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Second Life Bootcamp

rjames01 — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:51:42 CST

Second Life Bootcamp, 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. - Regent 1
Chris Collins, IT Analyst / University of Cincinnati, Eric Anderson, / University of Cincinnati, Raymond Walters College; and Nancy Jennings, / University of Cincinnati

From understanding the strategic importance of virtual worlds to basic training for avatars, this workshop will provide educators and administrators with the tools they need to trek out and explore the growing world of education in Second Life. Participants will go through the paces of navigation by land, air, and sea (and teleportion!), tour top educational sites and micro-continents, and even build creative learning spaces on the fly. Perfect for the educator with a little to a lot of tech savvy, Second Life Bootcamp will transform green, fresh from the real-world newbies, into lean, mean teaching machines in the virtual world of Second Life. Second Life Cadets – get ready to whip your avatars into shape! Limited to seven participants.

Attachments
SL Bootcamp Outline
Second Life Slang
Second Life Keyboard
Create a Second Life Account

Science from the Ground Up

rjames01 — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:20:49 CST

Monday, March 3rd 8:30 - 9:30 am - Lilac

Science from the Ground Up: Kenston High School Students Using Innovative Learning Techniques and Implementing Web-Based Curriculum at Their School Christian Barrus, Science Teacher; Kathryn Thomas, Student; Anton Blatnik, Student; Julia Ganz, Student; Larrin Stewart, Student; and Sean Doran, Student / Kenston High School

Kenston High School students will present their student-designed, Web-based curriculum unit based on the Board of Regents sponsored Igniting Streams of Learning Institute. The presentation includes an overview of the learning methods used and the integration of their project into their science program. The brief presentation is followed by four stations where conference attendees are invited to explore ﬁeld work concepts ﬁrst-hand from the student project designers. Stations demonstrate the use of technology in laser leveling stream morphology and headwater pebble and proven method demonstrated at the summer institute.

Attachment
Conference Labs Worksheet
Conference Lab Instructions
Conference Poster
Conference Session Powerpoint

Re-Conceptualizing Your Course for Online Teaching...

rjames01 — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:16:55 CST

Monday, March 3rd 11:00 am - 12:00 pm - Regent 1

You Want Me to Take My Course Where? Re-Conceptualizing Your Course for Online Teaching and Learning Robyn E. Parker, Assistant Professor, School of Communication Studies / Kent State University

This session is designed to unfreeze your thinking about online teaching and learning. Come with a speciﬁc course in mind or just come to explore the process. Together we’ll look at strategies for moving your content into a blended or fully online environment. Our goal is to maximize the advantages of online environments while keeping the course manageable for both students and faculty. Come and see examples of design concepts that are working. questions you’d like answered or practices you’d like to share.

Attachment
Design Considerations

Formative Assessment of Student Learning Using an Electronic Portfolio

rjames01 — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:15:29 CST

Monday, March 3rd 2:15 - 3:15 pm - Regent 1

Formative Assessment of Student Learning Using an Electronic Portfolio
Mary Kay Jordan-Fleming, Assessment Coordinator and Associate Professor of Psychology; Malissa Martin, Chair of Assessment Committee and Professor, Program Director of Athletic Training; and Kim Hunter, Director of Instructional Technology and E-Portfolio Coordinator / College of Mount St. Joseph

Our faculty learning community is using the TrueOutcomes e-portfolio to improve student learning and demonstrate achievement of baccalaureate learning outcomes. This is proving a time- and cost-effective way to meet the key institutional goals of using technology to improve student learning, broadening faculty participation in the accountability process, and closing the loop between assessment and faculty development. We will share lessons learned from our experiences with course-embedded essay prompts and rubrics, and brainstorm with participants about how they can apply this to their courses and institutions.

Attachment
Powerpoint Handout

Enabling Diverse Learning Styles in an Online Environment

rjames01 — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:12:21 CST

Tuesday, March 4th 1:45 - 2:45 pm - Regent 3

Enabling Diverse Learning Styles in an Online Environment
Suguna Chundur, Assistant Professor, Computer Information Systems / University of Cincinnati Clermont College

Technology has made it possible for educational institutions to offer alternate methods of instruction such as distance learning, online learning and hybrid learning. It is more challenging in such modes of instruction to cater to a range of learners such as visual, auditory and tactile/kinesthetic learners. Different technologies such as podcasting, virtual meetings with audio/video capabilities and screen capture video software can be used. One type of technology alone cannot do the job of reaching all students in an online environment. This presentation covers the instructor’s experience with using a combination of the above mentioned technologies in an online class to motivate students and give them a positive virtual learning experience.

