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ISSUE 2
VOLUME 1
2011
Mentone E-learning
TEACHING IDEAS FOR U SING TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM
The Collaboration issue. This issue is all about ways that you can create lessons that allow your students to work together on tasks. This can be using web tools as well as some of the basic tools you already have.
Using One Note Microsoft’s One Note comes with your Office package and is an invaluable tool for organizing and then sharing your ideas. You create notebooks with tabs and pages that you can then allow others to work on with you. Using the ‘Share’tab on the toolbar allows you to decide who to share with. You can invite users by email if your file is on a network or you can create One Note files to share on your Windows Live account (free to anyone with Hotmail) and then share over the web. The beauty of this program is in its simplicity. It looks just like a binder and the tabs allow you to organize your material into
logical sequence. You can add in screen clippings from the web pages you are viewing, add in documents and files and even write on the pages if you have a tablet computer. In class these could be used for units of work and projects and each user can then add in their own contributions. You can also add in sound files such as brief notes or podcasts and you can drop in links and videos from the web. Essentially it’s a giant folder that you can share with others.
Collaborative Prezi If you want to collaborate on presentations then Prezi is a free option that you might like. This ‘zooming’ presentation editor allows multiple users to work together on a presentation. This frees them from the constraints of time seen in most group work as students can work whenever they are free and wherever they are as long as they have an internet connection. They are simple to create and the site contains tutorials for novices. See http://www.prezi.com for more information.
Using Google tools in the Classroom.
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Google tools are a great way to share your documents with students– free yourself from the tyranny of email!
Google is not just a search engine. It has an amazing array of tools that teachers find make life easier when it comes to sharing files and folders. Anyone with a gmail account has access to Google Docs, Sites, Calendar and more. These are being used by teachers all over the world and there are many blog entries and wikis dedicated to showing the features and lots of how to videos on You Tube.
I have used Google tools in and PowerPoint documents my class for some time now as well as spreadsheets. I and find them have also used a great way to Students have shared their Google Forms share files and where I then get a ideas online with each docs with stu- other and have collaboratprintout of all of dents. I can the responses stued on projects. This type create files dents make in a of learning allows for online and spreadsheet. reflection. store them in My Google Site folders, I can for my Literature then share these files with class has enabled students to people by email or by openshare their ideas and then ing them for ‘shared use’. upload and docs they are This means that my students working on for feedback. We can work on a document do not have to email each whenever it suits them and other constantly or to print they can continue conversaout paper copies. Students tions about their work while have uploaded music for use they are actually working. in their work for example I can upload pdf files, Word and we have linked videos to
elearningforteachers.wikispaces.com/
The wikispaces site is for your ideas and tips on all things e-learning. It is a good place to ask questions and get some advice. There are many ‘how to’ guides on using technology for teaching. Join in the discussion. It meets some of your professional learning requirements for VIT. http:// elearningforteachers.wikispaces.com/
http://www.prezi.com http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/onenote-help/ demo-what-is-onenote-HA010168634.aspx
http://docs.google.com
Share your ideas: It would be great to have teachers sharing some of their experiences with e-learning in this newsletter. If you would like to write a short overview or would like to be interviewed for the newsletter please contact me lrl@mentonegrammar.net and I will include you in the next newsletter. I aim to get one of these out per term for your reference. I hope you have enjoyed this issue. Louise Robinson-Lay