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Directory of Learning Tools 2011

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I've posted about this directory before, but Jane Hart of the Centre for Learning and Performance Technologies (C4LPT) has just updated it to reflect the many changes that have occurred since the creation of the original list.

The Directory of Learning Tools 2011 lists over 2000 tools for learning in education and the workplace.

If you're looking for a web-based tool, check it out!

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Directory of Learning Tools

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This Directory of Learning Tools from the Centre for Learning and Performance Technologies offers access to a listing of  "over 2,000 Tools for Learning - for schools, colleges, universities and the workplace." Select your category from among the thirteen listed and you will be presented with an annotated listing of sites presented in a table format so that additional information can be given for each. For example, for Live Tools you can see which offer web conferencing, audio conferencing, video conferencing, screen/application/desktop sharing, remote access/control, live broadcasting, 3D/virtual worlds.

What a wonderful resource for both teachers (there is an Instructional Tools category) and students...as well as the general Internet-using population. I'm going to have fun mining this one!

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Crocodoc

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If you ever need or want to edit, comment on, or fill in a PDF document...or for that matter, Word document, PowerPoint document, PNG or JPG image, or web page...then you might want to check out crocodoc. You simply upload the file, or enter the URL of a website to create a snapshot. Then you can insert comments or text, strike through or highlight text, or draw on the image. Your document will be stored by crocodoc and can be downloaded as a PDF. Additionally, you can choose to share the document for collaboration. You can view and try out crocodoc's features on the website.

crocodoc could be used by a student to highlight and annotate any text or pdf document or annotate an image or website and then email it to the teacher. Evaluating the design or content of any of the supported formats could be done by an individual or multiple individuals. I'm sure there are many other specific educational applications that others will see.


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Extensive List of Free Tools

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This amazing list from 21st Century Lit is a great first stop when looking for technology tools for the classroom. Some on the list are online tools, and some are downloadable software. Categories include blogs, graphic design, comics/animation/storytelling, media presentation, information visualization, collaboration tools, audio, and more. I am familiar with or have used several of these, but this gives me lots of new ones to investigate!

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Wallwisher and Glogster

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Here's another way to give students (or teachers or anyone) an opportunity to share thoughts, ideas, questions, products, and anything else you can think of: a digital "wall" or "poster" to display websites, text, photos, videos, and audio. Two such sites are briefly reviewed here. Wallwisher takes the functional approach, using the idea of a wall with sticky notes, quick and easy to use. Glogster allows the creating of posters which can be as elaborate as the user wishes. Each would be quite useful in its own way, depending on your purpose for using such a tool.

The partial screenshot at the left of the demo wall on the wallwisher website looks like sticky notes on a wall. Because it's technology, a note's content is not limited to text, but can be a link to an image, audio, video, or website. The notes are meant to be short, as text is limited to 160 characters. The additional information opens in a small window on top of the wall. Just as with paper sticky notes, you can drag them around to organize them. When you create your wall, you have the option  for viewing or posting to to be done by everyone or limited to yourself, and you can opt to approve every posting if you wish. You have twelve themes to choose from, including lined yellow notepad paper and wood, and the photo added to the title completes the professional look. Once it's set up, all you have to do is to double-click anywhere on the wall and a sticky note appears ready for your message. Too easy! For some possible uses, in case you haven't already come up with some on your own, see the last paragraph of this post.

Glogster is available for general use, but also has Glogster EDU for educational use, which provides a private, safe platform for students. Most sharing sites have a minium age for registration and use; Glogster EDU users must be at least 13 years old. You can try it out without registering, so you might want to play with it a little. You'll find more options for content here, including "grabbing" live audio, video, or photo from your computer. Glogster gives you more ways to be creative, so its posters can be quite attractive. If you'd like a better idea than you can get from the sample at left, check out some of the new glogs. You can also check the bottom of the Glogster EDU webpage.

I can think of several uses, and you probably can, too, for tools like these. "Seventeen Interesting Ways to use Wallwisher in the Classroom" is a Google Docs presentation with lots of screen shots, tips, and ideas to help you get started. Either tool could work with the ideas given, but you might have a preference for one or the other for any given task.

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Classroom 2.0

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I'm exploring Classroom 2.0 again and finding it to be quite a useful site. It is a "social network for those interested in Web 2.0 and collaborative technologies in education." To get the most from the site, you need to become a member, but it is a free site and has not generate any spam for me. There is a beginner group as well as starting tips and a "Tour of Classroom 2.0" webcast video to help you get acclimated.

This is a good place to network with people who are using Web 2.0 tools. For example, I'm looking for ways to use the iPod Touch and Skype in the classroom. I'm watching an "iPod Touch Schoolwide Implementation" discussion to see what kinds of projects schools are using, what their policies are, and what, if any, problems they encounter and address. I've also found several teachers who are looking for classrooms to participate in projects communicating with Skype. I've "shared" these on del.icio.us (an example of Web 2.0 bookmarking) and also have chosen to receive an email each time someone posts to these discussions.

This would be a great site for those wanting to wade in who don't know quite where to start. You'll have lots of experts to help you along the way and lots of novices to grow and explore along with you.

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Ta-Da List

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Ta-Da List is a free site which lets you create lists online which can be shared. This would work for, among other things, Christmas wish lists (it's coming!). Share with family members and they can check off purchases to avoid duplicates...and you don't have to create different lists to give to different people. Would also be useful for tasks to be completed by a number of people, with each one checking off those (s)he has taken care of.

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