Handouts
Presentation
Handout

Hi Tech, High Touch, Low Cost

rjames01 — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:09:34 CST

Monday, March 3rd 3:30 - 4:30 pm - Regent 3

Hi Tech, High Touch, Low Cost: Library Instructional Tools Across a First Year Experience Program
Colleen Boff, First Year Experience Librarian; and Gwen Evans, Assistant Professor/Coordinator of Library Information Technology Services / Bowling Green State University

Explore low-to-no cost online tools used to integrate library instruction into student learning and programs in a variety of ﬁrst year initiatives, from classroom instruction to the Common Reading Experience. These are applicable across the curriculum, at any level, and are easy for instructors to learn and use, as well as foster greater opportunities for active learning and assessment. Innovative uses of blogs and wikis will be highlighted, as well as an open design online tutorials and pre/post assessments.

Handouts
Bibliography
Information about open source software
Overview Chart and Program Descriptions

Faculty Development and Support

rjames01 — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:04:57 CST

Monday, March 3rd 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm - Regent 3

Faculty Development and Support in a Redesigned Student Success Course
Laurene Grimes, Assistant Professor; Tamara Macek, Technical Applications Specialist, Distance Learning Team; and Christine Sheetz, Associate Professor, Library/Learning Resources / Lorain County Community College

Following models put forth by the National Center for Academic Transformation, the project team redesigned a required student success course to increase student learning and retention and lower costs. We accomplished this by:

employing technology for enhanced student learning and for faculty development and support, and
developing course modules incorporating active learning activities, assessment tools and accompanying resources for instructors.

We are now delivering the redesigned course in a consistent pedagogical manner across 60 sections, taught by 30 instructors using four different course formats. Experience the redesign through the technology and learning activities.

Our student success course is based on Skip Downing's On Course model. Look at the Student Success Strategies for hundreds of ideas to apply in the classroom (not just for Student Success courses, you'll find these strategies applied across subject areas).

Attachments
Faculty Survey (.doc)
Powerpoint

Virtual Wetland Identification

rjames01 — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:40:13 CDT

Monday, March 3rd 3:30 - 4:30 pm - Lilac

Virtual Wetland Identiﬁcation
Andrew Brown, Science Teacher; Rebecca Wakeﬁeld, Student; Kristen D. Egan, Student; Hannah Orr, Student; and Evan Jarvi, Student / Crestwood High School

Field trips are expensive, time-consuming and threatening to many students. We presthree artiﬁcial student-designed wetlands, each with samples of plants that may or may not be found in wetlands, examples of possible soil types, and site photos obtained digitally. Participants will complete the procedure as it would be done in a high school classroom. Virtual wetlands can be used by schools with no wetlands nearby or provide a pre-ﬁeld trip training tool for protocols to identify whether land is indeed a wetland, increasing student interest and learning of science content while decreasing the threat to today’s cyber students. Attached to this page you can find copies of the handouts students used as well as the instructional videos and PowerPoint presentations the lead students created to teach the techniques.

Tree worksheets
Soils Worksheet
Hydrology Worksheet
Wetland Soil Instructional Powerpoint
Wetland Hydrology Instructional Video

Digital Connections

rjames01 — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:32:31 CDT

Monday, March 3rd 8:30 - 9:30 am - Magnolia

Digital Connections: Online English 106 and the Writing Center at The University of Findlay
Judith Lanzendorfer, Assistant Professor of English; Jackie Stephenson, Coordinator of Tutoring and Testing Services, Academic Support Center; and Nicole Diederich, Associate Professor of English, Writing Center Director / The University of Findlay

This session focuses on English 106: College Writing, a pilot online course taught at The University of Findlay. This course has been presented at previous ODCE Conferences in its initial stages; the present session focuses on the problems and successes of having the theoretical course go live. After the session, participants should be able to: describe the course objectives and their connections to the writing center, discuss the opportunities and challenges encountered with this course, analyze the design of the course, evaluate the structure of the course, and evaluate the structure of the writing center’s connection to the course.

