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Emerging Educational TechnologiesApril 7, 2011

“Students, regardless of community demographics, socio-economic

backgrounds, gender and grade, tell us year after year that the lack of

sophisticated use of emerging technology tools in school is, in fact, holding back their education and in many ways, disengaging

them from learning.”

Speak Up 2009 National Findings

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• Introduction: Web 2.0 tools and their corresponding apps

• Create online learning environments

• Goal: increase engagement & achievement across multiple platforms

• Remember: the focus is on the skills and not the tools

• http://noellemorriseducation.pbworks.com

+About Me: Noelle Morris

Teachable Subjects: • English, Social Sciences, Communication Technology

Currently: • Masters of Education (University of Windsor)• Graphic Designer / Marketing / Content Development (Bridges Canada)• Research Assistant

Three Words to Describe Myself: Facilitator, lifelong learner, information junkie

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What people are doing:

Collaborating

Sharing

Networking

Exploring

Connecting

Creating

Publishing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFZ0z5Fm-Ng

+Learning Management, Blogging, and Publishing Tools

http://wordpress.com/

http://pbworks.com/

http://www.wikispaces.com/

 WordPress application for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad Cost: free http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/wordpress/id335703880?mt=8

+Learning Management, Blogging, and Publishing Tools• Blogging

• Class resources (notes, slides, schedules, policies)

• Group projects and presentations

• Portfolios

• Additional resources: links, media, external content

 WordPress application for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad Cost: free http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/wordpress/id335703880?mt=8

+10x10• http://www.tenbyten.org/10x10.html

• “100 words and pictures that define the time”

• Changes hourly; archives from 2004

• Sources: ABC, BBC, CNN, The Guardian, MSNBC, Reuters

+VoiceThread:

• http://voicethread.com/

• Collaborative multimedia slideshows

• Images, documents, videos

• Comments: microphone, telephone, text, audio file, video, drawing

• Capabilities: • Embedding• Exporting

+Slideshare:

• http://www.slideshare.net/

• Upload/archive/remix presentations

• Capabilities• Slidecast: sync mp3 audio with slides• Embed YouTube videos• Share: Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn

+Google Alerts:

• http://www.google.com/alerts

• Email/RSS updates on specific topics

• As-it-happens, once a day, once a week

+RSS Feed http://www.google.com/reader

RSS: Really simple syndication - information being posted that you can subscribe to as it is posted live.

***For Google Reader, you will need a Google account.

MobileRSS Free ~ Google RSS News Reader (iPhone & iPod Touch)Cost: free http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mobilerss-free-google-rss/id333925239?mt=8

MobileRSS Pro ~ Google RSS News Reader (iPhone & iPod Touch)Cost: $2.99http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/mobilerss-pro-google-rss-news/id325594202?mt=8 MobileRSS HD ~ Google RSS News Reader (iPad)Cost: $4.99http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/mobilerss-hd-google-rss-news/id375300540?mt=8

+Quizlet

http://quizlet.com/

Create interactive flashcards with words, video, and images, access preexisting flashcards from other users, combine multiple sets of flashcards, print flashcards and terms, and create a group for collaborative studying and live chat.

Touchcards Free - Flash cards from the top sites (iPhone, iPod Touch, & iPad)Cost: freehttp://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/touchcards-free-flash-cards/id322156438?mt=8

Flashcard Touch (iPhone, iPod Touch, & iPad)Cost: $4.99http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/flashcard-touch/id351542950?mt=8 

+Presenting and Collaborating

Prezi: http://prezi.com/

Scribblar: http://www.scribblar.com/

TitanPad: http://titanpad.com/

TypeWith.Me: http://typewith.me/

Google Docs: http://docs.google.com

GoDocs (for Google Docs)Cost: $4.99http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/godocs-for-ipad-iphone-google/id348792440?mt=8

+Presenting and Collaborating

Prezi: http://prezi.com/

Zooming presentation editor - alternative to PowerPoint and KeyNote

Present online or download for offline use (but without the editing functions)

Ideal for non-linear thinkers

Prezi Edu Pro: work entirely offline. $59.00/year

+Presenting and Collaborating

Scribblar: http://www.scribblar.com/

Online collaboration: multi-user whiteboard

Live audio and text chat

Image/text collaboration

+Brainstorming

Lucid Chart: http://www.lucidchart.com/

Mindmeister: http://www.mindmeister.com/

Mindmeister (Mind Mapping)Cost: freehttp://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/mindmeister-mind-mapping/id291226775?mt=8

http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/11993/dirk-schachter-typomaps.html

dirk schächter

dirk schächter

Dave Murrayhttp://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/toronto/archive/2009/04/04/reading-the-land.aspx

+Word Clouds http://www.wordle.net/ or http://www.tagxedo.com

Visual depictions of text

Pre-reading

Word cloud word walls

Presentation prompts

Free-writing, writing exercises, papers

Current events

WordMap FreeCost: freehttp://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/wordmap-free/id355457365?mt=8

+Online screen recorders

Screencast-O-Matic: http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/

ScreenToaster: http://www.screentoaster.com/

Screenjelly: http://www.screenjelly.com/

No apps here! Instead, post your screen recording on YouTube and then use one of the media converters to download it for your mobile device.

+Media Converters

iDesktop.tv: http://www.idesktop.tv/index.html / 5 conversions daily (video only)

Media Converter: http://mediaconverter.org/ / 5 conversions daily (video/audio)

FLVto: http://flvto.com / 10 conversions daily (video/audio)

ClipNabber (useful for Vimeo videos): http://clipnabber.com/

SnipSnip.it: http://snipsnip.it/

If you want to use videos on your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad, make sure that you download mp4 files. Mp4 files are Apple-compatible.

+Reference

Hyperwords: http://www.hyperwords.net/ Browser plug-in: search, reference, share, copy,

translate

Delicious: http://www.delicious.com/ Social bookmarking

+Dropbox

https://www.dropbox.com

Online back up, file sync, and file sharing.

Storage: 2GB of online storage for free, with up to 100GB available ($$$).

Syncs files of any size or type across different operating systems.

Automatic online backup with 30 days of undo history.

Dropbox (iPhone, iPod Touch, & iPad)Cost: freehttp://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/dropbox/id327630330?mt=8

+Evernote https://www.evernote.com

Capture text and images on different webpages (“On the path to superhuman memory”)

Storage: 60 MB upload/month free

Premium: 1 GB upload/month, $5/month

Syncs between online, your desktop, and your mobile apps

Archives / organizes automatically

EvernoteCost: freehttp://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/evernote/id281796108?mt=8

+Additional Resources http://web20classroom.blogspot.com/

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/

http://www.edutechintegration.com/

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/

http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/

http://www.classroom20.com/

http://www.edutopia.org/

http://www.medialit.org/

http://www.globaleducationconference.com/