New Technologies in New Technologies in EducationEducation

Discovering Caribbean Diversity workshopDiscovering Caribbean Diversity workshop

January 23, 2010January 23, 2010

Dr. Swapna KumarDr. Swapna Kumar

What is ‘new’?What is ‘new’?

Internet, Search Engines, Digital ResourcesInternet, Search Engines, Digital Resources Available online, often free of costAvailable online, often free of cost Access to toolsAccess to tools

Cell phone cameras – photos and videosCell phone cameras – photos and videos Downloadable music and podcastsDownloadable music and podcasts

Teacher AND student accessTeacher AND student access How do we integrate it into our teaching?How do we integrate it into our teaching?

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Integrating new technologiesIntegrating new technologies

Teacher integrationTeacher integration ResourcesResources PresentationPresentation Engage students, ‘speak’ to themEngage students, ‘speak’ to them

Student involvementStudent involvement TheyThey find resources find resources TheyThey present (‘tell a story’ through present (‘tell a story’ through their ‘their ‘lens’lens’)) They They are engagedare engaged

New technologies facilitate student New technologies facilitate student involvement. involvement.

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New technologiesNew technologies

http://www.go2web20.net/ VoiceThread/ / Animoto TimelinesTimelines

Xtimeline.com Timetoast.com Timerime.com Capzles.com

Google EarthGoogle Earth

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New Technologies (continued)New Technologies (continued)

Concept MapsConcept Maps Bubbl.us Gliffy.com Text2mindmap.com

BlogsBlogs Blogger.com (to write your own blog/for student blogs)Blogger.com (to write your own blog/for student blogs) Searching for blogs about different countries and events Searching for blogs about different countries and events

Technorati.com Blogsearch.google.com

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New Technologies (continued)New Technologies (continued) WikisWikis

The joy of multiple usersThe joy of multiple users Creation of a shared productCreation of a shared product Can anyone edit itCan anyone edit it http://www.teachersfirst.com/content/wiki/wikiideas1.cfmhttp://www.teachersfirst.com/content/wiki/wikiideas1.cfm

http://www.pbwiki.comhttp://www.pbwiki.com http://drcoop.pbwiki.com/Wiki%20Exampleshttp://drcoop.pbwiki.com/Wiki%20Examples http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/

Examples+of+educational+wikisExamples+of+educational+wikis http://sleducation.wikispaces.com/http://sleducation.wikispaces.com/