This document provides an overview of free technologies and applications that can support academic writing and college assignments. It discusses Google apps that can be used for organization, collaboration, and creating documents. It also outlines mind mapping, spelling/grammar checking, and reading software. Different learning styles are addressed through suggestions for visual, auditory, reading/writing, and kinesthetic learners. Resources for creating media, group work, bibliographies, and procrastination are also referenced.
I Want It All (Educational Tools) for Free!Jonathan Bacon
Budgets are tight, no one can afford to buy what you can get free. As educators, we want the best, most innovative tools but we want it all for free! This session is an exporation of Rich Internet Applications (Web 2.0/RIA) tools that are free (or low cost) and enable you to store research notes, store and edit images, set-up social networks and more. The participants were invited to bring their favorite tool to share during the concluding 15 minutes of the session.
I Want It All (Educational Tools) for Free!Jonathan Bacon
Budgets are tight, no one can afford to buy what you can get free. As educators, we want the best, most innovative tools but we want it all for free! This session is an exporation of Rich Internet Applications (Web 2.0/RIA) tools that are free (or low cost) and enable you to store research notes, store and edit images, set-up social networks and more. The participants were invited to bring their favorite tool to share during the concluding 15 minutes of the session.
Some see the iPad as one more way for people to find endless distractions and entertainments, a nail in the coffin for those who seek to "amuse themselves to death." Others believe the iPad is the best exemplar to date of the possibilities for extending human abilities to learn, connect, and create via powerful portable computing devices. Either way, the iPad and its ilk deserve attention from educators considering the future of teaching and learning. This session will open a conversation about the possibilities, in the hopes of helping participants to move beyond their preconceptions and biases.
2014 Ideas for using technology when teaching Religion in school J VillisJoanne Villis
I created this for my CPF3 component for 2014. Resources are based on a training day which I attended and are designed to complement the Digital Prayer Weebly.
In today’s age, it is important to have a basic understanding of computer programming. Although not everyone will become a computer programmer as a result, it is helpful these days to understand how computers and various software applications run code behind the scenes; plus, troubleshooting esoteric messages becomes much easier with some computer programming essentials under your belt. Without a doubt, it can be difficult to teach coding skills, but if fun and engaging tools are introduced it won’t be too bad. Thinking like a programmer does involve problem solving, but it can enhance creative confidence and inventive learning. In this webinar:
• Learn the basics of some visual programming languages like Scratch, Hopscotch, App Inventor, Raptor and others.
• Understand basic code syntax to gain important mathematical, computational, and creative thinking concepts through playful learning!
• Discover alternative tools and applications to give people practice programming while having fun!
• Gain other programming ideas, computing devices, and apps to help children & young adults thrive in a world based on technology.
My books- Learning to Go https://gumroad.com/l/learn2go & The 30 Goals Challenge for Teachers http://amazon.com/The-Goals-Challenge-Teachers-Transform/dp/0415735343
Resources at http://www.pearltrees.com/shellyterrell/teacher-zen/id12262771
Open source e-learning software applications have great advantages, especially for the disadvantaged sections including support, dependability and proper maintenance. All it needs is a team of amateur programmers who can enrich software applications to provide an authentic and enduring virtual learning experience.
Supporting Reading, Research & Writing with G Suite for EducationLori Boll
Want to find out more about how technology can support learners struggling with English and the literacy requirements of school? If students can access Google Apps for Education (G-Suite), they can access a range of G-Suite extensions and apps including Read&Write for Google Chrome and Snapverter to support their diverse literacy needs - anywhere, anytime. Let's dive in and see how we can support our learners with reading, writing, research skills and staying focused. Text to speech, optical character recognition (OCR), vocabulary and comprehension support, writing tools and supporting working memory are just some of the features available to our students via the cloud.
Using iPads to support students struggling with literacy requirements of schoolSpectronics
This presentation will provide an opportunity for us to explore strategies and support tools proven to be effective in supporting students who are struggling with the literacy requirements in primary and secondary schools. In particular, addressing the needs of students who are struggling to keep up with the reading, writing or organisational tasks required of them. These students may be struggling because of learning difficulties/disabilities. Alternatively, they could be one of the growing numbers of ESL (English as a Second Language) students in our schools.
While the need for effective remediation is paramount for all students struggling with literacy, this workshop will be focused on using the iPad as a compensatory tool for students. While at the same time as being providing with effective literacy instruction, students also need to be getting on with the business of ‘reading to earn’ - accessing the curriculum and learning content across all their subject areas, and being engaged in meaningful communication and assessment of what they have learnt. Compensatory tools are essential in the provision of accommodations and adjustments for all students, and this will be the focus for this presentation.
Some see the iPad as one more way for people to find endless distractions and entertainments, a nail in the coffin for those who seek to "amuse themselves to death." Others believe the iPad is the best exemplar to date of the possibilities for extending human abilities to learn, connect, and create via powerful portable computing devices. Either way, the iPad and its ilk deserve attention from educators considering the future of teaching and learning. This session will open a conversation about the possibilities, in the hopes of helping participants to move beyond their preconceptions and biases.
