| Tool |
Uses |
Training |
| Upload to Faculty member website (fetch,..) |
Post syllabi and handouts, recordings of classes, Assemble teaching portfolio; Password protected readings |
1hr |
| Using WORD to save files as html & create hyperlinks |
Syllabi and handouts accessible online |
20m |
| Skype & Call recorder |
Bring students into class from a distance & record sessions; chat for queuing for turns (alternative WIMBA, see below) |
30m |
| Googlegroups listserv |
Threaded discussions & broadcast announcements |
20m |
| Wikis (from wikispaces) |
Text sharing/collaborative development during the course/project; Drop boxes for student assignments |
1hr |
| diigo |
Sharing of online resources among class members |
20m |
| non-essential extras |
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| WIMBA (not open source, but available after IT training) |
Same as skype (see above), but better for viewing shared material. Allows breakout discussions. |
longer |
| voicethread |
threaded audio or text discussion |
20m |
| talkshoe |
site to archive audio |
20m |
| VIMEO |
site to share video |
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| ning |
all-purpose community-building |
1hr. |
| Digital audiorecorder |
record classes for posting to absent students |
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| Audacity |
edit mp3 audio files |
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| bubbl.us |
Mind-mapping |
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| Virtual office |
Notes on a minimal set of tools to handle ones office-on-the-computer and enhance teaching/learning interactions in a sustainable way |
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| set-up tasks |
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| student emails |
@umb.edu found by preparing a msg from course roster on WISER but to get the personal emails requires student-by-student searches on WISER Try to get students to set forwarding so they get messages sent to their umb.edu accounts |
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| listserv |
googlegroups allows you to add members directly (not simply invite them to join) |
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| wikis for student drop boxes |
establish a template wikispace then make request to umb.wiki to duplicate it |