Technology

Technology - Post Links on the Discussion Board, we will add them to the Wiki later... CLICK HERE for a good place to start.

We will collectively build the rest of this page in class over the next three weeks.


 * Strategies**
 * Wikis**
 * http://slocombspring2011-7.wikispaces.com/
 * http://thehotchickwf12.wikispaces.com/
 * http://aldoublewhistory.wikispaces.com/
 * http://wfsociology2012.wikispaces.com/
 * Online Review**
 * Presentations**
 * Discussions**
 * Course Management Systems** - Course management systems are useful for collecting material, hosting discussions, posting copies of your notes, etc... Depending on the software you choose to utilize, there are a variety of tasks that all of these can utilize. Here are a few that I have used or been exposed to...
 * Blackboard - Blackboard is the largest and most well known course management companies. They offer tiers of service which allow you to customize what you want to accomplish. The strength of Blackboard based on my experience is that they offer the largest variety of tools, will host stuff and trouble-shoot it off-site, and are constantly working to improve what they do. The major weakness with Blackboard is the cost. Smaller districts or districts which are strapped for money may find it difficult to utilize because of the cost.
 * Moodle
 * Desire2Learn
 * Haiku Learning
 * Turnitin
 * Schoology
 * Opencourseware**

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Links 6 Reasons EdLeaders Should Let Kinds Bring Devices to School National School Safety and Security Services Focus - The Forgotten 21st Century Skill Teaching History With Technology Haiku Learning -Haiku learning is a company which provides learning management solutions for educators. Teachers can get free access to some of the features, or pay for more features and more users. MIT Opencourseware - MIT's opencourseware resources: links for all of the MIT courses. Who Really Benefits from Technology? - This article presents a somewhat skeptical view of technology. In short, it says that technology is good, if implemented correctly by an active and ethusiastic teacher. eLections - Fairly in Depth Election Scenario Game - Win Electoral College Votes - Good resource for explaining how issues influence elections, the electoral college, and popular opinion. Takes a while to complete, but you can register and save your game. TED Blog - 100 Technology Tools You Should Use - This has links to 100 sites. Some are not useful for education, but most are...