2014 Ideas for using technology when teaching Religion in school J VillisJoanne Villis
I created this for my CPF3 component for 2014. Resources are based on a training day which I attended and are designed to complement the Digital Prayer Weebly.
In today’s age, it is important to have a basic understanding of computer programming. Although not everyone will become a computer programmer as a result, it is helpful these days to understand how computers and various software applications run code behind the scenes; plus, troubleshooting esoteric messages becomes much easier with some computer programming essentials under your belt. Without a doubt, it can be difficult to teach coding skills, but if fun and engaging tools are introduced it won’t be too bad. Thinking like a programmer does involve problem solving, but it can enhance creative confidence and inventive learning. In this webinar:
• Learn the basics of some visual programming languages like Scratch, Hopscotch, App Inventor, Raptor and others.
• Understand basic code syntax to gain important mathematical, computational, and creative thinking concepts through playful learning!
• Discover alternative tools and applications to give people practice programming while having fun!
• Gain other programming ideas, computing devices, and apps to help children & young adults thrive in a world based on technology.
My books- Learning to Go https://gumroad.com/l/learn2go & The 30 Goals Challenge for Teachers http://amazon.com/The-Goals-Challenge-Teachers-Transform/dp/0415735343
Resources at http://www.pearltrees.com/shellyterrell/teacher-zen/id12262771
Open source e-learning software applications have great advantages, especially for the disadvantaged sections including support, dependability and proper maintenance. All it needs is a team of amateur programmers who can enrich software applications to provide an authentic and enduring virtual learning experience.
Supporting Reading, Research & Writing with G Suite for EducationLori Boll
Want to find out more about how technology can support learners struggling with English and the literacy requirements of school? If students can access Google Apps for Education (G-Suite), they can access a range of G-Suite extensions and apps including Read&Write for Google Chrome and Snapverter to support their diverse literacy needs - anywhere, anytime. Let's dive in and see how we can support our learners with reading, writing, research skills and staying focused. Text to speech, optical character recognition (OCR), vocabulary and comprehension support, writing tools and supporting working memory are just some of the features available to our students via the cloud.
Using iPads to support students struggling with literacy requirements of schoolSpectronics
This presentation will provide an opportunity for us to explore strategies and support tools proven to be effective in supporting students who are struggling with the literacy requirements in primary and secondary schools. In particular, addressing the needs of students who are struggling to keep up with the reading, writing or organisational tasks required of them. These students may be struggling because of learning difficulties/disabilities. Alternatively, they could be one of the growing numbers of ESL (English as a Second Language) students in our schools.
While the need for effective remediation is paramount for all students struggling with literacy, this workshop will be focused on using the iPad as a compensatory tool for students. While at the same time as being providing with effective literacy instruction, students also need to be getting on with the business of ‘reading to earn’ - accessing the curriculum and learning content across all their subject areas, and being engaged in meaningful communication and assessment of what they have learnt. Compensatory tools are essential in the provision of accommodations and adjustments for all students, and this will be the focus for this presentation.
I built an application and made this presentation for a class of mine. I wanted to demonstrate how easy Google App Inventor can be to use in building personal apps as well as introducing others to the world of application programing. Your comments and questions are very welcome!
App Mapping - a selection of free applications to support first year studentsTrevor Boland
I created this infographic to support students throughout the various stages of assignment writing. When a student finds part or parts of an assignment there are apps, websites and freeware that can aid the student.
Free Technology Tools for Better Engagement, Efficiency & Cost Controls.
The internet has many tools to help improve your productivity, organization, client collaboration and marketing – all for FREE. Are you taking advantage of these tools? In this fast-paced session, participants will be introduced to online tools for your day-to-day business processes, including alternatives to big-name software packages. We’ll cover what the tools can do for you and where to get them. Don’t miss this opportunity to explore new ways to solve common problems with uncommon tools.
Free Technology Tools - Promotions East 2011. The internet has many tools to help improve your productivity, organization, client collaboration and marketing – all for FREE. Are you taking advantage of these tools? In this fast-paced session, participants will be introduced to online tools for your day-to-day business processes, including alternatives to big-name software packages. We’ll cover what the tools can do for you and where to get them. Don’t miss this opportunity to explore new ways to solve common problems with uncommon tools.
Description and list of useful applications for workplace productivity.
Web and Android Apps
Android Apps
Windows and Desktop Apps
Google Chrome Tips
Gmail Usage Tips
Few useful websites
Edtech Presentation- Creating a bespoke app for a Disability ServiceTrevor Boland
Smartphone ownership has risen and students with disabilities are notably using these technologies for college and personal use. This presentation demonstrates how student services can create bespoke apps that are tailored to the individual services to support students.
