Wow, there is a lot to cover in this chapter so I will first talk about the tools I have used and then talk about the tools I will be using in the future.So in the past I have used or I am currently using Delicious, Google Earth, Google Forms & RSS feeds, Moodle, Skype, Webspirations and Wordle.
Delicious, Moodle and the Google one were all part of various classes I took while I was in grad school. I still use Delicious and Google Earth for personal use, in fact I was originally going to a Google Earth screen shot as part of my vodcast, but it ended up on the editing floor. I actually also used Webspiration when it was still Inspiration and not web based for concept maps that I also used for various classes. It was one of the first Web 2.0 tools I used and then introduced to my students and we used it for a variety of activities. One of my student who had autism pretty much created a concept map daily and really used it as a mean of communication with others.
Delicious and RSS feeds are the tools I use and recommend to my students most frequently, although I get many "why would I use that" faces when I try to give them an idea of how helpful they can be. I hope that when I encourage using Evernote I won't get the same response, since I think this will be a great tool for college student as they work on their various research project over a semester.
The other two that I think might be beneficial for my students are Netvibes and WizIQ. For Netvibes the advantage of only checking one website will be invaluable not only for me who checks a dozen or so sites on a daily basis, but for students who do the same thing. Everyday I see student come in a check a handful of various site before they begin working on homework, so the time saving and time management aspects will be priceless for them to utilize. As for WizIQ being able to meet with student who may miss the one-shot session in an asynchronous manner will hopefully be able to reach a larger group than trying to cover 50+ minutes of content in multiple one-on-one sessions.
It appears that many of these services are either free or very low cost and for teachers who have to use their own funds or have to make decisions on how the spend their allocated funds over a year and still utilize web 2.0 technologies. I am already working on a slide for Evernote as part of my research sessions and want to get it on all library computers as soon as tech services can do it. I have also created my Netvibes account using my facebook login so that they are already connected. I am excited to see how much time it saves me each morning.
Delicious, Moodle and the Google one were all part of various classes I took while I was in grad school. I still use Delicious and Google Earth for personal use, in fact I was originally going to a Google Earth screen shot as part of my vodcast, but it ended up on the editing floor. I actually also used Webspiration when it was still Inspiration and not web based for concept maps that I also used for various classes. It was one of the first Web 2.0 tools I used and then introduced to my students and we used it for a variety of activities. One of my student who had autism pretty much created a concept map daily and really used it as a mean of communication with others.
Delicious and RSS feeds are the tools I use and recommend to my students most frequently, although I get many "why would I use that" faces when I try to give them an idea of how helpful they can be. I hope that when I encourage using Evernote I won't get the same response, since I think this will be a great tool for college student as they work on their various research project over a semester.
The other two that I think might be beneficial for my students are Netvibes and WizIQ. For Netvibes the advantage of only checking one website will be invaluable not only for me who checks a dozen or so sites on a daily basis, but for students who do the same thing. Everyday I see student come in a check a handful of various site before they begin working on homework, so the time saving and time management aspects will be priceless for them to utilize. As for WizIQ being able to meet with student who may miss the one-shot session in an asynchronous manner will hopefully be able to reach a larger group than trying to cover 50+ minutes of content in multiple one-on-one sessions.
It appears that many of these services are either free or very low cost and for teachers who have to use their own funds or have to make decisions on how the spend their allocated funds over a year and still utilize web 2.0 technologies. I am already working on a slide for Evernote as part of my research sessions and want to get it on all library computers as soon as tech services can do it. I have also created my Netvibes account using my facebook login so that they are already connected. I am excited to see how much time it saves me each morning.
You might consider showing the class your current work with Delicious and RSS feeds. I have not set mine up yet so I have no hard examples to show.
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