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By Jennifer Boisvert
May 17, 2013
3rd Annual Technologies in Education Conference at the College of Saint Rose,
Albany, NY
Interactive and engaging activities used to enhance
student learning. Time Lines
Flipbooks
Wikis
Web Conferencing
Digital Storytelling
Avatars
Content Sharing
Blogs
Word Clouds
What are Learning Tools?
Time Lines
What is it?
Display information in a timeline format
Text
Dates
Images
Tool:
Timerime (http://www.timerime.com)
Flipbooks
What is it?
An interactive flipbook displaying a PDF document
Tool:
Flipsnack (http://www.flipsnack.com)
Flipbook example
Wikis
What is it?
Digitally share presentations, images, and/or documents
Tool:
Wikispaces (http://www.wikispaces.com)
Web Conferencing
What is it?
Share your computer screen with other individuals
Tool:
Join.me (http://www.join.me)
Digital Storytelling
What is it?
Digitally share presentations, images, and/or documents
Tool:
Slideshare (http://www.slideshare.net)
Avatars
What is it?
Create animated movies using text
Tool:
Xtranornal (http://www.xtranormal.com)
Xtranormal example
Content Sharing
What is it?
Online storage of documents (text, audio, video, etc.)
Tool:
Dropbox (http://www.dropbox.com)
Blogs
What is it?
Online blog (journal)
Tool:
Edublogs (http://www.edublogs.org)
Word Clouds
What is it?
Visual representation of text
Horizontal
Vertical
Scattered
Tool:
Wordle (http://www.wordle.net)
Learning Tools
Advantages
Free
Reach a large audience
Accessibility
Engaging
Ease of use
Disadvantages
Free
Storage
Privacy settings
Accessibility
Students computer
Trial accounts
Internet advertising
Questions
Image courtesy of Microsoft Clipart
Contact Information
SUNY Empire State College
Nursing Program
113 West Ave. | Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Jennifer Boisvert: [email protected]
