Free 'n Easy: Incorporating Web 2.0 without a Budget

Free ‘n Easy: Incorporating Web 2.0 without a Budget

Leanne Frost and Chairsty StewartAcademic Support Center

Montana State University Billings

Montana State University Billings

• 4-year university located in Billings, MT• 2-year College of Technology campus• Approximately 5,000 students• One of four Montana State University

campuses

What is Web 2.0?

Web-based

CollaborativeUser-Centered

InteractiveSharable

Audio Connected

Video SocialUseful

Time-Waster

• Online polling via text messaging

• Free (network text messaging fees apply)

• Instant Feedback

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• Document and presentation sharing

• Worry free presenting • Solicit feedback and

comments• Download our presentation

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www.slideshare.net

• Word Cloud Generator• Reflections• Main Ideas/Themes• You own your image

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www.wordle.net

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• Mobile 411• Text a question—get an

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• Cartoon/Comic Strip Generator

• Check for understanding• Open-ended questioning• Outlet for creative students

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Tutor TrainingSCENARIO: How do you deal with the student who wants help with seemingly every question?

Tutor TrainingTutor Response

Developmental MathPROMPT: Choose one concept/vocabulary word from class to explain.

Developmental MathPROMPT: Choose one concept/vocabulary word from class to explain.

Developmental WritingPROMPT: Prepare a comic for your narrative essay. FOLLOW-UP: What’s the hook? What elements did you use to tell the story? How could it be improved?

Developmental WritingPROMPT: Prepare a comic for your narrative essay. FOLLOW-UP: What’s the hook? What elements did you use to tell the story? How could it be improved?

• Create video pieces from photos, slides, video clips and music

• Upload your slides, pictures or video, choose your music—Animoto does the rest

• FREE account for educators and their classrooms– animoto.com/education

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• Online meeting space • Connect and collaborate

with colleagues• Hold virtual office hours• Interactive environment

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• Online Blog• Self-reflection outlet• Share ideas, solicit

comments and feedback• Can be made public or

private

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Writing Team Blog• Part-time instructors• Central place to share

thoughts and ideas• Solicit comments or

ideas from other instructors

• Online access

• Google DOCS• Google SCHOLAR• Google LATITUDE• Google EARTH

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• Internet search-engine for searching blogs

• Technology + literati = technological intelligence

• Current events and trends

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Technorati.comKEYWORD SEARCH: Education

Miscellaneous Cool Websites

Did we mention, this is all FREE??

• Never worry about a broken or missing video link!

• Convert media and embed it into your course

• Up to 5 free conversions per day

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• A virtual “notebook” • It’s NOT free, but you

probably have it• Keep internet web clippings• Take and file screen shots• Take notes• Keep virtual sticky notes• Record audio AND video

Questions?

Contact Us• Leanne Frost, Interim Director, Academic

Support Centerlfrost@msubillings.edu(406) 657-1714

• Chairsty Stewart, Math Instructor and Online Tutoring Supervisor, Academic Support Center

cstewart@msubillings.edu(406) 657-2010