Starting offDigital tools in education

The start• Sign up with Google +• Sign up with Twitter• Create a blog• Start using OneNote

Google+• Google+ will enable us to

share documents by using google docs• Share information• Work on the same document at

the same time• Who’s written what will appear

automatically• Facilitates group work when off

school – Internet access is the only requirement

Twitter• Twitter will enable us to communicate

with short messages (max 140 characters) on the go

• Twitter will enable us to share interesting websites

• Twitter can be used as a search engine by using hashtags (#)

• Twitter can also be used for giving short, private messages.

• Twitter can keep you updated on your interests.

• Twitter can help you in creating a network.

Blog• We present our work on a blog.• A blog will make it possible for you to get feedback on your

work from more that just the teacher. • The feedback you receive will make it possible for you to

develop and to expand you knowledge. • The blog is a gateway to the world, through which you can

share your work with others in your network.

OneNote• Start using OneNote as your primary tool for taking

notes. • OneNote will enable you to hand in oral work to your

teacher, making it possible to – Conduct presentations in your own private sphere– Get feedback on your pronunciation and intonation– Rehearse your presentation and doing it to your own liking

before you hand it in. • Notebooks can be shared with others (entirely optional).• Your notes are automatically saved. You won’t lose a

note again• You can syncronize your notes, making it possible for

you to work on the same document from different computers, tablets, phones etc.

• It is already installed on your computer.• Lots and lots of other advantages.

This is not the end….• …..it is just the beginning!