Session Powerpoint (PPT)

Constructing the University of Cincinnati Island in Second Life

rjames01 — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:31:12 CDT

Eric Anderson (SL: Atlas Rang), Associate Librarian and Production Director, Electronic Media Communications Department University of Cincinnati
Chris Collins (SL: Fleep Tuque), IT Analyst, UCit, Instruction & Research Computing, University of Cincinnati
Nancy Jennings (SL: Sweetpea Sunnyside), Assistant Professor, Department of Communications, University of Cincinnati

This presentation will showcase the University of Cincinnati Island in Second Life. Displays in the virtual world will show artifacts including documents, models, and conceptual art used in the planning stages of constructing the island presence; demonstrations of prototypes, open source, and reusable learning objects and spaces developed by the learning community; as well as working classrooms, tutorials, student projects, and other buildings and content on the island. Participants will be able to control a guest avatar, learn basic movements, and explore the campus environment first-hand with guidance by the facilitators.

Second LIfe Keyboard Shortcuts (PDF)
Second Life Slang (PDF)

Industry Education = Collaboration for Student Success

rjames01 — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:29:04 CDT

Tuesday, March 4th 11:00 am - 12:00 pm - Regent 1

Industry + Education = Collaboration for Student Success
Gail Smith, Program Director, Health Information Management / University of Cincinnati; and Susan Schehr, Chief HIM Services / VA Medical Center

Cincinnati’s Veterans Administration Medical Center and University of Cincinnati’s online bachelor of science in Health Information Management program worked together to include interactive tutorials and case studies for student use of electronic health records. This model for incorporating real world case studies and hands-on applications breaks down barriers leading to successful student learning. This session will provide participants with examples and illustrations for incorporating simulations to enhance critical thinking skills.

Handouts (PPT)

A Piece of the PIE

rjames01 — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:27:03 CDT

Monday, March 3rd 1:00 - 2:00 pm - Magnolia

A Piece of the PIE: Planning for the Implementation and Evaluation of Instructional Technology
Jillian Hinegardner, Instructional Technology Support Specialist / Ursuline College

One model for the effective use of instructional technology is a systematic process of Planning, Implementation and Evaluation (PIE). Participants in this session will be guided through the completion of a planning document while engaging in a dialogue with the facilitator and each other. Participants will identify a technology of interest, articulate a pedagogical rationale for its use, list information and resources needed to implement the technology, and propose a plan to evaluate the effectiveness of the implementation.

PIE Powerpoint(ppt)
Planning Document (PDF)

2008 Conference Tracks

rjames01 — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:05:39 CDT

(Link to PDF of Schedule)

Monday, March 3, 2008
8:30 – 9:30 a.m.

Regent 1
Moving Ohio Forward
e-Read Ohio: Highly-Qualified, Online Professional Development Utilizing Reusable Learning Objects / Jeremy Brueck, Kathleen Roskos and Lisa A. Lenhart

Lilac
Student Success
Science from the Ground Up: Kenston High School Students Using Innovative LearningTechniques and Implementing Web-Based Curriculum at Their School /
Christian Barrus, Kathryn Thomas, Anton Blatnik, Julia Ganz, Larrin Stewart and Sean Doran

Magnolia
Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century
Digital Connections: Online English 106 and the Writing Center at The University of Findlay /Judith Lanzendorfer, Jackie Stephenson and Nicole Diederich

Juniper A/B
Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century
Interactivity with Teaching Complex Concepts / Betty Rogge, Thomas Janini and Carrie Gerber

Regent 3
Transforming Technologies
Today's Digital Tools for Enhancing Future Learning / Carrie Rathsack

Juniper C
What’s the Buzz
Enhancing Online Courses: A Next Generation Digital Video Repository for Higher Education /
Gabe Zaldivar

Monday, March 3,11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Juniper A/B
Moving Ohio Forward
Ohio Has Too Many (Fill in the Blank) Programs; Let's Get Rid of a Few / Eugene Rutz and KateCarey

Regent 3
Student Success
Integrating, Assessing and Documenting Life and Career Skills for Improved Student Learning /Bonnie Allen Smith and Joni Tornwall

Regent 1
Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century
You Want Me to Take My Course Where? Re-Conceptualizing Your Course for Online Teaching and Learning / Robyn E. Parker
Lilac

Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century
Virtual/Visual Stream Study Expedition / Carey Maske, Ethan Teare, David Young, Sara Koth, Sarah Mayer and Brenden Curtin

