Using+Digital+Tools+to+Enhance+Blended+Learning

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101-01 Rockaway Blvd, Queens, NY 11417 || **MUST HAVE ACCESS TO D2L Standard Package.** ||
 * ** Course Title: ** || iLearnNYC: Using Digital Tools to Enhance Blended Learning ||
 * ** Dates and Locations: ** || **Date**: Tuesday November 4th, 2014
 * Time**: 8:30AM -3:00PM
 * Location:** John Adams High School
 * ** Course Creator: ** || ilearnNYC Team ||
 * ** Course Instructor: ** || Kelly Henning and Lia Lambrides ||
 * ** Course Goal(s): ** || Learn to enhance your blended learning pedagogy with exciting Web 2.0 tools that can be used within Desire to Learn. ||
 * ** Course Objectives: ** || **As result of this training, participants will be able to:**
 * Utilize Web 2.0 tools to enhance Blended Learning
 * Link Web 2.0 tools to a variety of activities to engage students
 * Locate curated websites to identify web 2.0 tools that meet the needs of your students
 * Embed tools in the Desire to Learn Environment ||
 * ** Prerequisite Training: ** || **Before attending this training, participants must have completed:**
 * __Session__ __Agenda__:

** Using Digital Tools to Enhance Blended Learning **



Welcome and Introductions

Icebreaker: PollEverywhere: What’s your favorite web tool?

Part 1: Overview of Web 2.0 Tools > Part 2: Overview of Embedding into the D2L Part 3: Creating a lesson that prepares your students for tomorrow’s world Share Out Question and Answers
 * Presentation (Prezi, Powtoon, EdPuzzle, Screencastomatic, Thinglink)
 * Collaboration (Remind, Padlet)
 * Curated Sites (Pinterest, Learnist, EdShelf)
 * Hands-On Activity:
 * Learn more about one of the tools shared earlier
 * Select a tool that meets the needs of your students
 * Embed the sample into Desire to Learn
 * Hands On Activity
 * Review the tools
 * Select a tool(s) that support a concept/subject that you will teach
 * Develop a lesson using at least one tool.
 * Embed the tool into your Desire to Learn class.


 * Welcome and Introductions **

This session will showcase a variety of digital tools and how they can be implemented into our Learning Environment to help improve participation, communication, and positively impact our students in a blended learning classroom.

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Part 1: Overview of Web 2.0 Tools


 * Presentation Tools**

Prezi is a presentation tool that can be used as an alternative to traditional slide making programs such as PowerPoint. Instead of slides,Prezi makes use of one large canvas that allows you to pan and zoom to various parts of the canvas and emphasize the ideas presented there. media type="custom" key="26780758"

Powtoon is a simple presentation tool for awesome animated video as an alternative to using PowerPoint. media type="custom" key="26780878"

[|EdPuzzle:] is a new innovative site that lets you take just about any video off the web, edit it down to the portions you want, add audio notes and questions for students, and create virtual classrooms where you can monitor individual student work. **Sample:** [] media type="custom" key="26780942"
 * Search for videos( use keepvid.com to download)
 * Crop Videos
 * Add Audio Tracks
 * Add Audio Notes
 * Embed Quizzes
 * Embed in LMS

[|Screencastomatic] Online screen recorder for one-click recording for free

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[|ThingLink] Create interactive images. Works on all browsers as well as iPads, iPhones and Android devices.

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 * Collaboration Tools **

[|Remind] A safe way for teachers to text message students and stay in touch with parents.

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[|Padlet] A virtual wall that allows people to express their thoughts on a common topic easily. It works like an online sheet of paper where people can put any content (e.g. images, videos, documents, text) anywhere on the page, together with anyone, from any device.

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**Curated Sites for web 2.0 tools**

[|Pinterest]  an online pinboard, a visual take on the social bookmarking site.



[|Learnist] This education-focused free media and resource sharing site.

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[|EdShelf] A discovery engine of websites, mobile apps, desktop programs, and electronic products for teaching and learning.

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[|Web 2.0 and Blended Learning] ||