LEARN TO DO MORE WITH LESS

Free Web-Based Tools to Improve Student Achievement

Kati Searcy, NBCT www.fetc2010.pbworks.com

GOALS

Create a collaborative online environment

Use still and video images to document learning

Record and edit sound to document achievement

See the possibilities of using free online applications to document and improve student achievement

8:00 Introductions8:15 Wikis9:30 10-minute break

9:40 Animoto10:30 Voki11:00 Blabberize

11:30 Lunch (Meet and Eat, optional )» Glogster – virtual interactive posters

12:30 Audacity1:15 Jing1:45 SlideShare2:45 Exit Survey3:00 Closing

Would you like to . . . . .design and easily update your own

webpage ? increase student engagement using a safe

online environment ?showcase your students work online ?eliminate excuses of lost homework or

confusion on assignments ?have a central location for any group to

collaborate ?put your thoughts and files in a place that is

accessible anytime, anywhere ? to have all of this at no charge ?

Samples of student wikis:• Wiki as a professional learning “text”

• Wiki as a knowledge management system

• Wiki as an online learning unit

• Wiki as a student research center

• Wiki as a student portfolio

Let’s Make a Wiki

www.pbworks.com

BREAK – 10 minutes

• LET’S MAKE A WIKI !!!

• Turn your photos & videos into pure amazing movies.

• Animoto automatically produces beautifully orchestrated, completely unique video pieces from your photos, video clips and music. Fast, easy, and free.

 

Animoto Examples

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Let’s create an Animoto video and add it to your wiki.

STEPS

It’s SO easy !!!

• Go to www.animoto.com• Click on “Create Video”• Choose the type of video to create• Upload the photos you wish to use• Add music• Finalize• Add to your wiki

Let’s Share . . .

How might you use Animoto?

V O K I

Voki is a free service that allows you to create personalized speaking avatars and use them on your wiki.

Let’s Make a Voki

www.voki.com

Let’s Share . . .

How would you use

with your students?

B L A B B E R I Z E

Blabberize• www.blabberize.com

• Sign up for a free account

• Make– Find a photo / Crop that image if you wish– Place the mouth (hardest part)– Record sound – Preview / Finish– Save– Share it (embed on your wiki)

Let’s Share

How might you use Blabberize?

LUNCH BREAK – One Hour

Meet and Eat (optional)

Glogster – make interactive posters from images, text, music and video

G L O G S T E R

Student Example – Jane Goodall

Student Example – Bacteria / E-Coli

Play Around http://fetc.edu.glogster.com

Get an account: www.glogster.com/edu

A U D A C I T Y

Export as MP3 file.

Insert in PowerPoint - easy

Insert on wiki – first, find an online host for your audio files – not as easy

J I N G

http://jingproject.com/

Snap a picture of your screen.

Record video of onscreen action.

Share instantly over the web or email.

www.slideshare.net

• Upload your own slideshows and get an embed code

• Put your slideshows on your wiki• Search and find slide shows uploaded by

others• Download• Embed on your wiki

Wrapping it up . . .

• www.fetc2010.pbworks.com

• User Name: guest• Password: fetc

My Web 2.0 course site:www.searcy.pbworks.com

Live Audience Polling

www.polleverywhere.com

Exit Survey http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/D6YKJR3

s/D6YKJR3

• www.fetc2010.pbworks.com

• User Name: guest• Password: fetc

My Web 2.0 course site:www.searcy.pbworks.com