Top 10 Emerging Web-based Technologies (1.28.09)

TOP 10: Web-based Educational Technologies… (as of 5:00pm on January 28, 2009) Ver 3.5 G. Andrew Page, Ph.D. Assistant Professor College of Education University of Alaska Anchorage [email_address] Creative Commons License

About the tools…

All are free

All are web-based

All are interactive and some are collaborative

All involve creating content

Therefore, epistemologically they are social constructivist.

Andy is not presently employed by these companies.

-Theoretical Framework- Web 2.0 tools promoting Learning 2.0 Creative Commons License FIVE good sites that were used in the construction of this presentation TechCrunch, eHub , Web 2.0 Workgroup , GoWeb20net and Web2.0Slides

#10 What is it? Widgets are perfect for working with small amounts of data or interacting with other applications, both on your desktop and across the web. And they provide an excellent way to add functionality to an existing application. Creative Commons License

Widgetbox.com

Example of Widgets in use.

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#9 Wikis

What is it?

A means for online collaboration and creation.

WYSIWYG interface

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#9 Wikis Creative Commons License Pwbiki Website

#9 Wiki Examples

The UAA e-Learning Wiki This wiki was created by students and not only DEFINES the Web 2.0 tools but tell HOW they can be used in an educational context.

Jing : Capture images, record video, and share online.

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#7

What is it?

# 7

Create you own social network.

Education Ning

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# 6

What is it?

SlideShare is the world's largest community for sharing presentations on the web.

You can upload your presentations (ppt, pdf, pps, pot, odp, keynote) and share with others

find/download interesting presentations

embed them into blogs or websites create a slidecast by linking your slides with audio

And it's completely free.

Slideshare website

# 5 What is it? Build a Flash website Free! No coding! Creative Commons License

# 5 Wix

Click to explore the website.

Wix.com

Tim’s Trumpet Lessons

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Synchronous Video Interactive Conferencing WiZiQ is a place where you can teach and learn using an easy-to-use Virtual Classroom . You are welcome to give private and public live online sessions, teach for free or earn money teaching . As a learner you can attend public sessions on various topics from academics to anything under the sun . # 4 What is it? Creative Commons License

#4 WizIQ

Tour

#3 Free Online Learning Open Courseware

100 Free Courses

Carnegie-Mellon University

MIT

Free Nursing Courses Online

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Alison: Technology Certification & Free Tutoring

Digital Literacy skills need an upgrade? Creative Commons License

Honorable Mentions

Photosynth : create panoramic photo montages.

MindMeister:

Zotero: bibliographic software

Creating Virtual Content & Space

SecondLife

SecondLife at the University of Alaska Anchorage Click Creative Commons License

What is it?

Sloodle is an Open Source GNU-GPL project which integrates multi-user virtual environments such as Second Life ® with learning-management systems (VLEs) such as Moodl e ® and helps the community of educators in virtual worlds test curriculum innovations and advocate those proven successful. Sloodle provides a range of tools for supporting learning and teaching to the immersive virtual world; tools which are fully integrated with a tried and tested web-based learning management system used by thousands.

A Sloodle Video Creative Commons License

And finally… #1

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