1. By Jennifer Boisvert
May 17, 2013
3rd Annual Technologies in Education Conference
at the College of Saint Rose,
Albany, NY

2. 
 Interactive and engaging activities used to enhance
student learning.
 Time Lines
 Flipbooks
 Wikis
 Web Conferencing
 Digital Storytelling
 Avatars
 Content Sharing
 Blogs
 Word Clouds
What are Learning Tools?

3. 
Time Lines
 What is it?
 Display information in a
timeline format
 Text
 Dates
 Images
 Tool:
 Timerime
(http://www.timerime.com)

4. 
Flipbooks
 What is it?
 An interactive flipbook
displaying a PDF document
 Tool:
 Flipsnack
(http://www.flipsnack.com)
Flipbook example

5. 
Wikis
 What is it?
 Digitally share presentations,
images, and/or documents
 Tool:
 Wikispaces
(http://www.wikispaces.com)

6. 
Web Conferencing
 What is it?
 Share your computer screen
with other individuals
 Tool:
 Join.me (http://www.join.me)

7. 
Digital Storytelling
 What is it?
 Digitally share presentations,
images, and/or documents
 Tool:
 Slideshare
(http://www.slideshare.net)

8. 
Avatars
 What is it?
 Create animated movies using
text
 Tool:
 Xtranornal
(http://www.xtranormal.com)
Xtranormal example

9. 
Content Sharing
 What is it?
 Online storage of documents
(text, audio, video, etc.)
 Tool:
 Dropbox
(http://www.dropbox.com)

10. 
Blogs
 What is it?
 Online blog (journal)
 Tool:
 Edublogs
(http://www.edublogs.org)

11. 
Word Clouds
 What is it?
 Visual representation of
text
 Horizontal
 Vertical
 Scattered
 Tool:
 Wordle
(http://www.wordle.net)

12. 
Learning Tools
Advantages
 Free
 Reach a large audience
 Accessibility
 Engaging
 Ease of use
Disadvantages
 Free
 Storage
 Privacy settings
 Accessibility
 Students computer
 Trial accounts
 Internet advertising

13. 
Questions
Image courtesy of Microsoft Clipart

14. 
Contact Information
SUNY Empire State College
Nursing Program
113 West Ave. | Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Jennifer Boisvert: jennifer.boisvert@esc.edu