OVERVIEW: We normally use VoiceThread (VT) to record lectures and occasionally allow students to comment or ask questions. But what about creating a single VT where all your students actually contribute the content? For example, instead of having every student create their own VoiceThread to introduce themselves, create one VT where each student contributes a […]
OVERVIEW: Google Hangouts is a unified communications service that allows members to initiate and participate in text, voice or video chats, either one-on-one or in a group. It can be used to conduct video chats and to share your screen with your participants. Normally you can conduct video chats with 10 people, but with your CofC […]
OVERVIEW: “Flipgrid is a video discussion community for your classroom that supercharges your students’ voices. You add the topics, your students respond with short videos, and everyone engages!” – Flipgrid website SUGGESTED USES: Online discussion board Class introductions Foreign language practice Reflection Social Learning Hear multiple ways of solving a problem THINGS TO CONSIDER: Cost: […]
Description: GroupTing is an easy-to-use event planning tool for both big and small events. GroupTing simplifies the process of RSVPs, sign up lists, reminders, and updates, and one of my favorite features is that there is no sign up or log in required. With GroupTing, users can quickly and easily create events called Tings and […]
VoiceThread is an online digital storytelling program that allows users to upload pictures or presentations then add a voice or video recording as commentary. Because it’s online it’s also very easy to share with individuals or your course. Per the VoiceThread site it “bridges the gap between real-time discussions and standard video lectures or online […]
Description: Padlet is a collaborative online bulletin board that can be used to display text, photos, links, and many other types of media. Padlet allows users to create a board where students and instructors can collaborate and share information in a secure location. Users control the security settings so that each board can be totally public, […]
Step-by-Step Video Tutorial Depending on how you run your course and how you use OAKS you may not want or need the standard OAKS Homepage (News, Upcoming Events, Etc.) There is a way to change that page to display only a tool, such as Content, so that’s the first thing students see when they come […]
Description: Coggle is an easy-to-use mind-mapping tool that makes it possible to quickly make, share, and collaborate on notes or maps. It is easy to share the maps with others and collaborate in real time on the same map or note. Coggle is free, unless you want to add branding to your exports or control […]
What is a Twitter widget? Twitter widgets allow users to embed timelines on websites, including OAKS. You can display the latest tweets from a single Twitter account, multiple accounts, or tap into the worldwide conversation around a topic grouped in a search result. There are two common types of timelines that can be embedded: […]
Why would I want to “pin” a tweet? Twitter is a fast-paced social networking platform, with 500 million tweets sent per day on average, and is often the first source of breaking news and emerging trends. This means our timelines move quickly and it’s easy to miss information. Because pinned tweets stay at the top […]
