MICDS Technology Toolkit

Level One Tools

Level One Tools are used to create a repository for course content and material. They provide a central
location for links to other resources and tools. The WhippleHill Portal is currently the foremost tool for
MICDS. Everything should originate from your portal page.

For more on how to use tools, see the MICDS Tech Tools Moodle Course.

Portal Moodle Schoology

WhippleHill Portal is the main Moodle is a content Schoology is also a content

point of contact for internet
materials for MICDS. Everything
should like from your Portal
page. Homework should always
be entered into portal
assignments. Grades and
Comments come from the
Portal
management tool. It is
designed to hold all the
resources and links for a course
and to have interactive
elements like drop boxes,
forums, and assessment tools,
management tool with a social
networking feel. You can add
resources, create discussion
groups, generate quizzes, and
collect and return work.

Level Two Tools

Level Two tools are general use tools that can anchor many projects and work flows. Many support
collaboration and sharing. Many have an interactive component. Most support embed codes and can
support Level 3 tools.
Blogs Wikis Social Networks
Space for publishing content to an Space for creating content Social Network Space that
audience. Content can be writing collaboratively. combines a number of tools into
or can be embedded slideshows, Non linear format. one workspace- blogs, discussion
videos, polls, timelines. Linear in Great for teaching collaboration. board, images, videos, music.
nature. Generally viewable by all History provides accountability.
once post is published. Typically viewable by all, editable The original was Ning. We are
by those who join the wiki. now transitioning to Wackwall.
Elements – Post, Comments,
Sidebar widgets Elements – Page, Discussion,
History, and Notifications
Specific Tools – Elements – Variety of channels
MICDS Blogs Specific Tools – Wikispaces, including RSS, blogs, discussion,
Blogger PBwiki, WetPaint, MicdsWiki, recent activity, events
Collaborative Docs
Office through a web browser with
documents accessible from any
computer and able to be shared for
collaboration.
Elements – Documents,
Spreadsheets, PowerPoint
Presentations, and Forms
Alternatives to GoogleDocs –Zoho
Docs
DyKnow
DyKnow is an interactive classroom
lecture and management tool.
Allows you to:
 control and view student
machines
 deliver content to students
machines from your
machine
 group students
 Collect and return student
panels
Wimba
Wimba provides a set of audio
recording tools as well as a virtual
classroom that can be used to meet
outside of class or with experts or
other classes during class time.
Wimba is accessible through Moodle
as an activity.
Social Bookmarks
Shared bookmarks stored in a web-
based account and accessible from
any computer. Delicious and Diigo
are the most popular. Diigo adds
annotation and group capabilities.
WebAssign
Webassign is a testing and quiz
package that provides a mechanism
for randomizing questions.
LAMS
LAMS is a learning object authoring
tool. It allows you to make
interactive activities for students
and to specify what must be done
and at what level of mastery before
a student can move to the next
activity.
LAMS is accessible through Moodle
as an activity.
RSS+Reader
Google Reader is part of your
google account. You can
subscribe to blogs and sites that
you can learn from. You can also
subscribe to places that students
are using to submit work (blogs,
wikis, nings, bookmarks) to help
you follow their progress.
Portfolios
Chalk and Wire is a powerful
software package that supports
presentation and assessment
portfolios. This can also be used
as an assessment tool.
OneNote
Onenote is an electronic
notebook.
 Level Three Tools

Single Use/Function Tools

Presentation Creativity
Prezi Glogster –electronic posters with multimedia
Empressr Voicethread
SlideRocket $ Scrapblog
280Slides
Embedding Docs/Files Sound
Scribd – Embeddable,, scrollable docs and pdfs Maya – garageband in a browser
Slideshare – upload and embed PPTs Voxopop – Voice Board
AuthorStream – slideshare alternative Vocaroo- audio recorder
Issuu – online magazines from PDFs
Timelines Mindmapping
Xtimeline Mindomo
Capzules Bubbl.us
Dipity xMind
Book Publishing Animation
Mixbook Animoto –music video from images
Lulu Xtranormal – text to movie
StoryBird Kerpoof
Tikatok GoAnimate –cartoon animate
Video Image Editing
Kaltura SumoPaint
Youtube Picnik
Blip.tv Aviary
TeacherTube or SchoolTube
Vocabulary Flashcards
Wordnic Quizlet
Vocab Sushi
Maps Screencast
Google Maps Jing
Wink
CamStudio
ScreenToaster
Images Visualization Tools/Data Analysis/Graphing Tools
Vuvox ManyEyes
Wordle
Video Annotation Fun
Overstream Voki
SharedCopy
Awesome Highlighter
Charts and Diagrams Math
Creately Wolfram Alpha
Gliffy
 Software Tools

Creative

Video Editing - Final Cut, Adobe Premier, Windows MovieMaker, Photostory

Image Editing- Adobe Photoshop

Audio Recording – audacity, tracxpc,

Comic Life

Discipline Specific Tools

Math Science

Maple Yenka

Fathom LoggerPro

Minitab Graphical Analysis

Stella History and English

Geogebra MatchWare and OpenMind

FluidMath Music

World Languages Finale

Learnosity Sibelius

Wimba Voice Tools

Sanako
SKILLS Needed to make all tools accessible to users

Managing Embeddable Widgets

Identifying best tool for job

Account Management

Managing Digital Footprint

File Management

Understanding Intellectual Property, Creative Commons Licensing and Copyright

More Resources

http://teachingcollegemath.com/?p=1498

http://webtools4u2use.wikispaces.com/Finding+the+Right+Tool

http://www.onlinedegree.net/100-essential-2-0-tools-for-teachers/

Digital StoryTelling Tools - http://cogdogroo.wikispaces.com/StoryTools