Technology 4 Teachers (T4T) is a course for undergraduate preservice teachers at the University of Central Oklahoma in Spring 2010, taught by Wesley Fryer. This channel includes lecturecast videos from our class meetings and Q&A sessions.
Today we'll discuss the status of pending course assessments, demonstrate how to embed your Unit Plan Google Doc, view some Pecha Kucha examples, and discuss options for synchronous conferencing.
This is a recording of a presentation over Ustream by Wesley Fryer for faculty and educators in the New Literacy Collaborative at NC State on 16 April 2010.
This week we will learn how to create a Petcha Kutcha presentation (20 slides shown for 20 seconds) using the FlickrStorm, PowerPoint, Google Docs, Drop.io and SlideShare.
The ability to effectively create and share a screencast is one of the most important skills of teachers in the 21st century. Teacher-leaders will learn what screencasts are, see examples of educational screencasts, and create their own.
Productivity software traditionally includes functionalities like word processing, spreadsheets, and presentation software. Open source / free productivity software is now available, which is competing with commercially available versions. These client-based / software based productivity solutions are also being challenged by
GeoApps are applications which permit learners to connect concepts to geography. Google Maps is a browser-based Geo-application environment, and Google Earth is a software-based GeoApp. We'll explore both and learn how to use resources created by others as well as make our own.
cilitate blended learning experiences for students, it is essential for teacher-leaders to create hyperlinked, media-rich online spaces. These learning portals can serve as digital extensions of the classroom, spaces for student collaboration, lockers for research discoveries and media, as well as online portfolios demonstrating knowledge and skills.
(part 2 of 2) Effectively and critically searching the Internet is a vital skill for 21st century learners. Studies show most students tend to perform simple keyword searches on Google and never go beyond the first or second page of search results. Today we will explore a variety of Internet search options, and learn how to use an aggregator as a digital newspaper.
(part 1 of 2) Effectively and critically searching the Internet is a vital skill for 21st century learners. Studies show most students tend to perform simple keyword searches on Google and never go beyond the first or second page of search results. Today we will explore a variety of Internet search options, and learn how to use an aggregator as a digital newspaper.
Since the university was closed due to our ice and snow storm, we conducted our "open lab" Q &A on January 29th over Ustream. This is the recorded archive. I addressed questions submitted on our T4T FAQ as well as posted to our Etherpad backchannel on January 27th. Learn more about Technology 4 Teachers on wiki.powerfulingredients.com.