Friday, July 29, 2011

Elearning Stuff

As we move into the second half of 2011 there are a couple of themes on the ICT Landscape: Elearning and 1 to 1 computing. You may have read about Orewa College’s plans for next year.

iPads in schools - are we missing the point?

Partly pushing all this is the proliferation of elearning apps and opps (opportunities) which have meant that so much learning can be undertaken with just a web browser whether that’s on an ipod, ipad, tablet, phone or computer.  So here are a range of elearning  apps that I have seen in the past couple of months:

First up a dictionary of e-learning Jargon

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Brainstorming? Gathering ideas? Try Popplet

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Writing Re-Launched: Teaching with Digital Tools:

Scribblar – Online collaboration – shared whiteboard.

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Online painting:

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Create animations online:

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Students as curators of Information.

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More educational Apps can be found here:

http://mindshift.kqed.org/2011/06/new-educational-apps-of-the-month-3/

http://theelearningcoach.com/elearning_design/elearning-freebies/

http://classroom.4teachers.org/

http://bigthink.com/ideas/30689

http://dakinane.com/blog/resources/

http://spedapps2.wikispaces.com/

http://playingwithmedia.com/tepsa11-ipad-workshop

Ipad apps: http://appsineducation.blogspot.com/2011/06/apps-for-getting-students-really.html

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Take your smartphone when you’re out walking? Tree identification App

Khan Academy + http://www.khanacademy.org/#browse ……….. http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/07/ff_khan/all/1

Scott McLeod : http://bigthink.com/ideas/38698 Why use Twitter??

Older, but excellent example of in depth learning using digital tools:

http://www.thinkinginmind.com/cigar-box-project/ 


Matrix – Technology Integration:

http://fcit.usf.edu/matrix/matrix.php


http://interactioneducation.com/ipadsineducation.html#.ThNRJ4Iod5Y.twitter