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1st update on 10 Tools Challenge 2013

Jane Hart

It has been good to see the varied interest in the 10 Tools Challenge both on my blog and Twitter as well as on other social channels – so here are a few updates. 2 – I have noticed that whereas some people have already chosen the 10 tools they will be taking a look at, others have still to do so. OFFICE TOOLS.

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Your TOP 5 Favourite EdTech Tools for Online Education

E-Learning Acupuncture

I was asked recently to do a presentation about educational technology tools for online education. Before I rolled right into my Top 5 Favourite Tools, I made sure I spent some time encouraging my audience to consider the criteria for selecting the tools first. Collaborative Document Authoring. Voicethread.

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Tool Issue: XMind, WorldMapper, Balsamiq, VoiceThread, EtherPad, and Flowgram

Mark Oehlert

Their products allow you to create software mockups easily and quickly. So a couple more tools. The last two tools are a bit more complex but offer some interesting options for building content. This is maybe a less intimidating version of some of the functionality embedded in VoiceThread (below). This one is dead simple.

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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. About the Author. Erik Christensen holds engineering degrees from the U.S.

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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).