Description
Book SynopsisThis book offers a hands-on resource that shows how to integrate technology into lessons and offers information about common technologies, categorizing by groups, and explains the purposes they serve pedagogically as well as how they can be most effectively used in online or face-to-face classrooms.
Table of ContentsPreface ix
Acknowledgments xiii
About the Authors xv
Part One: Introduction 1
1 Why Web-Based Tools? 3
2 How to Choose Tools and a Matrix for Doing So 9
Part Two: Tools To Help You Stay Organized 25
3 Calendars 27
4 Scheduling Tools 33
5 Mind-Mapping or Graphic Organizer Tools 39
6 Social Bookmarking 45
7 Virtual Storage and File Management 52
Part Three: Tools To Communicate And Collaborate 59
8 Discussion Forums 61
9 Voice Over Internet Protocol 70
10 Instant Messaging and Chat 76
11 Blogs 82
12 Wikis 89
13 Microblogs 95
14 Web Conferencing 102
Part Four: Tools To Present Content 109
15 Audio 111
16 Video 119
17 Screencasting 129
18 Narrated Slide Shows 136
19 Sharing Images 142
Part Five: Tools To Help You Assess Learning 149
20 Quizzes, Tests, and Surveys 151
21 Rubrics and Matrixes 158
22 E-Portfolios 167
Part Six: Tools To Help You Transform Your Identity 175
23 Avatars 177
24 Virtual Worlds 183
25 Social Networking and Your Students’ Identities 190
26 Emerging Technology 196
References 199
Index 203