Magnolia
Transforming Technologies
Video Interactive Learning Objects – Moving Beyond Learning Objects / Tova Wiegand-Green, A. Andaz Ahmad, Patricia Ley and William Brown

Juniper C
What’s the Buzz
Integrating Turning Point into the Classroom/ Neil Lybarger

Monday, March 3, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Juniper A/B
Moving Ohio Forward
Streams of Learning from the Troubled Waters of Experience – Ohio's Unique Position in Leading National Reform in Assessments / Mary Lou Holly, Rafael Kelani, Sajit Zachariah and Dennis J. Taylor

Regent 3
Student Success
Faculty Development and Support in a Redesigned Student Success Course / Laurene Grimes, Tamara Macek and Christine Sheetz

Regent 1
Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century
The Learning Collaboration Studio, a Radically Flexible Space / Victoria Getis and Megan Troyer

Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century
A Piece of the PIE: Planning for the Implementation and Evaluation of Instructional Technology /Jillian Hinegardner

Lilac
Transforming Technologies
Making the Web Accessible: How We Do It / Joe Wheaton and Ken Petri

Juniper C
What’s the Buzz
Planning for a Successful Online Tutoring Implementation / Lisa Philpott

Monday, March 3, 2:15 – 3:15 p.m.
Regent 3
Moving Ohio Forward
Engineering Your Future – Affordable, Adaptable, Scalable STEM Education / Michelle Shaffer,Brian Lien, Eugene Rutz and Rachael Meyer

Juniper A/B
Student Success
College Board Scavenger Hunt / Beverley Holsted

Magnolia
Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century
Educating World Citizens: What Does It Mean? / Olga Hart, Barbara Macke and Pamela Bach

Regent 1
Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century
Formative Assessment of Student Learning Using an Electronic Portfolio / Mary Kay Jordan-Fleming, Malissa Martin and Kim Hunter

Lilac
Transforming Technologies
D.A.M! Digital Asset Management / Greg Deye and William Dean

What’s the Buzz
The ANGEL Difference / Chris Babbitt

3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Magnolia
Moving Ohio Forward
The New Business Legal Clinic – We Mean Business! / Stephen R. Cook

Regent 3
Student Success
Hi Tech, High Touch, Low Cost: Library Instructional Tools Across a First Year Experience
Program / Colleen Boff and Gwen Evans

Juniper A/B
Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century
Standards-Based Education Meets Exponential Learning! / Cheryl Ward

Lilac
Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century
Virtual Wetland Identification / Andrew Brown, Rebecca Wakefield, Kristen D. Egan, Hannah Orr and
Evan Jarvi

Regent 1
Transforming Technologies
Virtual Learning Environments: A Look into the Future / Terry L. Herman, Melanie Alt, Daniel
Lemmerbrock, Christopher Pappas, Todd Pavlack, Christopher Pittman and Mark Stevens

Juniper C
What’s the Buzz?
Supporting Your Students 24/7...Now That's SMARTHINKING! / Portia Kabler
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Tuesday, March 4
8:30 – 9:30 a.m.
Lilac
Moving Ohio Forward
Teaching with Digital Texts: Comparative Experiences from the Field / Peter Murray, Renée Altier, Brother Daniel Klco, Leonard S. Mark, Debra Volzer and David J. Wright

Juniper A/B
Student Success & laptop required icon
Supporting Distance Learners Through the Use of Virtual Orientations / Danielle Karpus and Nancy Connor

Magnolia
Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century
Creating a Culture of Clickers: Student and Faculty Reaction to Use of a Classroom Response System / Evangeline Varonis and Jamie Newhall

Regent 3
Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century
How Do You Teach the Teachers? Supporting Faculty Use of Instructional Technology / Valerie S. Rake, Robyn Ness and Robert P. Griffiths

Regent 1
Transforming Technologies
Second Life in Context / Christopher Keesey and Muriel Ballou

Tuesday, March 4, 9:45 – 10:45 a.m.
Juniper A/B
Moving Ohio Forward
Creative Commons: Share Your Work, Keep Your Rights and Learn from Others / Michael Kudela and Garrick L. Ducat

Lilac
Student Success
Beyond Anecdotal: How Sinclair Used the Literature to Build an Online Student Success Course / Sherry McAndrew

