August27

=Online Teaching and Learning=


 * Issues in Online/Blended Instruction**
 * What are you going to use for your digital home base?
 * Blog
 * Wiki
 * Website
 * Is it going to be private or public?
 * What content will you have the students access online? Who will create the content?
 * Video
 * Audio
 * Print
 * What activities will the students participate in online? (Will they be individual or collaborative assignments?
 * How will they turn in their assignments?
 * How will they share/publish/demonstrate what they have learned?


 * Examining the Options**
 * **Wiki's - Easy to Create Web Sites**
 * Wikispaces (Make sure to sign up for an educator account.) []
 * French Resources - http://ah-bon-french.wikispaces.com/
 * [|Modern History] Student created.
 * Art Class Assignment - http://cmart.wikispaces.com/Artist+Study
 * A Thousand Splendid Suns
 * Students News Action Network - [] (Collaboration)
 * Google Maps - [|Lewis and Clark Expedition]
 * Blogs
 * [|Posterous.com]
 * Blogger.com
 * Edublog.org
 * Time Sensitive
 * Easy to use
 * Can be moderated
 * Sample
 * [|The Clem]
 * Post discussion questions (Moderate responses and show when assignment is complete.)
 * Web Sites
 * [|Weebly.com]
 * Google Docs, Forms, Search, Sites


 * Adding Video, Forms and Audio**
 * Embedding
 * Creating Audio - Podcasting (Voki for Fun)
 * Resources in iTunesU


 * Other Resources you or your students may wish to explore:**

Glogster- Digital Poster Making Website Prezi- Alternative "PowerPoint"-like Presentation Application Dipity- Visual Timeline Capzles- Visual Timeline Maker 100 Web 2.0 Tools- Presentation Ideas Blabber- Create a "Talking" Picture Voki- Talking Avatar Google Docs-Presentations Voicethread- Interactive Presentation Creaza- Cartoon Creator Museum Box

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