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25 Terrific Technology Tools for Extension Educators

Dr. Barbara O’Neill Rutgers Cooperative Extension

oneill@aesop.rutgers.edu

What is Your Favorite Technology Tool?

My Old Fave: Three Monitors

My New Fave: Movie Maker

• Create videos from photos, Canva images, scanned PowerPoint slides, clip art, etc. – Example:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVRSfbV5fVI

• Create videos from live video footage to insert into slides, social media, etc. – Example:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yI7S6P6WYSQ

It’s not about the tech device, it’s

about the learner experience

Technology is Just a Tool! “Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important”

Bill Gates http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/topics/topic_technology.html

1. eXtension • Live and archived webinars

• Moodle courses (campuses)

• Archived FAQs

• Ask an Expert (AaE)

• Online communities (CoPs and LNs)

• Military Families Learning Network

• Innovative projects…and more

2. Animated Videos • Use platforms such as http://goanimate.com/ and

http://www.creazaeducation.com/ and http://www.moovly.com/ and http://digitalfilms.com/ and http://www.dvolver.com/moviemaker/index.html – Article: 5 Best Sites to Make Animated Video Trouble-Free:

http://www.freemake.com/blog/5-best-sites-to-make-animated-video-trouble-free/

• Personal Finance Animated Videos (O’Neill):

https://www.youtube.com/user/moneytalkBMO

• Co-Signing a Loan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yte4MBtoAqg

3. Google+ Hangouts • Free video chatting: video + voice

• Can involve up to 10 people

• Great way for students to collaborate on studying, group projects, club activities, etc.

• Can be archived for later viewing

• Sample Hangouts (combined with Twitter chats):

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVU_O8Cq313tXCZ5RJBMyMw

4a. PowerPoint Games: Jeopardy!

See http://rci.rutgers.edu/~boneill/review/index.html and http://www.slideshare.net/BarbaraONeill/jeopardy-game-young-adults-moneycolor-changesyellow for sample games See http://www.slideshare.net/BarbaraONeill/rutgers-hybrid-online-confpower-point-gamesanimated-videosoneill0114 for PowerPoint tutorial

4b. PowerPoint Games: Millionaire

Sample Game: https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=bnlwbC5vcmd8bW9uZXktbWF0dGVyc3xneDoyZGI2OTE0OGFjNjY5MTVh

5. Slideshare.net • Use to share documents (Word, PowerPoint,

PDFs, etc.) • Gives them a digital link to use for websites,

social media, e-mail, etc. • Sample:

http://www.slideshare.net/BarbaraONeill/2015-financial-education-boot-camp-flyer-0715

• Also a great place to search for slides and other content

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6. Twitter • 140 characters to make a

point, share a link, share a photo, etc.

• Use # for information searches

• Use @ to direct message someone

• Can track impact using Klout: http://klout.com/

Klout Score Progression • Klout is a measure of a person’s “influence” on twitter

• Based on an algorithm with factors such as number of followers and number of retweets

• Go to www.klout.com and log in with Twitter or Facebook

– 2011: 11.22 to 19.68

– 2012: 20.3 to 29.3

– 2013: 32.6 to 39.6

– 2014: 29.76 to 38.84

– 2015: 23.8 to 30.7

7. Twitter Chats • Students create a unique chat hashtag and

designate a date/time, topic, and questions OR • View a regularly scheduled personal finance

Twitter chat – List of personal finance Twitter chats:

http://www.slideshare.net/BarbaraONeill/social-media-resources-for-financial-education-0414

• Use http://www.tchat.io/ or http://twubs.com/ to tweet

8. TweetReach and HashTracking Reports

9. Storify • Use to create a “story” from a Twitter chat by

piecing together participants’ tweets

Samples: • https://storify.com/moneytalk1/cooperative-extension-money-smart-

week-chat-mswcha

• https://storify.com/moneytalk1/rutgers-cooperative-extension-twitter-chat

• https://storify.com/RutgersNJAES/extension-america-saves-chat-exaschat

10. Webinar Delivery Platforms

• Adobe Connect

• Zoom

• Eluminate Live

• Go to Meeting/Webinar

• Maestro

• Others?

11. Online Quizzes Rutgers Cooperative Extension Assessment Tools:

• Financial Fitness Quiz

• Identity Theft Risk Assessment Quiz

• Investment Risk Tolerance Quiz

• Personal Health and Finance Quiz

• Personal Resiliency Resources Assessment Quiz

• Wise Credit Management Quiz

12. Microsoft Excel Templates • Asset Allocation Spreadsheet • Asset Allocation Spreadsheet With Pie Chart • Net Worth Calculation Spreadsheet • Spending Plan Worksheet

Source: http://njaes.rutgers.edu/money/

13. Future Me Web Site • Schedule an e-mail to yourself at a future date

• Can make it public, but anonymous

• Message starts with “Dear Future Me”

• Can use to have students send themselves “reminders” – Action steps

– Financial goals

– Assignments and due dates

• Good accountability tool for those who use e-mail

http://www.futureme.org/

14. IGNITE Presentations • 5 minute PowerPoint presentations

• 20 slides advance automatically every 15 seconds

• Students or teacher can create a presentation using a template with automated slides

• Template master: http://www.ignitephoenix.com/tips/

• Sample IGNITE Presentation: The Politics of Personal Finance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7lN1Dz972s

15. Pinterest • Create new boards or view existing boards • https://help.pinterest.com/en/articles/all-about-boards

16. Facebook • Set up a class/program Facebook page

• Provides ongoing contact with and among students

• Example: Annie’s Project NJ: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Annies-Project-NJ/147083285347913

17. Canva https://www.canva.com/

18. Piktochart (Infographics)

19. Periscope • Live video streaming app for IOS and Android

• Using it is called “scoping”

• Acquired by Twitter in 2015; launched in March 2015

• Video can be public or just for followers

• Send “hearts” to presenter by tapping screen

20. Puzzle-Maker http://www.puzzle-maker.com/

21. PollEverywhere • Live audience participation:

https://www.polleverywhere.com/

• Like “clickers” without the clickers

• Different pricing plans (free for 25 responses): https://www.polleverywhere.com/plans

22. Online Survey Platforms

• Create surveys and get a link

• Pull summarized reports

• Great for research studies and follow-up evaluation forms

• Tricky to use “skip logic” on complicated questions; test out your survey before sharing the link

23. Scheduling and Registration Programs

• Doodle polls: http://doodle.com/

• Sign Up Genius: http://www.signupgenius.com/how

• Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com

• Others?

24. Your Ideas: Small Group Discussion

What is Your Favorite

Technology Tool?

25. Your Ideas: Large Group Debriefing

What is Your Favorite

Technology Tool?

The Role of Technology

The Role of Technology The technology that you use is not impressive but the experience that you can create with it is.

Comments? Questions? Additional Resources?

Contact Information

oneill@aesop.rutgers.edu @moneytalk1 on Twitter