Dr. Cynthia Calongne, Colorado Technical University

ISTE SIGilt SIGms - 1 Tool at a Time WebinarFebruary 20, 2013

Cool Tools for Educators

Our Chatbot Session is PostponedUntil Pandorabots.com

is back online!

Mars Expedition Learning Center

Visit Croak.it

Create & post short podcasts

fast!

Animoto.comhttp://ctusoftware.blogspot.com/2012/08/highlights-from-33-classes-with-lyr.html

http://www.ImageChef.com

Visit LibriVox.org -- public domain audio books

Why Should We Try New Tools?

Benefits

• Strengthens communication

• Engages the senses

• Digital literacy– Cross platform tool use

• Social nature of learning

• Active participation

Strengthens

• Vision & creativity

• Immersion & retention

• Andragogy – Activity-based learning

• Knowledge sharing

• Socio-technical skills

Determine Before Using in Class

Potential problems

• Ongoing access?

• Digital rights

• Changes to terms of use– Changes to privacy policies

• Tech requirements

• Persistence of content

Cautions

• Public vs private access?

• Content loss?

• Vital to curriculum? – Support for student needs?

• Equal opportunity for all?

• Long lived or short term?

References and ResourcesCroak.it – create and share short audio podcasts at http://croak.it

Example at: https://croak.it/hear/cid5125313ff1c7a

Animoto – create music videos at http://www.animoto.com

Example at: http://ctusoftware.blogspot.com/2012/08/highlights-from-33-classes-with-lyr.html

LibriVox – listen to public domain audio books http://librivox.org/

ImageChef – create word mosaics & visual poetry http://www.imagechef.com

Examples at http://www.imagechef.com/user/8342121/

Calongne, C. (2013). Lyr Lobo’s Slideshare http://www.slideshare.net/lyrlobo/presentations

Calongne, C. (2013). Emerging Media and Innovation. Education Research by Lyr Lobo - Blending Innovation and Emerging Media with Virtual Worlds and Augmented Reality. https://ctusoftware.blogspot.com

Cool Tools For Educators

Questions?

Contact Cynthia Calongne

SIGilt Communications Chair

Colorado Technical Universityccalongne@coloradotech.edu