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psteinbronn — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 07:15:44 +0000

Ok, I am not sticking with the theme of Infographics in this post–just thought this would be a great slideshare for you to review:

Top 100 Tools for Learning 2011

How many of the tools do you already use? How do you use them in your online instruction? Please share your experiences with any of these tools or tools not shown in the presentation. What’s your favorite and why?

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Infographics as a Creative Assessment

psteinbronn — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 07:15:14 +0000

Evidently I have a theme going this month, Infographics. Have you thought about using infographics as a creative assessment tool?

Here is a video by Kathy Schrock:

Infographics as a Creative Assessment from Kathy Schrock on Vimeo.

There is a wealth of information with links to many resources at her site as well. There is also a workshop about infographics.

She provides a list of steps to use when creating an infographic which includes teaching about copyright, use of creative commons, and citing sources–which we, as educators, must teach our students in order to be good digital citizens.

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ClikThis-Amazing App

psteinbronn — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:14:20 +0000

Just tried this amazing app. Check it out! discover.clikthis.com

— psteinbronn (@psteinbronn) February 16, 2012

Personalized Learning

psteinbronn — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:15:52 +0000

Last week I brought up the idea of visualizing data. Have you done anything in your online course with that concept? It seems to me that visualization is really important in the online teaching/learning environment. Concepts can be difficult to understand if there is only text on the page. Creating a “picture/image” of the data is very powerful for both the learner and the instructor. Of course the WWW has a ton of ideas and lesson plans to help with presenting meaningful data in ways that will clarify a student’s understanding of data and how to create a visual representation of the data.

Via: OnlineEducation.net

Here are some links to some lesson plans and resources:

Infographic Lesson Plan

Have you used infographics in your classroom? (Lists 118 resources)

How to Create an Infographic- 44 Places to Find Tutorials and Tools (contains how-to’s and tools for creating infographics)

Updated: Infographics Resources

How Infographics Accelerate Learning

So, my questions for you are:

How have you utilized the concept of infographics in an online learning environment?
What resources did/do you use?

Please share!

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Visualizing Data

psteinbronn — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:15:14 +0000

According to Wikipedia, data visualization is “the study of the visual representation of data, meaning “information that has been abstracted in some schematic form, including attributes or variables for the units of information”. Why should teachers care about this? It is important that students understand how to read and interpret visual representations of data–graphs, charts, maps, etc.Some places to learn about using infographics:

The Learning Network: Teaching and Learning with the NY Times:

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/23/teaching-with-infographics-places-to-start/

Visualizing Data:

http://www.visualisingdata.com/index.php/2011/12/open-thread-data-visualisation-in-education/

7 Things You Should Know About Data Visualization

http://www.educause.edu/Resources/7ThingsYouShouldKnowAboutDataV/176803

10 Useful Resources about Data Visualization

http://mindymcadams.com/tojou/2011/10-useful-resources-about-data-visualization/

Add Data Visualizations to Your Google Site

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2011/09/add-data-visualizations-to-your-google.html

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Digital Learning Day is Here!

psteinbronn — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:15:58 +0000

What are you and your students doing for Digital Learning Day? You can still participate. Check out the resources at http://www.digitallearningday.org/. There are some great toolkits for students, parents and educators.

It is my hope that you and your students have Digital Literacy Day everyday!

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Almost Here!

psteinbronn — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:15:40 +0000

Digital Literacy Day is less than a week away. What are you doing with your students for Digital Literacy Day? Do you need some ideas? Go to http://www.digitallearningday.org/ to see some examples, get ideas, and participate in the discussion.

What is Digital Learning Day?

On Digital Learning Day, we are asking everyone, no matter your comfort with technology–teachers, librarians, school leaders, afterschool programs, community groups, parents–to sign up and be counted in this effort by doing the following:

Start a conversation.
Try one new thing.
Showcase your success.

The web site has great suggestions, ideas, lesson plans, links to Toolkits for parents, after-school programs, librarians, teachers, district leaders/administrators, etc. Check it out and plan to try one new thing next Friday, February 1st. Hopefully, you and your students will want to continue beyond the one day!

Digital Learning Day: Resource Round-Up

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Professional Development Online

psteinbronn — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:15:33 +0000

Many teachers are a fan of Kathy Schrock’s web sites. She continually provides updated information about incorporating technology and Web 2.o tools into the classroom for both students and instructors. So have you seen her new site at http://www.edweb.net/.59bdfa90/, PD in Action?

“This is an online professional learning community (PLC) that presents free webinars, live chats, and online discussions that make is easy to collaborate with fellow educators on the common goal of improving student learning.”

It is a community where educators can come together to virtually discuss, explore, exchange, encourage each other to share ideas, try new strategies and to “infuse appropriate technology in ways that matter and make sense.” When you join this community you will be invited to participate in a once-per-month webinar and live chat session. I encourage you to check it out.

I just finished listening to a recorded webinar entitled “Resources for Online Tools and Strategies to Support Instruction” with Kathy Schrock.

Description of Webinar:

With the teacher acting as the facilitator in the classroom, there are optimum conditions that need to be present in order for this to occur. This webinar will present some pedagogical models of teaching and learning that can easily meet these conditions and support the use of online tools.

Online tools are not necessarily Web 2.0 tools in the truest sense. Some of the tools covered in this presentation would be considered Web 2.0 tools with their real-time collaboration aspects and revision histories. Other tools presented will be online utilities to meet a specific need or meet a student’s goal.

During this Webinar, you will be introduced to several tools in each of these categories.

Video editors
Audio editors
Image editors
Word processors
Cool stuff
Web page creators
Podcast creators
Survey makers
Media converters
Mind mappers
Citation makers

The discussion will focus on why and when you might use each type and the strengths of the tools will be emphasized.

AEA PD Online Moodle Server Status

psteinbronn — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:04:23 +0000

The site, moodle.aeapdonline.org is currently down. Technicians are working on restoring it. It will take several hours for the site to become fully functional. Please watch this space for an announcement as to when it is back up and running.

I apologize to all instructors and students for the inconvenience this causes. Please know they are working to bring it back online as quickly as possible.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Peggy

Digital Literacy Day is Almost Here!

psteinbronn — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 07:15:10 +0000

The countdown to Digital Literacy Day has begun! Digital Literacy Day is February 1, 2012. What is Digital Learning Day?

“Digital Learning Day is a culminating event in a year-round national awareness campaign to improve teaching and learning for all children. On Digital Learning Day, we are asking everyone – no matter your comfort with technology – teachers, librarians, school leaders, afterschool programs, community groups, parents..” You can go to the web site, http://www.digitallearningday.org/, to find out what events are happening all across the nation to celebrate Digital Literacy Day. You can also sign up to be part of the celebration. So far, 28 states have officially signed up to join the celebration. Registered participants will have a chance to be included in Digital Learning Day activities, receive exclusive tips, content, and promotional materials, and be part of the wave of innovation! Sign up today.

The web site has an abundance of resources, materials, and instructional ideas. You will want to bookmark this web site!

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More Tools

Infographics as a Creative Assessment

ClikThis-Amazing App

Personalized Learning

Visualizing Data

Digital Learning Day is Here!

Almost Here!

Professional Development Online

Description of Webinar:

Other links:

AEA PD Online Moodle Server Status

Digital Literacy Day is Almost Here!