1. Technology Tools to Support Instruction Liliana Toader

2. Foundations for constructing an instructional technology toolkit: “instructional activities involving students doing things and thinking about the things they are doing” (Bonwell & Eison, 1991, p.1) Active learning “the best learning occurs when teachers teach to all learning styles” (Coates, 2007) Learning styles “discovery based” learning that uses internet to construct and share understanding (Brown, 2002). Today’s students

3. Pedagogy –First Approach to Technology

4. Determine the kind of learning you want: Creating Evaluating Analyzing Applying Understanding Remembering Fig. Bloom’s Taxonomy –Revised Cognitive Domains

5. Remembering Zotero research tool that helps users collect, organize, analyze, and share research in a variety of ways Study Blue Study Blue & Study Stack Study Stack online tools for making flashcards with video and audio elements (useful for taking notes and preparing for exams) Dipidy allows users to create, view and share interactive timelines

6. Understanding Socrative response system that empowers teachers by engaging their classrooms with a series of educational exercises and games PollEverywhere website that allows users to create electronic polls which others can answer either online or text messages (instead of clickers) Diigo collaborative research, note taking and annotation tool Feedly compiles news feeds from a variety of online sources for the user to customize and share with others

7. Applying Padlet - online bulletin board -allows users to collaborate and add text and multimedia content Screencast-o-maticScreencast-o-matic & Screenr Screenr used for online screen recording Jing allows users to capture and share images and videos

8. Analyzing OnlineChartTool build charts Gliffy design, collaborate and share flowcharts, technical drawings and diagrams Poplet brainstorm online, create concept maps, etc. Text2MindMap create mind maps online

9. Evaluating SurveyMonkey create online surveys BloggerBlogger & WordPress WordPress create personal blogs GoogleGroups participate in online forums with people sharing common interests Voice Thread interactive collaboration tool via voice, text and video

10. Creating Educreations recordable interactive whiteboard; captures voice and handwriting to produce video lessons Glogster create free interactive multimedia posters Weebly create professional websites AnimotoAnimoto, Wideo, WeVideo, Digital Films Wideo WeVideo Digital Films online video creation platforms; allows video editing, collaboration, and sharing Lernist allows users to share and remix anything on the web (videos, e-books, maps, blogs, podcasts) Prezi cloud-based presentation software and storytelling tool for presenting ideas on a virtual canvas

11. Other Online Resources 0 45 Tools in 45 Minutes: https://sites.google.com/a/esc6.net/45-tools-in-45- minutes/answer-gardenhttps://sites.google.com/a/esc6.net/45-tools-in-45- minutes/answer-garden 0 Top 100 Tools for learning: http://c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/http://c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/ 0 MERLOT: www.merlot.orgwww.merlot.org 0 Cosmo Learning: http://www.cosmolearning.com/http://www.cosmolearning.com/ 0 Free Video Lectures: http://freevideolectures.com/http://freevideolectures.com/ 0 Khan Academy: https://www.khanacademy.org/https://www.khanacademy.org/ 0 You Tube for Schools: http://www.youtube.com/schoolshttp://www.youtube.com/schools 0 I-Tunes University: http://www.open.edu/itunes/http://www.open.edu/itunes/

12. Web 2.0 Technology Selection Criteria AccessUsability Privacy & Intellectual Property Workload & Time Management Fun Source: http://tektrek.wordpress.com/2009/03/02/web-20-selection-criteriahttp://tektrek.wordpress.com/2009/03/02/web-20-selection-criteria

13. References 0 Bonwell, C.C. & Eison, J.A.(1991). Active Learning: Creating Excitement in the Classroom. ASHR-Eric Higher Education Report No.1.Washington, DC: The George Washington University, School of Education and Human Development. 0 Brown, J.S. (2002). Growing up digital: How the web changes work, education, and the ways people learn. USDLA Journal, 16(2). 0 Coates, J. (2007). Generational learning styles. River Falls, WI: LERN Books, A division of Learning Resources Network (LERN).