This document introduces free online tools that can be used to improve student achievement, including wikis, Animoto, Voki, Blabberize, Glogster, Audacity, Jing, and SlideShare. The schedule provides an overview of the workshops, which will demonstrate how to create and use wikis, make videos with Animoto, make avatars with Voki, add sound to images with Blabberize, make interactive posters with Glogster, record and edit audio with Audacity, take screenshots with Jing, and share slideshows with SlideShare. Participants will learn how to incorporate these tools into their teaching and have students collaborate online through a wiki.

1. Welcome!

2. LEARN TO DO MORE WITH LESS Free Web-Based Tools to Improve Student Achievement Kati Searcy, NBCT www.fetc2010.pbworks.com

3. GOALS Create a collaborative online environment Use still and video images to document learning Record and edit sound to document achievement See the possibilities of using free online applications to document and improve student achievement

4. 8:00 Introductions 8:15 Wikis 9:30 10-minute break 9:40 Animoto 10:30 Voki 11:00 Blabberize 11:30 Lunch (Meet and Eat, optional ) Glogster – virtual interactive posters 12:30 Audacity 1:15 Jing 1:45 SlideShare 2:45 Exit Survey 3:00 Closing

5. Would you like to . . . . . design and easily update your own webpage ? increase student engagement using a safe online environment ? showcase your students work online ? eliminate excuses of lost homework or confusion on assignments ? have a central location for any group to collaborate ? put your thoughts and files in a place that is accessible anytime, anywhere ? to have all of this at no charge ?

6. Samples of student wikis: Wiki as a professional learning “text” Wiki as a knowledge management system Wiki as an online learning unit Wiki as a student research center Wiki as a student portfolio

7. Let’s Make a Wiki www.pbworks.com

8. BREAK – 10 minutes LET’S MAKE A WIKI !!!

9. Turn your photos & videos into pure amazing movies. Animoto automatically produces beautifully orchestrated, completely unique video pieces from your photos, video clips and music. Fast, easy, and free.

10. Animoto Examples

11. s Let’s create an Animoto video and add it to your wiki. STEPS

12. It’s SO easy !!! Go to www.animoto.com Click on “Create Video” Choose the type of video to create Upload the photos you wish to use Add music Finalize Add to your wiki

13. Let’s Share . . . How might you use Animoto?

14. V O K I

15. Voki is a free service that allows you to create personalized speaking avatars and use them on your wiki .

16. Let’s Make a Voki www.voki.com

17. Let’s Share . . . How would you use with your students?

18. B L A B B E R I Z E

19. Blabberize www.blabberize.com Sign up for a free account Make Find a photo / Crop that image if you wish Place the mouth (hardest part) Record sound Preview / Finish Save Share it (embed on your wiki)

20. Let’s Share How might you use Blabberize?

21. LUNCH BREAK – One Hour Meet and Eat (optional) Glogster – make interactive posters from images, text, music and video

22. G L O G S T E R Student Example – Jane Goodall Student Example – Bacteria / E-Coli Play Around http://fetc.edu.glogster.com Get an account: www.glogster.com/edu

23. Welcome Back !!!

25. A U D A C I T Y

26. Export as MP3 file. Insert in PowerPoint - easy Insert on wiki – first, find an online host for your audio files – not as easy

28. J I N G http://jingproject.com/ Snap a picture of your screen. Record video of onscreen action. Share instantly over the web or email.

30. www.slideshare.net Upload your own slideshows and get an embed code Put your slideshows on your wiki Search and find slide shows uploaded by others Download Embed on your wiki

31. Wrapping it up . . .

32. www.fetc2010.pbworks.com User Name: guest Password: fetc My Web 2.0 course site: www.searcy.pbworks.com

33. Don’t forget: You can copy-paste this slide into other presentations, and move or resize the poll.

34. Live Audience Polling www.polleverywhere.com

35. Exit Survey http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/D6YKJR3 s/D6YKJR3

37. www.fetc2010.pbworks.com User Name: guest Password: fetc My Web 2.0 course site: www.searcy.pbworks.com