1. Resources for Online Teaching and
Learning
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2. Introduction
• This presentation is a brief look at some ideas
for making online teaching and learning a
better experience, through technology.
• Online teaching and learning is available for
almost anyone who wants to put in the effort
to either 1) create a class, or 2) participate in
a class, using online resources.
• Free Resources are readily available, from
Weebly to Google to a wealth of others.
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3. https://education.weebly.com/
©2014 Weebly, Inc.
Note: do not advance to slides 4 and 5 until you have
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4. Good Old Weebly
Having created several websites for assignments
during my journey into Adult Learning and
Teaching, “Good Old Weebly” has saved me on
several occasions with their easy style; the intuitive
nature of creating a good looking website saved
valuable time and effort.
And I recently found that Good Old Weebly also
offers a site for educational/classroom use:
http://education.weebly.com/
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5. What can I do with Weebly?
From the website http://education.weebly.com
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Easily create a classroom website & blog
Manage your students' accounts
Accept homework assignments online
Keep your parents up to date
For an idea of what one teacher has done using
education.weebly, visit this site:
http://cnapolitano.weebly.com/index.html
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6. http://www.google.com/+/learnmore/hangouts/
Gopakumar R P, A Companion, 2010, Digital Art print.
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7. Google+ Hangouts on Air
Video, Voice, Live-Streaming
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnHWDOxDYY0
• This is an 8 minute youtube video by Ronnie Bincer, “The Hangout Helper” to help you
better understand the “on air” aspect of this program; a live broadcast which can
include up to 10 participants, and be viewed later as a youtube video.
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I tried this out in another class, and although the learning curve was fairly steep, the
ability to talk, share documents, and otherwise interact with the participants that you
have invited is a good tool. NOTE: All participants need to have Google+ accounts.
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There is also a link to a 12 minute introduction to the basics of setting up Google + and
learning about Hangouts features such as Messaging (Group Chat) and Video Calls,
which lead up to the “Hangouts on Air” tutorial.
In addition, there is another video (updated Feb. 2014) that is 37 minutes long;
https://plus.google.com/u/0/events/c6rt05ggde2j02iht5ej57ogb70
You might note how Google+ (or GooglePlus) is constantly updating, making it harder (for
me) to get comfortable with only using it occasionally. To stay up on the features, you
should use it often.
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8. Other Ways to Use Google
Besides Free Community Forums, you can locate other
resources for using Google to teach and learn, with just a little
searching. For example:
Eight ways of using Google Drive with a textbook, Andreas Hofer
(3:35min/ Feb. 2014)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AK4cvlTNnQ0#t=12
Google Apps for Education
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http://eduguide.googleapps.com/
Eleven Steps to Create a Google Plus Community for Your Class,
Med Kharbach (founder and editor of Educational Technology and Mobile
Learning)
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http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/05/11-steps-to-create-google-plus.html
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9. Online Resources:
Matching it to the Audience
• www.sophia.org/sophia-for-teachers
Sophia for Teachers
• Sophia makes it easier than ever to flip your
classroom with our free teacher tools for
blended learning. Transform your classroom
into an active learning environment with our
groups, quizzes, and tutorials features. You
can also track student progress every step of
the way with our data and analytics.
Additionally, we offer awesome ways to
continue your professional development.
• And it’s all free.
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http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/
education/teach-elements-thinking-criticallywith-data-teach-elements-video.html
Intel® Teach Elements: Thinking Critically with
Data
Professional Development for K-12 Educators
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Free Tools and Resources to Help Students
Develop 21st Century Skills
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Our online tools create active learning
environments where students can engage in
discussions, analyze information, pursue
investigations, and solve problems. You’ll also
find teaching resources, including lesson
plans, assessment strategies, and
technology-enriched project ideas for all K–
12 subjects.
• http://ocw.mit.edu/about/
“The idea is simple: to publish all of our course
materials online and make them widely available to
everyone.” Dick K.P. Yue, Professor, MIT School of Engineering
• MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW) is a web-based
publication of virtually all MIT course content.
• OCW is open and available to the world and is a
permanent MIT activity.
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10. Learning about Teaching with Technology:
Reference List
These articles describe ways to create active participation between teacher and student when online teaching
and learning is being used. . If you are interested in (or currently) teaching with technology and need new
ideas, the publication “Teaching with Technology” offers excellent articles, as sampled below:
Hornsby, A. (Oct. 3, 2013). Simple ways to create videos to engage your students. Teaching with Technology. Retrieved
from
http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-with-technology-articles/simple-ways-to-create-videos-to-engage-yourstudents/
Moore, E. A. (May 20, 2013). From passive viewing to active learning; Simple techniques for applying active learning
strategies to online course videos. Teaching with Technology. Retrieved from
http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-with-technology-articles/from-passive-viewing-to-active-learning-simpletechniques-for-applying-active-learning-strategies-to-online-course-videos/
Ranfeld, L.B. (Dec. 9, 2013). Why I Love Conferencing Online with My Traditional Classroom Students, Teaching with
Technology. Retrieved from
http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-with-technology-articles/why-i-love-conferencing-online-with-mytraditional-classroom-students/
Weimer, M. (Aug. 2, 2013). Using a blog to enhance student participation. Teaching with Technology. Retrieved from
http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-with-technology-articles/using-a-blog-to-enhance-student-participation/
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11. Images
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Page 1: “to educate” image taken from Clip Art; Fotolia.
Page 3: “Weebly for education” logo; Copyright 2014 Weebly, Inc.
Page 6: “Google” logo; Gopakumar, R P, A Companion, 2010, Digital Art print.
Page 9: Clip Art; Microsoft.
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12. References
Bincer, Ronnie (28 May, 2013). New hangouts on air account setup & tutorial –
Google+. Retrieved Feb. 26, 2014 from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnHWDOxDYY0
Bincer, Ronnie (Feb., 2014). How to start a hangout on air; Best practices after midFebruary 2014. Retrieved Feb. 26, 2014 from
https://plus.google.com/events/c6rt05ggde2j02iht5ej57ogb70
Google apps for education; Guide to going Google. Retrieved from
http://eduguide.googleapps.com/
Hofer, Andreas (Feb., 2014). Eight ways of using Google Drive with a textbook.
Retrieved Feb. 26, 2014 from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AK4cvlTNnQ0#t=12
Intel Teach Elements: Thinking Critically with Data. Professional development for
K-12 educators . Intel.com. Retrieved from
http://www.intel.com/www/us/en/education/teach-elements-thinkingcritically-with-data-teach-elements-video.html
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13. References
Kharbach, Med (May 11, 2015). Eleven steps to create a Google Plus community
for your class. Educational Technology and Mobile Learning: A resource
of educational web tools and mobile apps for teachers and educators.
2011-2014. Retrieved from http://www.educatorstechnology.com/
Napolitano, C. (n.d.). Memorable math with Ms. Napolitano. Retrieved
Feb. 26, 2014 from http://cnapolitano.weebly.com/
Sophia for teachers. SOPHIA Learning, LLC. 2014. Retrieved from
http://www.sophia.org/sophia-for-teachers
Yue, K.P. (n.d.) About OCW. MIT OPEN COURSEWARE: Massachusetts Institute of
Technology. 2001-2014. Retrieved from
http://ocw.mit.edu/about/
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