects in an engaging way.
How can I use Classmarker in the classroom?
Classmarker can be used by the learning manager to create a specific quiz that specifically relates to a certain topic that has been studied. I personaly like the idea that students take the quiz online and therefore have access to relevent resources. This aspect relates heavily to the Learning Design Framework, as it incorperates useful and meaniful resources for students to use. (Oliver, 1999) The leanring manager could also create a folder with all resouces that students need to complete the quiz. This would enhance students ability to take in information whilst reading and also allow them to distiguish between useful and irrevelent information. This also relates to the Learning Design Framework as it allows students to choose their resources according to their tasks or purpose. (Oliver, 1999)
Overall Classmarker is an effective tool that can be modified to suit all KLA's. This tool also relates heavily to the Engagement Theory derived by Keirsley and Schneiderman (1999), as it provides learning experiences that incorperate multiple perspectives, student control and complex situations. (Keirsley & Schneiderman, 1999)
Take my quiz on nursey ryhmes here.
Kearsley, G. & Shneiderman, B. (1999). Engagement Theory: A framework for technology-based teaching and learning. Retrieved A ugust 4, 2009. from: http://home.sprynet.com/~gkearsley/engage.htm
Oliver, R. (1999). Exploring strategies for online teaching and learning. Distance Education 20(2), p.240-254
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