2007 Teaching with Technology Institute Resources

Social Networking Technologies
(Wikis, Blogs, Social Bookmarking)

Presenters: Jason Rhode & Olga Urban, Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center

Social Networking Technologies Presentation [PDF]

Wikis

• What is a Wiki?
• Hosting:
  • pbwiki.com
  • seedwiki.com
  • wikia.com
  • wikispaces.com
  • xwiki.com
• Wiki Matrix - Wiki comparison tool
• Wiki Sites:
  • PlanetMath - community of math educators
  • Wikipedia - free online encyclopedia
  • Wikibooks - open-content textbooks
  • Wikitravel - online world-wide travel guide
• 7 Things You Should Know About... Wikis [PDF]
• Wiki in Education

Blogs

• Edublogs
• Elggspaces
• Google Reader
• Sample Faculty Development Blog
• Technorati - Blog Search Website
• Hosting:
  • blogger.com
  • blogsavy.com
  • blogspot.com
  • livejournal.com
• 7 Things You Should Know About... Blogs [PDF]
• 7 Things You Should Know About... RSS [PDF]

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Social Bookmarking

• CiteULike
• del.icio.us
• Handout - http://facdev.niu.edu/facdev/programs/handouts/socialbookmarking.shtml
• 7 Things You Should Know About... Social Bookmarking [PDF]

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Visual Learning Technologies
(Concept Mapping, Games)

Presenter: Janet Giesen, Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center

Concept Mapping

• Applications of Concept Mapping to Undergraduate General Education Science Courses [PDF]
• Inspiration - Concept Mapping Software
• SMARTIdeas - Concept Mapping Software
• Overview of Concept Mapping
• Software for Visualizing Ideas
• The Next Generation of Educational Engagement
• The Theory Underlying Concept Maps and How to Construct Them

Games

• All About Puzzles
• Games for Learning: Classroom and the WWW
• Games for the Science Curriculum
• Google search for "Games"
• Worksheets, Puzzles, Games

Classroom Instructional Technologies
(Clickers, Interactive Pen Display-SMART panel)

Presenters: Ginny Washburne, SMART Technologies; Joe Scudder, Communication

Clickers

• CPS for Higher Education
• Educause Resources on Clickers
• eInstruction
• Learning and Student Response Systems
• Using CPS with Blackboard at NIU
• 7 Things You Should Know About... Clickers [PDF]

Interactive Pen Display-SMART panel

• Handouts and Guides
• Live Online Training
• SMART Technologies
• SMART Tech Training
• Two-Minute Tutorials

Self-Paced Learning Technologies
(Podcasting, Streaming, Short Focused Tutorials)

Presenters: Isabelle Sabau, Art; Sue Anderson, Business; Mace Bentley, Geography; Dan Cabrera, Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center

Self-Paced Learning Technologies Presentation [PDF]

Podcasting

• Educause Resources on Podcasting
• Mace Bentley's Podcasts
• ffmpegX - video / audio encoder for MacOSX
• 7 Things You Should Know About... Podcasting [PDF]

Streaming

• Campus Technology Article on Streaming
• Educause Resources on Podcasting
• Panasonic Lumix FZ-30 digital camera
• Snapz Pro - video capture tool
• Streaming Example
• Video Streaming in Online Learning

Short Focused Tutorials

• Articulate
• Articulate Presenter
• Articulate Engage
• Impatica for PowerPoint
• Short Focused Tutorial Examples:
  • http://www.facdev3.niu.edu/media/asft/glossary001/engage.html
  • http://www.facdev3.niu.edu/media/sft/example001/player.html

Last Updated: 09/28/07