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Voki , Animoto, Prezi ….HUH?!?!. Incorporating free Web 2.0 tools in your classroom to engage students. Tracy Qualmann Adjunct Faculty Mini Workshop 2011. Objectives. Back-channel chat What is Web 2.0? Advantages to using Web 2.0 Wiki + Moodle Free tools available to you
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Voki, Animoto, Prezi….HUH?!?! Incorporating freeWeb 2.0 tools in your classroom to engage students Tracy Qualmann Adjunct Faculty Mini Workshop 2011
Objectives • Back-channel chat • What is Web 2.0? • Advantages to using Web 2.0 • Wiki + Moodle • Free tools available to you • Questions?
What is Web 2.0? • A. a new computer coming out by Dell • B. a new operating system by Microsoft • C. something my kids talk about • D. internet-based tools
Why on earth would I use these? • A. to enhance my classroom environment • B. these tools are free and easy to use • C. adult students like to learn using the hands-on approach • D. all of the above
How will someone like me ever learn this new, fandangled stuff? • A. the FDA has approved a new daily supplement to open the brain to new learning • B. your general physical can give you a one-time injection to boost your ability to grasp new technologies • C. you can practice, play, ask questions, fool around and act like a kid and learn it! • D. you can refuse and just not do it
Advantages • Adds dimension to your already engaging classroom environment • Breaks class up • Visually appealing • Give students new, transferable skills • Fun • Free • Available 24/7, 365
Wiki + Moodle Wiki Moodle (Online 2) Easily transfer your files from Wiki to online shell Students can refer back to it after class is over No need to reload/refind • Online storage • Easily accessible from any internet connection • Can refer back to it after class • Keeps everything in one place • Backed up!
Free Tools • Wikispaces • Voki • Animoto , Movie Maker (on most PC’s) • VoiceThread, Collabortize , Adobe Connect • Webs, Weebly • Picnik • Prezi, Prezenit, PowerPoint
A tool you’re looking for? What do you use? What would you like to use? A bunch of silliness?
No, silly goose….
Correct, but….
Yes! Have fun, embrace it!!
HA! We wish!!
No. You don’t like shots anyway.
Yes! Play around…you can’t hurt it.
Voki Free Fun to play with Easy to change Can embed into wiki, Facebook, websites Took me about 10 minutes to create
Animoto Free and Pro backgrounds available Blogs with ideas Can load onto websites, wikis, Facebook This took me about 7 minutes to create
Picnik Free tool Upload any of your pictures Can add text, stickers, frames, etc Took me about 2 minutes to make this
Prezi • Clip • Powerpoint to Prezi • Can create in Prezi • Example
Presentation available on my wiki Tqualmann.wikispace.com Thank you