Sunday, December 12, 2010

Emerging Technologies Websites

This list of useful websites includes

Applications for K-16
Planning for implementation of future technologies
Resources
Group Publications
Publications
Wikis from Class


Applications for K-16

Audacity is open source software for recording. This is an excellent way to record podcast for student to listen to.

Blogger allows you make your own blog to share your ideas online.

Captivate by Adobe allows you to create, deliver and maintain eLearning content. This for sale version offers integration with eLearning applications.

Delicious is your browsers favorites store online. It also allows to tag, search, and share websites. It is a better way to keep track of bookmarks than a blog.

Facebook allows formation of groups for social networking, which can be used for forums on problem solving and debates.

GeoGebra is free mathematics software for learning and teaching with interactive graphics, algebra, and spreadsheets for use from elementary to university level with free learning materials.

Gliffy is platform independent internet applications with rich user interface that help your student learn with visuals. These visual include flow charts, network diagrams, website maps, organizational charts, floor plans, Venn diagrams, technical drawings, and more.

Google docs allow you create and share your work online with documents, spreadsheets, presentations, drawings, and forms.

Google Earth is free download with all type of information on the Earth.

Google Maps allows overlying your own marking on maps to help student use maps for learning.

Google Reader is a news finding tool. The program search different sites you would like to follow for new news.

Hotseat is a mobile Web application that allows student to provide near real-time feedback during class. For more information see article.

Jing by TechSmith allows you to take a picture or a short video of what you see on your computer monitor and share it online.

Mindmeister helps you be productive with online mind mapping software to help you work together with colleagues.

My Brainshark allows you to create, share, and track online video presentation for sales, marketing, eLearning, and more.

Ning allows you to create your own social network

Panopto helps you capture and publish elements of a presentation. Video, slides, screenshots, and notes with just a click.

PBworks is a hosted workspace for wikis. Wikis are excellent tool for collaborative work on papers and files.

Project ROME by Adobe is a software-as-a-service intended to explore opportunities of creative tools.

SlideShare is a way to share presentations, documents, and videos with student or other professionals.

Swivel is a website to share reports.

TeacherTube is a way to share video, photos, audio, and documents dedicated to teachers.

WizIQ is a free service that allows you teach or take classes online. Teachers can teach in virtual classrooms, share online tutorials, give online test, and list courses.

WordPress is web software used to create website or blog.

Xwix helps you create your own free flash website.

YouTube is a way to share videos.


Planning for implementation of future technologies

Project Tomorrow is a education nonprofit organization. Their site includes information to help teacher prepare student for tomorrow.


Resources

Centre for Learning and Performance Technologies is a resource site about social learning.  The site also list top tools each year.

Common Craft is a library of animated educational videos.

Edutopia is a website that connects people to improve education by sharing innovative solutions and resources. Edutopia is a George Lucas Educational Foundation.

Moodle is a free course management system.

Open Source Initiative is an open source community promoting awareness of non –proprietary software for public and education use.

T.H.E. Journal includes information, webinars, and resources on practices to transform education through technology.

Webopedia is a site dedicated to keeping you up to date with the latest developments in internet terminology


Courses

Alison offers free independent interactive multimedia training online courses and certification.

GeoThentic shows ways to go beyond using Google Earth as a mere substitute for a map or globe and use it for solving geographic problems. GeoThentic is supported by National Geographic and a University of Minnesota product.

OpenLearningInitiative is a Carnegie Mellon sponsored consortium that working to develop new ways of measuring learning.

SkillSoft provides comprehensive and current content for on demand e-learning and performance support solutions for business, government, and education.


Agencies and Organizations

Adobe Education Exchange is a way to connect and collaborate with people in your field and find resources.

Adobe Youth Voices provides youth from underserved communities to access music and multimedia production tools to allow them to self-express and improve digital literacy among young people.

Associated Content of the Yahoo! Contributor Network is a digital library of community created content.

Connexions breaks up information in to modules of small chunks of educational material that be reorganized as needed into courses or text.

Digital Ethnography is a Kansas State University site exploring the educational culture.

Digital Learning Environments is a website providing information on tools and technologies for effective classrooms.

Educause is a nonprofit group promoting the intelligent use of information technology to advance higher education.

IMS Global Learning Consortium shares a wide variety of learning platforms and applications. Universities around the world leverage innovation by collaborating on interoperability, adoption and learning impact.

McRel is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to making a difference in public education through research. They combine analysis and experience to find solutions. There site includes products and services.

Michigan Association for Computer Uses in Learning is dedicated to bring educators together to share knowledge and concerns about technology in education.

The NASA website has science content. The site is dedicated to excellence in science, technology, engineering and mathematics education for the next generation of Americans.

Techsoup.org provides free information resources and support for technology needs.

U.S. Department of Education: Information federal programs including financial aid, research, key educational issuers, and prohibiting discrimination in education.


Group Publications

Campus Technology is a higher education technology magazine provides up to date information about advanced networking on campus.

Digg is breaking news, which can be set to areas of interest to keep students current.

EmergingEdTech is weekly article providing information and insight on topics of emerging internet technologies in education.

Inside Higher Ed publishes news and commentary on education.

Dr. Leneway’s blog on Educating the Digital Tribe is an excellent collection of papers, ideas, and information on technology and education.

eSchool News is an education newsletter on news and information on technology for today’s educators.

The International Society for Technology in Education website has videos on broadcast in Real and Second Life on innovations in educational technology.

Teaching with Tech is a collection podcast of from Indiana University School of Education to inform them on integrating technology into the classroom.

The Tech&Learning Website has a collection of articles, blogs, and forums on the best practices used on integrating technology in the classroom.


Publications

Alan November gives a podcast on 'Three Skills Every Kid Needs to Learn'.

A podcast of Alan November’s keynote speech titled 'The Emerging Culture of Teaching and Learning'. The speech gives example of technology used in the classroom.

This YouTube video is an interview with Clayton Christensen on his book Disrupting Class.

Foundation for Excellence in Education report Digital Learning NOW.   A report of how digital learning can be a catalyst for transformation change in education.  10 Elements of high quality digital learning.

Dr. Tyson NECC 2007 Closing Keynote Speech Podcast on School 2.0 concept on teachers guiding students learning while using higher levels of learning and newer technology.

Using cell phones in the classroom for quicker classroom feedback reported by Quad-City Times.

Video of the 2006 Marc Prensky eTeaching Day keynote address, where he outlines the ways in which young people incorporate digital technology into their daily lives, and discusses the use of video games as educational tools.



Class Wikis
Arguments from the Pro debate side on using I-phones in the class room from Dr. Leneways EDT6440 class at WMU.

Arguments from the Con debate side on using I-phones in the class room from Dr. Leneways EDT6440 class at WMU.

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