5 ict tools

5 essential ICT tools for constructivist learning

What?Record podcasts direct from a web browserDownload podcasts from iTunes

Why?Create revision materialsStudents teach studentsEasiest way to create and share podcasts

How?Go to website link and create an accountEnsure you have a microphoneAudioboo also works on mobile phones

What?Real time collaboration with text documents

Why?Devise class notes, mark and improve scripts, peer assessment, back channel questioning etc.

How?Go to website link No registration needed Share the address of your pad using the IWB

What?Text voting made easy (and free)Live updates in PowerPoint

Why?Engages students.They think longer before committing to a voteDownload data in Excel

How?Go to website link and create an account

Also consider: Poll Everywhere (voting and text walls)

What?Online sticky notes

Why?Get feedbackCollate opinions / responsesCollaborate on homework

How?Go to website link and create an account

What?Google Earth

Why?Useful for ALL subjects not just geographyCreate and share spatial dataAnalyze and describe spatial dataAdd multimedia and create interactive toursConstantly expanding gallery of GE resources

How?Free downloadPlenty of how-to guides available.

The most used ICT tools in my bag...