This is the revised design for the GET SMART app. This will be relaunched in September to support first year students in the DIT School of Tourism Management and Hospitality.
5. A little bit about me
Why do I use technology ?
Is it part of my everyday life?
6. Google Keep- app
App- Android
Desktop
https://drive.google.com/keep/
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.keep
7. Using your Gmail account as an organisational tool
Click on the grid symbol above for Gmail options
Share and view calendars…. Use as a time table- repeat weekly events
13. The Webcourses app, called
‘Blackboard Learn’, can be
downloaded as an app on your phone
or tablet device for both the Android
and IOS.
(Android and IOS App)
FIND
14. Learn about Webcourses and
how to access and view
information made available by
your lecturers.
(Online video) click here to view
FIND
15. Plan your timeline when completing your assignment (Website).
Type in the date an assignment must be submitted, and it calculates the tasks
you need to do each day leading up to the submission date
http://www.kent.ac.uk/ai/ask/index.php
(website)
Time management
16. Dictionary and Thesaurus
Explore and understand what the
assignment title is asking you to do.
(Website and App for Android and IOS)
UNDERSTANDING THE ESSAY TITLE
17. To source academic material, try Sweetsearch, the
search engine for Students and Google Scholar, the
educational side of googling
(Websites- Search engines)
RESEARCH
18. A mind map is a diagram used to
visually outline information. One such
Mind map maker is called ‘Bubbl.us’.
(Web Application)
BRAINSTORM
https://coggle.it/
19. Mindmapping
• Explore ideas- edit ideas
• Colour code text- quotes vs your words
• Rearrange bubbles
• Copy and paste content into Word
20. Delicious - This allows to store your
Bookmarks online
Website http://delicious.com/
App- IOS
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/delicious-official-app/id580295142?mt=8
App- Android
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=se.alexanderblom.delicious&hl=en
(App and Website)
Research
21. Free spelling and grammar software from
Ginger.
(software)
Spelling
22. Free spelling and grammar software from
Grammarly.
(software)
Spelling
23. The Academic Phrasebank is a general resource
for academic writers. It aims to provide you with
examples of some of the phraseological "nuts
and bolts" of writing
http://www.phrasebank.manchester.ac.uk/
/
(websitee)
Academic Phrases
24. Texthelp- Read & Write gold
Proof reading/ Listening
View tutorial videos for Texthelp here
(The texthelp icon on your DIT desktop computer)
Read Aloud
Mp3
25. ‘Dropbox’ is a free service that lets you bring
your photos, docs, and videos anywhere and
share them easily. (google drive too)
(app / web application)
STORE
26. Azzapt works on your web browser. It can only be used with
Dropbox. It converts your Word files into epub formats as well as
converting your written documents into MP3 files. So you can now
listen to your written work. This MP3 file can be played on your
computer or phone.
(Website)
PROOFREADING
27. Keeping track of your files and folders can be difficult at times. These tips
involve calling your files and folders logical names. Also, file names can
change in a simple way for you to keep track of them like ‘AT essay V1’.
Version 1 can then become V2, V3 and so on as your essay develops.
Naming convention for files and
folders
ORGANISE
30. Inside the apps button:
Here you can access applications
like:
YouTube
Google Search
Google+ (a social network)
Play (access apps)
Drive
31. Inside Google Drive:
Google Drive allows you to save
documents in the cloud.
So far I have one document called
‘How to get started with Drive’.
32. Inside Google Drive:
Click on the red button called
‘Create’.
Create a folder in your Drive by
clicking Folder. Then name it.
Click on ‘Document’ to write up an
assignment. This has all the features
you need to write an essay.
Click on ‘Presentation’ to create a
presentation for class. It has all the
features you need.
‘Spreadsheet’ is like Excel and
‘Form’ is for surveys.
36. Learn more about the type
of learner that you are by
using this website.
(Website)
V.A.R.K . Assessment online
37. Prezi (Browser/ app)
A very visually stunning way of making a presentation from a free online website.
Also, serch for presentations made by others in the search box. http://prezi.com/
(website)
Visual
38. Capture your thoughts on the move with Philips
Dictation Recorder for Android
(Please do not record lectures with out your lecturers permission).
(Android and IOS App)
Auditory
(AudioBoom)
39. Also, through Google scholar
you can locate ‘Google books’
This has textbooks online that
can help your research too.
(Website)
read/ write
42. Texthelp- Read&write gold
An application on DIT computers that can help you with your assignments
View tutorial videos for Texthelp here
(The texthelp icon on your DIT desktop computer)
53. Trello- organisational aid
Trello also comes in app form too for the Android, Iphone, Windows. Like the
website these are all free are help you organise on the go.
(app and website)
59. Content
Use YouTube to get tips about Word, PowerPoint….
Try Vimeo for online videos too- https://vimeo.com/
Write up note of video
http://www.videonot.es/
Closed captions in Youtube