Magnolia
Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century
Creating the BEST Online Course Ever / Andrea Han, Janet Hurn and Suzanne Gord

Regent 3
Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century
Should Digital Learning Materials (eTextbooks) Replace Print Textbooks? A Policy Discussion Among Stakeholders / Stephen Acker, Nicole Allen, Christopher McKenzie, Fred Roecker and Tom Sanville

Regent 1
Transforming Technologies
Using Digital Simulations to Engage Students, Enhance Learning and Save Money / Terrence Green and Michael Substelny

Tuesday, March 4, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Regent 3
Moving Ohio Forward
A Dual Credit Recipe for Success / Janet Hurn and Amy Fisher

Juniper A/B
Student Success
A Sense of Community in a Distance Learning Environment / Daniel Milz and Ann M. Millacci

Regent 1
Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century
Industry + Education = Collaboration for Student Success / Gail Smith and Susan Schehr

Lilac
Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century
Team Experience of Developing Online Astronomy Labs / Shan Huang, Vandana Rola and Krissy Mayes

Magnolia
Transforming Technologies
Have You Played “Head Hunt: The Library Orientation Game?” Enhancing First Year Experience through Online Games / Tingting Lu and Jim Muir

Tuesday, March 4, 1:45 – 2:45 p.m.
Juniper A/B
Moving Ohio Forward
Sinclair Online: A Scalable Model for Implementing Online Programs / Nancy Thibeault

Lilac
Student Success Track
Visualizing Assessment: Success Path / Michelle Buchberger and Tom Dewey

Regent 3
Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century
Enabling Diverse Learning Styles in an Online Environment / Suguna Chundur

Magnolia
Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century
Stranger in the Library: Creating Digital Fluency in a Most Unexpected Place / William Davis and Beth A. Anderson

Regent 1
Transforming Technologies
Challenges and Opportunities: Three Perspectives on Implementing a College-Wide E-Portfolio / Jason Tetzloff, Medlinda J. Gray and Renay Scott

2009

rjames01 — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:29:40 CDT

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2008

rjames01 — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:27:59 CDT

Ohio Digital Commons for Education (ODCE) 2008 Conference
The Convergence of Learning, Libraries and Technology
- Hilton Columbus at Easton -

Pre-Conference Workshops: Sunday, March 2, 2008
Conference: Monday, March 3 and Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Keynote Speaker: Chancellor Eric Fingerhut, Monday March 3 10am-11am

productivity

carrier99 — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:48:01 CDT

(From the Today's Digital Tools for Enhancing Future Learning, ODCE 2008 presentation. Click here to download a Word document of all these tools and more! For more information, contact Carrie Rathsack - carrier@bgsu.edu)

Productivity Tools

BELOW each site, list how or why YOU use the tool (what works for you?) -- click on the EasyEdit button above.
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Productivity Software – word processing, spreadsheet, presentation software (& more)

Google Docs – http://docs.google.com
Zoho – http://www.zoho.com
Open Office (PC/Mac) – http://www.openoffice.org
NeoOffice (Mac) – http://www.neooffice.org

Firefox – Web browser that works well on Mac/PC; safer than MS Internet Explorer; tabbed browsing, & many add-ons
http://www.mozilla.com/firefox

Rubistar – create or find a rubric for many different types of assignments
http://rubistar.4teachers.org

Jott – Phone reminders to self or others; use for voice to text/email
http://www.jott.com

Pando – send large files up to 1GB via email or IM
http://www.pando.com

MediaFire – upload and share files up to 100MB; unlimited storage
http://www.mediafire.com/

Zamzar – convert files to different format (most but .swf)
http://www.zamzar.com

MP3tunes – access your music from any computer
http://www.mp3tunes.com

Meeting Wizard – find common meeting times with automatic reminder & personalized messages
http://www.meetingwizard.com/

LibriVox – free audiobooks from the public domain; volunteer to read/create more
http://librivox.org/

Zotero – a Firefox extension to collect, manage, and cite your research sources
http://www.zotero.org/

Kayak – search 140+ travel sites for best prices
http://www.kayak.com

Not quite free, but worth a second thought:

Inspiration (Mac/PC) – concept mapping, graphic organizers & outlines; great starter templates
Free 30 day trial (per computer);~$50-70
http://www.inspiration.com

Comic Life (Mac & PC) – create comic-like pages that can be exported as .jpg, .html, etc.; integrates with iPhoto
Free 30 day trial; ~$30
http://plasq.com/comiclife

