5 BASIC TOOLS FOR
TEACHERS
Joanne Chen
Chinese Instructor
Irvine Valley College
Feb, 2018
This Presentation
 Tools for paperless teaching
 Tools for promoting creativity
& collaboration
 Tools for helping teacher
organizing and designing
course materials
5 Basic Categories
CMS
Cloud
AppsVideo
Collaborative
Learning
CMS Web 2.0 Mobile
Mobile devices
iPad / iPhone
Smart phones
• CMS (Course Management System)
• Online Course / Blended Learning
• Announcement
• Assignment / Worksheet
• Discussion
• Collaborative learning
• Grading, feedback
• Quiz / Test
1. CMS
Moodle
 Moodle is a Learning Platform or course management
system (CMS)
 Free Open Source software package designed to help
educators create effective online courses based on
sound pedagogical principles.
 Announcement
 Couse content
 Homework
 Learning Activity
 Assessment
全球華文網教師魔豆/部落格
 Announcement
 Couse content
 Homework
 Learning Activity
 Assessment
http://www.huayuworld.org/
 Create a blog
1. Sign in to Blogger.
2. On the left, click the Down arrow .
3. Click New blog.
4. Enter a name for your blog.
5. Choose a blog address, or URL.
6. Choose a template.
7. Click Create blog.
Collaborative learning is an educational
approach to teaching and learning that
involves groups of students working
together to solve a problem, complete a
task, or create a product.
2. Collaborative Learning
Wikispaces classroom
 Wikispaces Classroom is built for you!
 Built everything your class needs to read, write, and
work together including a news feed, wiki pages,
projects, and more.
 FREE for educators.
 https://www.wikispaces.com/content/classroom
Edmodo
 Edmodo. Edmodo is a full-featured social learning
platform designed to connect and collaborate within the
educational environment.
 With intuitive features and unlimited storage, quickly
create groups, assign homework, schedule quizzes,
manage progress, and more.
 With everything on one platform, Edmodo is designed to
give you complete control over your digital classroom.
Google Classroom
 Google Classroom is a learning management system
developed by Google for schools that aim to simplify
creating, distributing and grading assignments in a
paperless way.
 Sign in. with your Google Account.
Google Drive
 Document
 Presentation
 Spreadsheet
 Form
 All docs can be embedded or linked to a webpage
 Post / Share / Edit / Collaborate
 Survey / Presentation / Worksheet
• Cloud storage is a model of data storage in which the digital
data is stored in logical pools, the physical storage spans
multiple servers, and the physical environment is typically
owned and managed by a hosting company.
3. Cloud
Cloud Computing
 Why Cloud?
Cloud Storage Apps
 Dropbox /Google Drive (gmail) /SugarSync
 One Drive (hotmail)
 Google+
 Box/ Cubby
Dropbox
Sugar Sync
One Drive
Box
Google Plus
Cubby
Dropbox
 Dropbox.com
 Save all the documents in Drop Box folder
and share with your students with a link
Storage space (2GB Free)
One Drive
 OneDrive is a file-hosting service operated by Microsoft as part
of its suite of online services.
 OneDrive lets you easily backup, store and share photos,
videos, documents, and more – anywhere, on any device.
1. Choosing Your Equipment
2. Coming Up With an Idea
3. Making the Video
4. Transferring and Editing
5. Publishing and sharing
4. Video Making
Tools to Make Video Lessons
iPhone/ Smart Phone
iMovie
Voicethread
 Upload Power point slides
 Add voice recording
 Lessons, instructional
materials, projects, etc.
 Embed to website
IVC Chinese Classes
Audio Video lesson, Oral assignment & project
Voicethread
• Saving Time
• Enhance learning experience
• Publishing and Sharing
• Book keeping
5. Apps for Teachers
 Flashcard
 Embed to CMS
 Learn / Review
 Quiz / Matching Game
QR Code Generator
 http://www.the-qrcode-generator.com/
 Turn Text / URL / Contact / Phone Number
/SMS to a QR Code.
 Save / Share or Post (HTML-Code)
 http://www.ivc.edu/Pages/default.aspx
 To Read: use QR Reader app
 Smart Phone, iPhone, iPad
Voice Recording Apps
 Record voice
 Manage the files online
 Free account to start
 Recording a short story is easy
Quick VoiceVoice RecorderVoiceRecorder Sound Cloud
Tiny Scanner
 Tiny Scanner is a little scanner app that turns your device into a
portable document scanner and scan everything as images or
PDFs
Notability app
 Word Doc
 PDF Doc
 Choose Read (cannot write) only or
Paper (can write)
 Convert Word doc to PDF format when
email/or save to other destination
ZipGrade
 A mobile device app that turns your iPhone, iPad, or Android
device into an optical scanner for grading paper multiple-choice
assessments.
 Great for quizzes, exit tickets, and larger exams of up to 100
questions.
Thank you!
 Joanne Chen
 (949) 451-5531
 ivclaoshi@gmail.com
Joanne Chen Slideshare
https://www.slideshare.net/sulaoshi/
Joanne Chen YouTube channel
https://www.youtube.com/user/ivclaoshi/
Wikispaces Chinese culture project 2016
http://ivcchineselink.wikispaces.com/

2018 Technology tools for teachers

  • 1.
