I can not believe how out of my depth I feel. I have spent far too long playing with these tools and not reviewing them.
I can not believe how behind I feel. There are some absolutely fabulous Blogs out there and I am very jealous.
How is everyone else feeling?
Monday, August 17, 2009
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Flickr
I love this tool. What an awesome interective search engine for images. I love the display of the found images in the globe format.
I love the planet format that is used to narrow down a search. It really shows, in a clear visual way, that using paramiters to narrow down a search by using key words can locate the most appropriate media.
The copyright status of these images is also easy to locate.
I love the planet format that is used to narrow down a search. It really shows, in a clear visual way, that using paramiters to narrow down a search by using key words can locate the most appropriate media.
The copyright status of these images is also easy to locate.
Static Websites
I must admit that I did have to do a google search on this one to make sure I knew what I was talking about.
I found a site called Article Monkey with an article explaining the difference between a static website and a dynamic website.
If I am understanding correctly a static website is really easy to set up and is good if the information you wish to display does not change a lot. It is basically a lot of documents linked together so if corrections are to be made the site must be edited and then re saved. The sites don't seem to be good if you need to display large amounts of information of need a high level of interactivity.
Websites of this nature would be great for small business of personal use. In the realms of training they may be good as a tool for students but a dynamic website is probably more appropriate for a source or program base.
As a training tool, static websites have great potential as a student base. Students can take complete control of creating and maintaining a static website. Each student can take responsibility for a certain aspect of the website and each student can change and add to all aspects of it making it a truly collaborative online environment.
I found a site called Article Monkey with an article explaining the difference between a static website and a dynamic website.
If I am understanding correctly a static website is really easy to set up and is good if the information you wish to display does not change a lot. It is basically a lot of documents linked together so if corrections are to be made the site must be edited and then re saved. The sites don't seem to be good if you need to display large amounts of information of need a high level of interactivity.
Websites of this nature would be great for small business of personal use. In the realms of training they may be good as a tool for students but a dynamic website is probably more appropriate for a source or program base.
As a training tool, static websites have great potential as a student base. Students can take complete control of creating and maintaining a static website. Each student can take responsibility for a certain aspect of the website and each student can change and add to all aspects of it making it a truly collaborative online environment.
Interactive Whiteboards
What an awesome tool these marvels can be. And a lot of money is being spent to install these tools into QLD classrooms everywhere. I do wonder however about the level of training that is being given to teachers when these are installed. We are lucky as students that we enter the workforce armed with some understanding of ICT and its many, many applications within learning situations. I do not believe that this is true of practising teachers and I do think that it is a shame that so much money is being spent on resources that are going to be used as pretty whiteboards.
The ability to be able to bring all these interactive online tools into any learning space is an awesome step forward in the ICT field. Projectors have been used to present information to an large audience for years but the Interactive Whiteboard provides a field where the students and teachers can actually interact with information on a large scale.
It is true that many of the tools available on an interactive whiteboard can be done in more traditional forms. You can use a keyboard and paper to write music.
Anyone want to disagree? Feel free to post another opinion!
The ability to be able to bring all these interactive online tools into any learning space is an awesome step forward in the ICT field. Projectors have been used to present information to an large audience for years but the Interactive Whiteboard provides a field where the students and teachers can actually interact with information on a large scale.
It is true that many of the tools available on an interactive whiteboard can be done in more traditional forms. You can use a keyboard and paper to write music.
Anyone want to disagree? Feel free to post another opinion!
Learning Management Systems
Blackboard and Moodle are two of the learning management systems that we as CQUniversity students use daily (or weekly).
A Learning Management System is a great way to present online training. Eveything you need is here in my opinion. As a trainer you can set up all the online resources you need. You could add podcast and vodcast lessons, lesson plans, online links to wesites and library resources, discussion forums, assessments submissions, quizzes and much much more. As a trainer you can also keep records of students access historures. Having data on what students are participating in what sections of a LMS and for how long would be invaluable and very telling as to how committed your students were.
As a students the LMS is a one stop shop for all your training needs. No longer searching six different places to find resources. Its all there for you presented in cronological order. I think the LMS is an invaluable resource for all students. The interactive section sich as the discussion forums would be even more imprtant to flex and distance students.
A Learning Management System is a great way to present online training. Eveything you need is here in my opinion. As a trainer you can set up all the online resources you need. You could add podcast and vodcast lessons, lesson plans, online links to wesites and library resources, discussion forums, assessments submissions, quizzes and much much more. As a trainer you can also keep records of students access historures. Having data on what students are participating in what sections of a LMS and for how long would be invaluable and very telling as to how committed your students were.
As a students the LMS is a one stop shop for all your training needs. No longer searching six different places to find resources. Its all there for you presented in cronological order. I think the LMS is an invaluable resource for all students. The interactive section sich as the discussion forums would be even more imprtant to flex and distance students.
YouTube
I was sitting here the other night absolutely amazed that my husband was watching an instructional video of how to do an oil change on our car. When I said where did you find that. One simple answer. YouTube! Of course.
It never ceases to amaze me the diversity of the content on this site. It is an excellent source of information. There is so much on there that it can be a little time consuming to sift through 50 videos before you find the most appropriate one. But what a time saver. Why would you create a new slide show on pedigogy when 6 already exist that cover the same content.
Here is a lovely little video from YouTube about an online music course.
It never ceases to amaze me the diversity of the content on this site. It is an excellent source of information. There is so much on there that it can be a little time consuming to sift through 50 videos before you find the most appropriate one. But what a time saver. Why would you create a new slide show on pedigogy when 6 already exist that cover the same content.
Here is a lovely little video from YouTube about an online music course.
WebQuests
I think this checks all the boxes in our frameworks.
This is a great resource to offer to students. You can give your students enough information to ponder their own questions. If the web quest is set up effectively with problems to research and find solutions for, the web quest is an great tool to introduce students to higher order thinking. The use of a web quest can be collaborative and controlled by the students. They are an awesome resource for youngsters and adults alike and have many uses.
Go to this site for some great intro vids and examples.
This is a great resource to offer to students. You can give your students enough information to ponder their own questions. If the web quest is set up effectively with problems to research and find solutions for, the web quest is an great tool to introduce students to higher order thinking. The use of a web quest can be collaborative and controlled by the students. They are an awesome resource for youngsters and adults alike and have many uses.
Go to this site for some great intro vids and examples.
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