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1st update on 10 Tools Challenge 2013

Jane Hart

11- Moodle 86- eFront 94- Blackboard. 7- Skype. 32- Adobe Connect 50- Blackboard Collaborate 54- WebEx. DEVICES & SYNCHRONIZATION TOOLS. File synchronization & cloud storage. Miscellaneous. 38- Google Maps 51- SurveyMonkey 57- Google Translate. 92- Doodle 97- Quora. INSTRUCTIONAL TOOLS.

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Video Conferencing Platforms vs Virtual Classrooms in eLearning

BrainCert

Some popular video conferencing tools include Zoom, Skype, Microsoft Teams, Google Hangouts Meet, Webex, GoToMeeting, etc. It can be used for synchronous or asynchronous instruction, and instructors can assign work, give tests, provide feedback, and manage student progress, as well as encourage collaboration and interaction between learners.

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Learning Management Systems: The wrong place to start learning

Coursy

LMS' like WebCT, Blackboard, and Desire2Learn offer their greatest value to the organization by providing a means to sequence content and create a manageable structure for instructors/administration staff. WebCT and Blackboard have recently formed partnerships with synchronous tools to allow for easy integration across platforms.

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My Workflow with Synergy

Experiencing eLearning

However, when I’m waiting for something to happen on my laptop (like synchronizing files with the server through Dreamweaver), I’ll pop over to my desktop computer for a few minutes to read something in Google Reader. Setting up courses in Blackboard. More people from work are on Skype. Google Calendar.

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Steps to Creating an Engaging Webinar for Higher Education Students

Hurix Digital

This mini-reflection should help you decide the agenda for your synchronous means of engagement. With regards to tools, new and enhanced communication methods, such as Skype, Zoom, FaceTime, Microsoft Team Builder, GoToMeeting, and other virtual meeting tools, are all readily available, at low-cost—and they work.

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Tools for Freelance Instructional Designers

OpenSesame

Blackboard. Synchronous Communication. Skype , DimDim , Oovoo , Google Talk/Voice. Celtx Script Writing. Sony Vegas Pro , Sorenson Squeeze , After Effects. Audacity , Levelator. Soundbooth. WordPress , Moodle , Drupal. Elluminate , WebEx , Centra , LiveMeeting , Project Management. OpenWorkbench , Evernote.

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Five tools for global educators

Learning with e's

I regularly present live (synchronous) webinars or web seminars, and other teaching sessions from my home office, or from a hotel room, and conceivably just about anywhere else there is connectivity to the internet. Webinars could also be conducted on Skype which is currently free, but quality may be more variable using this tool.

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