Ideas for the ICT training workshop for lecturers
- Introduction to Web 2.0 for Educators
Everybody is talking about Web 2.0, but exactly what is it?
This workshop is for you! Learn all about the different Web 2.0 tools.
The emphasis will be on how they are used in an educational setting.
Invigorate your classroom by using these tools to engage and encourage
collaboration with your students. Bring your lesson plans with you and
see how you can integrate these tools into the learning environment.
Cool Websites
Introduction to some web sites / tools that will enhance and add excitement to your delivery of content
Introduction to programme - Objectives (Wordle)
Ensure that everyone has a gmail account
Refer to Arsenal#3
- Article: Integrating tech in the classroom
- Brainstorming activity: State ways in which you have been making use of the computer in your professional lives. Use sync.in (Allows real-time collaboration)
Point out to lecturers that they have already been using technology in their practice, but that there were Web 2.0 tools and applications to enhance all of them and widen dimensions:
- Presenting info - beyond Power Point
- Sharing info - web site, forum, email, cd / dvd
- Collaborating - brainstorming, shared documents
Putting the concept of ITC into perspective - Video: Education Change: Challenge
NB: saveyoutube.con/
a site that facilitates download of videos, provides a range of formats in which to save download, save to PC, copy to cd. Can copy pertinent videos for sharing.
Can only be played with Real Player.
Ensure that it is on the PC at work
Links to reading material:
- Concept of Web 2.0
- Web 2.0 Tools - types, functions
- Reasons to support ITC
- Bloom's Digital Taxonomy
- Factors to be considered when planning for integration (Arsenal # 3 - How to integrate tech as a classroom goal)
TOPIC #1: Introduce yourself. What skills / abilities do u expect to gain from these sessions?
Create Google account
Information Search
Introduce Search Engines. NB: Wonder Wheel, Time Lines
Prepare mind map
Participants explore various types.
Provide info re Search Tips: rf
Bookmarking - Organizing web resources
- delicious.com
- yahoo bookmarks
- evernote.com
TASK:
Use separate pages in a Word Document and store sites on-line. Bookmark and annotate links.
- To display information and create activities on a curricular topic
- Using Word processing skills
- Using some Web 2.0 apps
- Open a MS Word document.
- Insert Page Numbering
- Create a banner in Word Art.
- Contents of your document:
- State content and objectives of your page.
- Use numbering and bullets to order your information
- Experiment with fonts, colours, bold and italics
- Insert an appropriate clip-art clip.
- Give your document a title
- Save your document.
- Use Image Search. Introduce sites for open source materials.
- Use a series of annotated graphics to create a brief tutorial.
- Insert into Word document that you have saved. (print screen and paint app)
- Identify three relevant links.
- Bookmark the links.
- Open one of the links. Use printliminator.com to edit page for printing
- Make tracks with the links (krunchd.com, jogtheweb.com). Save on-line. Bookmark link.
- Document material for citation
- Create a crossword puzzle and key. Capture, copy and insert
- Create citation (citationmachine.net, bibme.org, easybib.com)
- Give a brief oral account of the new skills that you have acquired during the process of preparing this document.
- Record at vocaroo.com
- Comment in forum / google group: Can these skills be meaningfully applied in your teaching practice? Can students in areas without connectivity benefit from any of these activities? How can information be made available to students without internet connectivity
