by Laura Plotts
on April 11, 2013
in Content Delivery, Engagement, Social Networking, Student
A Facebook Page is public facing; anyone can “like” the Page and get updates in their News Feed from the Page administrator (in this case, from you, the teacher). Pages create an easy way for both teachers and students to share relevant links, like newspaper articles, online videos, or RSS feeds from your class blog [...]
by Mendi Benigni
on October 25, 2012
in Content Delivery, Creativity, Engagement
Pecha Kucha is a simple presentation format devised by Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham where you show 20 slides or images, each for only 20 second. The images or slides advance automatically to keep you on time and you can only talk about each slide or image while it’s being displayed. Designed to keep presentations [...]
by Mendi Benigni
on October 25, 2012
in Content Delivery, Creativity, Engagement
Pecha Kucha is a simple presentation format devised by Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham where you show 20 slides or images, each for only 20 second. The images or slides advance automatically to keep you on time and you can only talk about each slide or image while it’s being displayed. Designed to keep presentations [...]
by Mendi Benigni
on October 25, 2012
in Content Delivery, Creativity, Engagement
Pecha Kucha is a simple presentation format devised by Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham where you show 20 slides or images, each for only 20 second. The images or slides advance automatically to keep you on time and you can only talk about each slide or image while it’s being displayed. Designed to keep presentations [...]
by Mendi Benigni
on August 29, 2012
in Content, Content Delivery, Engagement, OAKS, Video
The CofC Library subscribes to two streaming video databases, Academic Video Online and Films on Demand. These databases offer wonderful resources for you and your students and can easily be embedded into OAKS content for easy access. This tutorial will cover how to embed videos from both services into the OAKS Content area of your [...]
by Mendi Benigni
on April 30, 2012
in Creativity, Engagement
This tutorial will cover how to take photos from your Camera Roll to create a comic book look using Halftone (.99) then placing those comic images in a comic strip layout using Pic Stitch (free) all on your iPad. A comic page is made up of individual cells or images. Each cell will be created [...]
by Monica Lavin
on April 19, 2012
in Audience Response Systems, Engagement
“Poll Everywhere is an audience response system that uses mobile phones, twitter, and the web. Responses are displayed in real-time on charts in PowerPoint, Keynote and from the web.” source from http://www.polleverywhere.com Tutorial Link: Getting Started with Poll Everwhere Uses: Check comprehension Extend discussion after class Poll students Application: Poll Everywhere Software Link: http://www.polleverywhere.com/ Tutorial [...]
by Monica Lavin
on February 24, 2012
in Content Delivery, Engagement
“A VoiceThread is an online media album that can hold essentially any type of media (images, documents and videos) and allows people to make comments in 5 different ways – using voice (with a microphone or telephone), text, audio file, or video (with a webcam) – and share them with anyone they wish.” source from [...]
by Monica Lavin
on February 7, 2012
in Engagement
Prezi is a web-based presentation software, that allows you to insert text, videos, images, etc. to help deliver content to your students. A benefit of prezi is the zooming feature, which helps highlight important information and captivate your audience. Tutorial Link: Prezi Uses: Create an engaging presentation Application: Prezi Software Link: http://prezi.com Tutorial Type: text-based Platform: [...]
by Monica Lavin
on December 2, 2011
in Engagement
Audience Response Systems allow students to provide immediate feedback during a lecture using clickers. It also allows students to participate in presentations or lectures by submitting responses to interactive questions using a clicker or other hand-held/computer devices. While there are many Classroom Response Systems available on the market, this tutorial covers the use of the [...]