What works online

What do you like online? List the things that make it easy for you when you are online

What do you like online? Things you might have of thought of are:  Easy navigation  Clear instructions  Good colours  Interesting  Easy to use  Readable text  Know what is expected of you  Preferably no login

What works online

Things you might of thought of are:  Easy navigation  Clear instructions  Good colours  Interesting  Easy to use  Readable text  Know what is expected of you  Preferably no login What works online

Fire Topic: Fire Tasks: 1. Watch video of history of the use of fire 2. Complete a timeline of the use of fire 3. Assess a house for fire risks 4. Complete an investigation of types of materials firemen should wear

Asynchronous vs. Synchronous

TaskType of activity Asynchronous or Synchronous BlendedBookTools Watch video of history of the use of fire Content based, informative Asynchronous   Camtasia, Movie maker, Site for video to sit Complete a timeline of the use of fire Application of knowledge Asynchronous   Timeline tool, Google maps, wiki Assess a house for fire risks Application of knowledge, content, collaborative Either   Voicethread Online lesson Websites of houses Investigation of types of materials firemen should wear Practical Research Exploring topic Both Websites Experiment design Online lesson Blog

Blended My definition of blended is some online some offline (book type) tasks

Does it belong online?

TaskType of activity Asynchronous or Synchronous BlendedBookTools Watch video of history of the use of fire Content based, informative Asynchronous   Camtasia, Movie maker, Site for video to sit Complete a timeline of the use of fire Application of knowledge Asynchronous   Timeline tool, Google maps, wiki Assess a house for fire risks Application of knowledge, content, collaborative Either   Voicethread Online lesson Websites of houses Investigation of types of materials firemen should wear Practical Research Exploring topic Both Websites Experiment design Online lesson Blog

Tools

TaskType of activity Asynchronous or Synchronous BlendedBookTools Watch video of history of the use of fire Content based, informative Asynchronous   Camtasia, Movie maker, Site for video to sit Complete a timeline of the use of fire Application of knowledge Asynchronous   Timeline tool, Google maps, wiki Assess a house for fire risks Application of knowledge, content, collaborative Either   Voicethread Online lesson Websites of houses Investigation of types of materials firemen should wear Practical Research Exploring topic Both Websites Experiment design Online lesson Blog

Fire Vodcast

Fire timeline

Fire safe assessment

What tools work when?

Know your students

1.What sort of access to the internet do they have? 2.What sort of ICT skills do they have? 3.What background knowledge do they bring to a subject / topic? Tools

Online ‘Getting to know you’ Tools and activities for students Forums / Discussion Surveys Quiz VoiceThread Back

Online ‘Getting to know you’ Tools and activities for students Forums / Discussion What students already know, what they think they are going to learn during the topic Surveys What skills and equipment the students have Support, introduction, feedback, resources Quiz Pre topic knowledge VoiceThread Getting to know you/other’s in the class, getting knowledge ready for unit

Time

Planning

Time

Tools

Tool Asynchronous or Synchronous Can be used for Online lessons – e.g. video conferencing Synchronous Social, collaboration, explaining ideas, presentations, exploring content, group activities, coming up with shared norms and assessment criteria VoiceThread Asynchronous Getting students to collaborate / share ideas about a topic, summarise a concept. Presentation of an assignment Surveys Asynchronous Getting to know the students, equipment they have, times for online lessons. Evaluation of a topic pre/post. Collecting information quickly Asynchronous One on one explanation of a concept, further resources, general communication. Assignment submission

Tool Asynchronous or Synchronous Can be used for Quizzes Asynchronous Quick knowledge check, pre and post tests student created assessment tasks WikiAsynchronous Collaboration, revision, place to store resources for a particular task, group work, revision activities, glossary Forums / Discussion Asynchronous Mnemonics, discussion of a topic, ideas, summarising, sharing ideas, answering questions, sharing data Learning Object Asynchronous Exploring content, interactive PodcastingAsynchronous Interviews, revision, vocab, content sharing, assessment presentations, book reviews VodcastingAsynchronous Interviews, revision, vocab, content sharing, assessment presentations, book reviews

Time

 For Planning online activities  Setting up the online framework  Conduct online lessons  For the teacher to give feedback  For teacher to respond to feedback  For students to complete the online activity  For learning Time

What works online Good Teaching

What works online Well planned, interesting tasks that engage students in learning

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