    5 BASIC TOOLSFOR TEACHERS Joanne Chen Chinese Instructor Irvine Valley College Feb, 2018
  • 2.
    This Presentation  Toolsfor paperless teaching  Tools for promoting creativity & collaboration  Tools for helping teacher organizing and designing course materials
  • 3.
  • 4.
    CMS Web 2.0Mobile Mobile devices iPad / iPhone Smart phones
  • 5.
    • CMS (CourseManagement System) • Online Course / Blended Learning • Announcement • Assignment / Worksheet • Discussion • Collaborative learning • Grading, feedback • Quiz / Test 1. CMS
  • 6.
    Moodle  Moodle isa Learning Platform or course management system (CMS)  Free Open Source software package designed to help educators create effective online courses based on sound pedagogical principles.  Announcement  Couse content  Homework  Learning Activity  Assessment
  • 7.
    全球華文網教師魔豆/部落格  Announcement  Cousecontent  Homework  Learning Activity  Assessment http://www.huayuworld.org/
  • 8.
     Create ablog 1. Sign in to Blogger. 2. On the left, click the Down arrow . 3. Click New blog. 4. Enter a name for your blog. 5. Choose a blog address, or URL. 6. Choose a template. 7. Click Create blog.
  • 9.
    Collaborative learning isan educational approach to teaching and learning that involves groups of students working together to solve a problem, complete a task, or create a product. 2. Collaborative Learning
  • 10.
    Wikispaces classroom  WikispacesClassroom is built for you!  Built everything your class needs to read, write, and work together including a news feed, wiki pages, projects, and more.  FREE for educators.  https://www.wikispaces.com/content/classroom
  • 11.
    Edmodo  Edmodo. Edmodois a full-featured social learning platform designed to connect and collaborate within the educational environment.  With intuitive features and unlimited storage, quickly create groups, assign homework, schedule quizzes, manage progress, and more.  With everything on one platform, Edmodo is designed to give you complete control over your digital classroom.
  • 12.
    Google Classroom  GoogleClassroom is a learning management system developed by Google for schools that aim to simplify creating, distributing and grading assignments in a paperless way.  Sign in. with your Google Account.
  • 13.
    Google Drive  Document Presentation  Spreadsheet  Form  All docs can be embedded or linked to a webpage  Post / Share / Edit / Collaborate  Survey / Presentation / Worksheet
  • 14.
    • Cloud storageis a model of data storage in which the digital data is stored in logical pools, the physical storage spans multiple servers, and the physical environment is typically owned and managed by a hosting company. 3. Cloud
  • 15.
  • 16.
    Cloud Storage Apps Dropbox /Google Drive (gmail) /SugarSync  One Drive (hotmail)  Google+  Box/ Cubby Dropbox Sugar Sync One Drive Box Google Plus Cubby
  • 17.
    Dropbox  Dropbox.com  Saveall the documents in Drop Box folder and share with your students with a link Storage space (2GB Free)
  • 18.
    One Drive  OneDriveis a file-hosting service operated by Microsoft as part of its suite of online services.  OneDrive lets you easily backup, store and share photos, videos, documents, and more – anywhere, on any device.
  • 19.
    1. Choosing YourEquipment 2. Coming Up With an Idea 3. Making the Video 4. Transferring and Editing 5. Publishing and sharing 4. Video Making
  • 20.
    Tools to MakeVideo Lessons iPhone/ Smart Phone iMovie
  • 21.
    Voicethread  Upload Powerpoint slides  Add voice recording  Lessons, instructional materials, projects, etc.  Embed to website
  • 22.
    IVC Chinese Classes AudioVideo lesson, Oral assignment & project Voicethread
  • 23.
    • Saving Time •Enhance learning experience • Publishing and Sharing • Book keeping 5. Apps for Teachers
  • 24.
     Flashcard  Embedto CMS  Learn / Review  Quiz / Matching Game
  • 25.
    QR Code Generator http://www.the-qrcode-generator.com/  Turn Text / URL / Contact / Phone Number /SMS to a QR Code.  Save / Share or Post (HTML-Code)  http://www.ivc.edu/Pages/default.aspx  To Read: use QR Reader app  Smart Phone, iPhone, iPad
  • 26.
    Voice Recording Apps Record voice  Manage the files online  Free account to start  Recording a short story is easy Quick VoiceVoice RecorderVoiceRecorder Sound Cloud
  • 27.
    Tiny Scanner  TinyScanner is a little scanner app that turns your device into a portable document scanner and scan everything as images or PDFs
  • 28.
    Notability app  WordDoc  PDF Doc  Choose Read (cannot write) only or Paper (can write)  Convert Word doc to PDF format when email/or save to other destination
  • 29.
    ZipGrade  A mobiledevice app that turns your iPhone, iPad, or Android device into an optical scanner for grading paper multiple-choice assessments.  Great for quizzes, exit tickets, and larger exams of up to 100 questions.
  • 30.
    Thank you!  JoanneChen  (949) 451-5531  [email protected] Joanne Chen Slideshare https://www.slideshare.net/sulaoshi/ Joanne Chen YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/ivclaoshi/ Wikispaces Chinese culture project 2016 http://ivcchineselink.wikispaces.com/