1. KIM DRAKE ALGONQUIN COLLEGE, ONTARIO Technology in Teaching

2. Educational use of New technologies Wikis, blogs Learning objects Videos Advanced Google Facebook, twitter

3. Things to ponder …. How do you plan to have students submit assignments- paper, email, other electronic options available? Will you give them choices on how to hand it in? Will you have a plan B for if the technology crashes? What measures can you put in place to ensure student success? How do you think you will mark and give feedback- with a big red pen, comments on word, standardized feedback through an e-platform? My advice: Don’t jump into the deep end. Tackle one new thing at a time. Get into your comfort zone before trying something else.

4. What to keep in mind: In next slides, I will show you many options available. DON’T TRY THEM ALL IN ONE SITTING So…listen and think about what appeals to you if you were a learner, learners skills and access to computers..etc…. 4

5. Wiki- quick edit What are they? Why use them? Group work, assignment details, collaborative, syllabus, presentation schedules Students reaction/ training More techie, but fun and creative. Teach them a bit of it.. Wikipedia http://pbworks.com/ Google.docs- www.docs.google.com www.docs.google.com Blackboard/WebCT Wikispaces.com

6. Blogs What are they? Why use them? Group work, reflective journals, portfolio, commentary. Dilemma Students reaction/ training Instant, accessible,privacy, easy to use Blogspot.com Topic + blog ( google)

7. Learning objects What are they? Why use them? Record of class,student projects, instructional video, added support, Students reaction/ training These are usually tried and true activities, so usually work well.

8. Facebook and Twitter Alumni groups Q & A Study groups Building project based assessments Collegial support Student discussion Follow current events Run a feed Take part in an ongoing discussion www.facebook.com www.twitter.com 8

9. Google Can be a simple solution More than just a search engine All students tend to be familiar with it, so great for tech shy options. http://www.google.ca/webh p?sourceid=navclient&ie= UTF-8 http://www.google.ca/webh p?sourceid=navclient&ie= UTF-8 Alerts, Books, news, earth, sketch –up,finance, etc… 9

10. Videos What are they? Why use them? Record of class, student projects, instructional video, added support Students reaction/ training Love them, know how to find them, almost too many to chose, rating of content You tube