Voice Candy (Mac only) – create audio clips/files w/ 1-click record; save to desktop, Mail attachment, iTunes, etc.; integrates with iMovie, GarageBand, etc.
Free 15 day trial; ~$12
http://www.potionfactory.com/voicecandy/

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Participant Suggestions:
NOTE: These are tools that participants suggested. Some of these are NOT free.
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Doppler
Magnolia
Wink
Gimp
Atomic Learning
StudyMate
Raptivity
Yugma.com
Groupworld
Breeze
Pipes

social

carrier99 — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:45:42 CDT

(From the Today's Digital Tools for Enhancing Future Learning, ODCE 2008 presentation. Click here to download a Word document of all these tools and more! For more information, contact Carrie Rathsack - carrier@bgsu.edu)

Social Tools (communicating, connecting, sharing)

BELOW each site, list an integration idea (task, assignment, project, activity, etc.) -- click on the EasyEdit button above.
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Videoconference/VoIP/Free Phone Calls

SightSpeed – http://www.sightspeed.com leave voice/ video messages or call/videoconference
Skype – http://www.skype.com
iChat (Mac only) - http://www.apple.com/ichat

IM (Instant Messaging)

Meebo – http://www.meebo.com
Google Talk – http://www.google.com/talk (also does VoIP - computer to computer calling & file transfers)
iChat (Mac only) - http://www.apple.com/ichat

Online Surveys

Zoomerang – One of many "free or fee" online survey creation and deployment tools; up to 100 responses of 30 or less questions; data stored for 10 days -- results can be copied/pasted into Word or Excel

http://www.zoomerang.com

Survey Monkey – up to 100 responses of 10 or less questions; data stored for ??? days -- results can be copied/pasted into Word or Excel (good pay-for rates/options)

http://www.surveymonkey.com

PulsePoll – add polls or surveys to your webpage or blog

http://www.pulsepoll.com

Social Networking Sites

Ning – http://www.ning.com - create your own for a group, class, or organization
LinkedIn – http://www.linkedin.com - connect people in your professional network
Facebook – http://www.facebook.com - popular w/ college students & some faculty
MySpace – http://www.myspace.com - popular w/ HS students & general public

Do-It-Yourself Publishing

Lulu – http://www.lulu.com (see EDUCAUSE – 7 Things You Should Know About Lulu)
Blurb – http://www.blurb.com

OTHERS

Del.icio.us – social bookmarking; put bookmarks online for just yourself or others to view/explore; see what others choose
http://del.icio.us/ or http://www.delicious.com

SlideShare – share your presentation online (public or select audience); with or w/out audio
http://www.slideshare.net

Twitter – answers “what are you doing?” – aka “microblogging” or “public IM-ing”
http://www.twitter.com

Second Life – a virtual world for social, visual, and auditory (as well as virtual kinesthetic) learning opportunities, which are only just beginning… much more to come along this front…
http://www.secondlife.com

“Clickers” (Student Response Systems, Audience Response Systems…)

TurningPoint – used by BGSU, Ohio State, and other Ohio institutions;

http://www.turningtechnologies.com

Other vendors include eInstruction, Qwizdom, etc.

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Participant Suggestions:
NOTE: These are tools that participants suggested. Some of these are NOT free.
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Illuminate
Café Press.com
Open Mike
Fanbox.com
Digsby
Pidgin

audio

carrier99 — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:47:31 CDT

(From the Today's Digital Tools for Enhancing Future Learning, ODCE 2008 presentation. Click here to download a Word document of all these tools and more! For more information, contact Carrie Rathsack - carrier@bgsu.edu)

Audio Tools (Podcasting & Digital Audio)

ADD an integration idea (task, assignment, project, activity, etc.) -- click on the EasyEdit button above.
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Uses of Podcasts &/or Digital Audio (non-subscription/RSS)

(NOT just for Apple iPods… most MP3 players too!):
*** Consider student AND teacher generated versions! ***
• Interviews
• Speeches
• Lectures
• Presentations
• Walking “tours”
• Musical performances
• Foreign Languages
• Homework notes & review
• Test/exam review

Podcast Aggregators (get, store, organize)

iTunes (Mac/PC)
http://www.apple.com/podcasting
http://www.apple.com/itunes

Juice (Mac/PC) - http://juicereceiver.sourceforge.net/ like iTunes to help sort, manage podcasts

