Youtube

What a resource Youtube is! For years I've been using it to watch video's of people hitting pinatas, however recently I found it can be used for all sorts of learning purposes.
You can find tutorials on anything you can think of. I have a keen interest in playing the ukulele so it was one of my first searches and I found this little video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78nr8QMaUbI

Learning the Japanese language is the second subject I looked for:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4OsejI4mIg

Some video's posted on Youtube are better then others, and if you manage to find some quality programing, you can subscribe to it, and Youtube will store the video's in your subscriber file. Teachers can find instructional video's to compliment their teaching subjects, and also encourage students to possibly make their own You tube video. You tube is a good place for people who learn by visual instruction. You can probably find any number of You tube videos that suit all types of learners.

References

Aldred, S (2009) A introduction to teacher’s delivery technologies, Retrieved December 16, 2009, from Moodle, FAHE11001 Managing Elearning.

Youtube, LLC (2009) Youtube: Broadcast yourself. Retrieved December 16, 2009, from http://www.youtube.com/

Quizzes

I'm not a particular fan of quizzes. I believe they are useful in evaluating how much you know, but I'm not sure of their value in assessing a student formally. Developing a quiz was more difficult then I thought it would be.
Structuring questions so they are understandable to others was tough. since I'm not a teacher, it also felt awkward. I'm not an expert, so I felt my questions and answers were too risky, after all I wouldn't want to give anyone wrong information.
I did attempt to make a quiz through Class Marker, which was easy to use. In the end, I scrapped the quiz, I needed better questions, and more accurate answers.

References

Aldred, S (2009) An introduction to teacher’s delivery technologies, Retrieved December 16, 2009, from Moodle, FAHE11001 Managing Elearning.

ClassMarker (2009) ClassMarker. retrieved December 16, 2009, from
http://www.classmarker.com/

Powerpoint

I made a Powerpoint presentation for an assessment last term. Initially I believed powerpoint to be quite stagnant and boring. but there are numerous applications to be done with this tool. Using action buttons can make a powerpoint presentation a lot more interactive and engaging for the students. Adding a voice over using the in program software isn't very good quality, Luckily there is free software, like audacity available. The audio files made by audacity are quite large, and a large audio file may not always be able to save to a powerpoint presentation. Aside from those things, PP is very popular, it looks stylish and is easy to use.


References


Aldred, S (2009) A introduction to teacher’s delivery technologies, Retrieved December 15, 2009, from Moodle, FAHE11001 Managing Elearning.

Audacity (2009) Audacity. Retrieved December 15, 2009, from http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/

E Portfolio

When I think of an E portfolio I think of it in a traditional sense, a place to keep your work so it may be presented to potential employers. Without a doubt that may have been it's original use. I see the potential of utilizing it for an educational purpose, but not a direct teacher to student way. With all the Internet media that's available, teachers could find useful ideas through blogs, images, tutorials and the like, opening up more avenues to develop their own teaching style. E portfolio has the potential to become a creative hub for teachers to showcase their work, and learn off and connect with other teaching experiences.

References

Aldred, S (2009) A introduction to teacher’s delivery technologies, Retrieved December 15, 2009, from Moodle, FAHE11001 Managing Elearning.

Mosep (n.d) Mahara screencasts. Retrieved December 15, 2009, from http://www.mosep.org/index.php/lang-en/toolbox/maharascreencasts

Wiki

Wikki appears to be a place for fans to post messages about their favourite shows (Wetpaint 2009), but I can see an educational use for it. Wiki feels like a natural expression for group collaborations for online students. It also incorporates the value of connective learning, and increase experience in dealing with new information and assessing its value (Siemens 2005).
The interface is user friendly meaning younger students (and older ones) can start putting their idea's forward to their peers immediately, instead of the tedious going back and fourth with other modes of communication. Wiki also means editing, so mistakes can be altered and new avenues explored.

References

Aldred, S (2009) A introduction to teacher’s delivery technologies, Retrieved December 15, 2009, from Moodle, FAHE11001 Managing Elearning.

Siemens, G (2005) Connectivism. Retrieved December 18, 2009, from http://www.elearnspace.org/Articles/connectivism.htm

Wetpaint.com, Inc (2009) Retrieved December 15, 2009 fromhttp://www.wetpaint.com/

Voicethread

I've made a short voicethread to gain a better understanding of how it works. It is only a very basic creation consisting of a photo I took of Churchill statue, while I was on holiday in the UK.

This educational tool seems very versatile in it's application. It can be set up like a text book, with facts and figures spread about the page, or like an open ended forum with comments made from people all around the world, like a giant share space of information. It uses pictures and audio programs, good for engaging students in using different programs to get there message across. i.e typing using a microphone.
I particularly like the potential use for teaching a different language (voicethread, 2009). The ability to edit and screen comments is also good for monitoring what information is worth keeping and presenting to others.


References
Alded, S (2009) Active learning and Diversity, retrieved December 18, 2009, from Moodle, FAHE11001, Managing Elearning.

Aldred, S (2009) An introduction to teacher’s delivery technologies, Retrieved December 13, 2009, from Moodle, FAHE11001 Managing Elearning.

Voice thread (2009) Voicethread. Retrieved December 13, 2009 from https://voicethread.com/#u668920

Incompetech

I downloaded a piece of African music from the incompetech website. This piece has a slow tempo, with a lot of drums and sounds very tribal and exotic. It could be used as background for film or flash projects or set to a dance routine.
Music can be useful in dealing with students who learn musically and kinaesthetically.

References

Aldred, S (2009) An introduction to teacher’s delivery technologies, Retrieved December 13, 2009, from Moodle, FAHE11001 Managing Elearning.

BGFL (2009) Multiple intelligences, Retrieved December 18, 2009, from http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks/ict/multiple_int/what.cfm

Mcleod, K (2007) Incompetech. Retrieved December 13, 2009, from
http://incompetech.com/