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10 Social Media Tools For Learning

The eLearning Coach

Many of these tools and services are free or have a free trial period, which can encourage you to experiment in a small way at first. Each tool fulfills at least one of these criteria: encourages collaboration; enables user-generated content or input; provides a way to share; and facilitates informal or formal learning. Think of it.

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Top 10 Free and Open Source eLearning Projects to Watch for 2012

eFront

Fedena - The best way to manage your school or college Fedena is a multipurpose school/campus management software which is used by thousands of educational institutions worldwide for all administration and management related activities. VoiceThread - collaborative presentations by collecting comments. All with no software to install.

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To Flip or Not to Flip Your Classroom

TechSmith Camtasia

I use a combination of our school’s learning management system (LMS) but often use external websites such as Polldaddy , Todaysmeet , Padlet , or Voicethread just to make things more interesting and add variety. I use a simple 3-point scoring system and check more for effort than accuracy. About the Author. Have Fun!

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On the Horizon

Experiencing eLearning

Also listed: virtual worlds, videoconferencing, voicethreads, geotagging, cell phones, flip cameras, digital storytelling, portfolios, multimedia. Games as Learning Tools: Kids have always used games, but school hasn’t recognized play for learning. Collaboration authoring tools (Google Docs, Flat World Knowledge).