Podcast Creators or Audio Tools

GarageBand (Mac only) – quickly make podcasts (audio or video); sound effects, music tracks & more - http://www.apple.com/garageband

Podomatic (create or upload audio) – http://www.podomatic.com

PodProducer – (for PCs to create podcasts; beta version, but good) – http://www.podproducer.net/en

Gcast – (create/upload; also from a phone) – http://www.gcast.com

Vodcaster (Mac only) - to go from just a digital audio file to a podcast (adds RSS feed); video &/or audio podcasts http://www.twocanoes.com/vodcaster

Audacity – “free, cross-platform sound editor” - open-source, Mac/PC software for sound recording and editing
http://audacity.sourceforge.net

FreePlay Music – use in presentations or in any digital creations - http://www.freeplaymusic.com

Podcast Directories – to find podcasts of interest and subscribe (via RSS feed)
iTunes (see above; well organized & somewhat student-friendly)

Podshow - http://www.podshow.com/ (many types, some adult only)

Odeo - http://odeo.com (MP3s and podcasts)

Podcast Alley - http://www.podcastalley.com (many types, some adult only)

Sample Teacher/Teaching Podcasts to listen to:
(search in iTunes or via Google/Yahoo – put in quotes with podcast at end -- Ex.- “Science Friday podcast”)
• Science Friday
• Insta Spanish Lessons
• This Week in Tech (TWiT)
• Through the Lens (photography)
• 60 Second Science
• Military History Podcast
• EcoGeeks – children’s science
• DragonFly TV – children’s science
• National Geographic
• The TechTeacher Podcast
• NOVA
• Big Words Podcast
• PBS
• NPR
• EdTech Musicians (they use the PodProducer software)

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Participant Suggestions:
NOTE: These are tools that participants suggested. Some of these are NOT free.
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Audacity
Soundforge
Frequency Modulator
Mediasite
Echo-360
Tegrity
Lectopia
Olympus recorder
iPod
Prof Cast
Grand Central
Sound Studio 3
Voice Recorder
iTunes
Vilas
Narrarated Power Points

read-write

carrier99 — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:44:20 CDT

(From the Today's Digital Tools for Enhancing Future Learning, ODCE 2008 presentation. Click here to download a Word document of all these tools and more! For more information, contact Carrie Rathsack - carrier@bgsu.edu)

4 Rs: Read, wRite, Reflect & Revise Tools

BELOW each site, list an integration idea (task, assignment, project, activity, etc.) -- click on the EasyEdit button above.
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Where Start Blog?

Blogger - http://www.blogger.com - most popular free blogging tool (now from Google)

WordPress - http://wordpress.org/ - also popular blogging tool with different options than Blogger; open source program that can be hosted locally or use their servers

Blogmeister – http://classblogmeister.com (from David Warlick) – used mostly, but not exclusively in K-12; teachers approve entries before “going live”

Bloglines – http://www.bloglines.com - a way to organize and view blogs via their RSS feeds (like a subscription)

Why use blogs or wikis?
INFORMATION FLOW!
• Autonomy & ownership = empowerment
• Reading & writing
• Accessibility
• Global sharing
• Connections, collaboration & communication
• Critical Thinking

What are blogs?

Online (web) journal or diary
Personal web page

Text primarily
Pictures
Video, audio

Ability to allow commenting (a written “dialogue”)
Chronological
Many allow posting via email or phone call
“Private” or public
Easy & Quick!

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Where Start Wiki?

WetPaint – http://www.wetpaint.com/ - many features & options; unlimited space for free (for now!)

PBWiki – http://pbwiki.com/ - as easy to begin as a peanut butter sandwich! Simpler design, less features.

Wikispaces – http://www.wikispaces.com - basics only

What are wikis?
• A easily modifiable web page – Wikipedia is most well-known example
• Meant to be collaborative (several people editing, adding, deleting, etc.)
• Documents & pictures can be added to it (video, audio?)
• A record is kept of any/all changes & by whom; can go back in history if needed
• Password protectable or open to all (your choice)
• Easy & Quick! – “wiki” means quick in Hawaiian

Business (or Educational) Uses for Wikis

Establish a company Intranet
Manage Meetings
Project Management
Recruiting
To Do List / Task Management
Documentation (Professional

or Personal)

Track Competition
Share Interesting Articles
Track Bugs
Customer Relationship Management
Manage Deals
Call Center Support
Help Desk
Share Notes from Classes

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Participant Suggestions:
NOTE: These are tools that participants suggested. Some of these are NOT free.
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Omni Outliner
Greader
Wikidot.com
Xanga
Discussion Board
Abiword
Live Journal
Wikipedia
Xanga

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carrier99 — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:42:52 CDT

(From the Today's Digital Tools for Enhancing Future Learning, ODCE 2008 presentation. Click here to download a Word document of all these tools and more! For more information, contact Carrie Rathsack - carrier@bgsu.edu)

Visual Tools (organization, images, video, & more)

BELOW each site, list an integration idea (task, assignment, project, activity, etc.) -- click on the EasyEdit button above.
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Animoto – upload several pictures, pick music, and it automatically makes a video montage (30 sec. or less is free)
http://www.animoto.com

Students create an ad to "sell" a concept/idea
Teacher use - introductory piece or discussion-starter

Jing – record what’s on your screen and turn it into a video from TechSmith who also makes Camtasia
http://www.jingproject.com

Sample (while it lasts on this hosting site - ScreenCast)

VoiceThread – online presentation or sharing space for pictures, docs, or video where people can make comments (voice or typed) or doodle on them
http://www.voicethread.com

Vyew – free, always-on collaboration & live web conferencing
http://vyew.com/site/

Cmap Tools - Concept Mapping - on your own computer or via vast shared Cmap network
http://cmap.ihmc.us/

Bubbl.us – brainstorming online – webbing, graphic organizer, etc
http://www.bubbl.us

Picasa - (Win2000,XP, Vista only) - Similar to Apple's iPhoto to organize, touch-up, and manage digital images
http://picasa.google.com

Flickr - Create an image storage site or digital story on a given topic
http://flickr.com

Picnik – similar to Picasa or iPhoto, but online
http://www.picnik.com

Google Earth - "GoogleMap on steroids" Wonderful images from satellite pictures; often used on news
http://earth.google.com

Video uploading/hosting/viewing sites – (for teacher and students) – create videos using your favorite video editing program (iMovie, Movie Maker, etc.) and then post it on one of these for others to access
http://www.youtube.com
http://www.teachertube.com
http://www.vimeo.com
http://www.viddler.com (up to 500MB)

United Streaming – (some schools have a subscription) – video clips for download or streaming; teaching resources
http://www.unitedstreaming.com

ScrapBlog – easily manipulated, online digital scrapbook; (student projects, teacher lessons/review)
http://www.scrapblog.com

DropShots – upload pictures (500), video (20, 2-minute) for free; commenting feature; pay-for upgrades $5/mo.
http://www.dropshots.com

Pics4Learning – copyright-free categorized images for education (get or post your own)
http://pics4learning.com

Worth1000 –manipulated images (via Photoshop) – good for discrepant events or observation/inference
http://worth1000.com

stock.xchng – leading free stock photo site
http://www.sxc.hu

Spell With Flickr - Type in words to be displayed with separate letters from Flickr images
http://metaatem.net/words

Visually-Based Search Engines:

NewsMap – www.marumushi.com/apps/newsmap/newsmap.cfm

News Is Free - www.newsisfree.com/newsmap

Ten By Ten (visual news) – http://tenbyten.org/10x10.html

PicSearch – http://www.picsearch.com

Grokker - http://www.grokker.com (click on Map View to see graphical results)

Kart00 - http://www.kartoo.com

Music Plasma (“seeing” music or videos) – http://www.liveplasma.com

Yahoo & Google Picture Search – www.yahoo.com www.google.com (click on “Images”)

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Participant Suggestions:
NOTE: These are tools that participants suggested. Some of these are NOT free.
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GIS (Geographic Information Systems software) - the "original mash-ups" with data on maps

http://www.gis.com/implementing_gis/software/free_software.html

Smartboards
Photos.com
Videojug.com
Mind Manager
Powerpoint lecture with enhanced podcast
Video Podcasting to demo lab procedures
Tinderbox
Personal Brain
Omni Graffle
Visio
Echo-360
Articulate
iMovie
iPhoto
Seesmic
Blip TV
OneNote
Camtasia
iStock
Page Flakes
Photosynth
OhioLink Videos
Qarbon
Wimba