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  • 1 - About Basics
  • 2 - Face of Your Classroom
  • 3 - Collaboration Tools
  • 4 - Communication Tools
  • 5 - Content Area Tools
  • 6 - Differentiated Instruction and Diverse Learning
  • 7 - Digital Citizenship
  • 8 - Visual Learning
  • 9 - Copyright and Creative Commons
  • 10 - Digital Images
  • 11 - Presentation Tools
  • 12 - Evaluation & Assessment
  • 13 - Online Interactive Learning Tools
  • 14 - Productivity Tools
  • 15 - Staying Informed
  • 16 - Research & Reference Tools
  • 17 - Professional Learning Networks
  • 18 - Virtual Classroom
  • 19 - Digital Story Telling
  • 20 - Online Video and Audio Resources
  • 21- Flipping the Classroom

Links to Virtual Session Recordings

Click on the link to view the broadcast from the Virtual Classroom.  Current Broadcasts are listed first, followed by previous Cohort broadcasts which may not include current tools.

Current Broadcasts/Cohort
Winter, 2012

Session 1 -- January 18, 2012
Introduction to Cohort 8 - Basics of Moodle and BlackBoard

Thing 1 --  Introduction to Adobe Connect
                       About Basics   --  Shortcuts, Delicious / diigo
Thing 2 --
Face of the Classroom Part 1  -- Blogs/Wikis, Weebly          
Thing 3 -- Collaboration Tools  -- Google Docs, Doodle

Session 2 -- January 25, 2012
Introduction to session 2
Thing 4 --
Communication Tools -- Back Channel Chat, Skype
Thing 5 -- Content Area Tools -- Thinkfinity
Thing 6 -- Differentiation/Diverse Learning/UDL Principals -- Nettrekker, Vozme

Session 3 -- February 1, 2012
Thing 7  Digital Citizenship
Thing 8  Visual Learning-- Gliffy, Bubbl.us, Wordle, Tagxedo
Thing 9  Copyright and Creative Commons

Session 4 -- February 8, 2012
Thing 10   Digital Images (Picasa, Picnik, FotoFlexr)
Thing 11   Presentation Tools (Prezi, Glogster, Zoomit)
Thing 12   Evaluation & Assessment  (MiSchoolData, FERPA, Rubistar, Google Forms)

----------------------------------PREVIOUS COHORT BROADCASTS ---------------------

Session 5--October 26, 2011

Thing 13 Interactive Tools
Part 1: Google Earth
Part 2: Quizlet

Thing 14  Productivity Tools (Zamzar and Google Calendar)
Thing 15 Staying Informed (iGoogle and netvibes)


Session 6 --November 2, 2011

Thing 17 Professional learning Networks (Facebook, LinkedIn, Maculspace, TWICE and Capspace, Twitter, MiLearnPort, Google+)
Thing 20 Online Video and Audio Resources (Discovery Learning, Learn 360, Tubes, iTunes and iTunes U, and Podcasting with Audacity)


Session 7 --November 9, 2011
Thing 16 Reference and Research Tools
Thing  18  Virtual Classroom
                Adobe Connect and Skype
                TWICE and Navigating the Land of Online Learning

Session 8 --November 16, 2011


Talking about the assignments
Thing 19  Digital Storytelling (Photo Story 3, iMovie)
Thing 21  Flipping the Classroom (Flipping, Jing, Screencast-o-Matic)

2010-2011 Video Archive
Please Note:  These recordings may not reflect current tools.

1 - About Basics

  • Introduction to the course  SB-CEU and Credit options May 3, 2011 5:21 minutes
  • Basics and DeliciousMay 3, 2011 21:40 minutes

2 - Face of Your Classroom

  • Face of the Classroom Weebly and Wikispaces May 18, 2011 29:14 minutes

3- Collaboration Tools

  • Google Docs May 3, 2011  16:09 minutes

4 - Communication Tools

  • Type With Me and Skype  May 3, 2011  18:24 minutes

5 - Content Area Tools

  • Thinkfinity  May 11, 2011   13:48 minutes

6- Differentiated Instruction and Diverse Learning

  • Nettrekker, Vozme, Qwiki        May 11, 2011 27:46 minutes

7 - Digital Citizenship

  • 9 Elements, Joyce Valenza Criteria, bogus/hoax sites, CyberSafety Cafe  May 11, 2011        12:06 minutes

8 - Visual Learning

  • Bubbl.us, Gliffy, Wordle, Tagxedo, ABCya  March 23, 2011  24:56 minutes
  • Bubbl.us, Gliffy, Wordle, Tagxedo, ABCya  (includes how to screencapture and crop images)  June 24, 2011  19:37 minutes  (re-broadcast of June 22)

9 - Copyright and Creative Commons

  •  Copyright and Creative Commons- May 18, 2011  6:42 minutes

10 - Digital Images

  • Picnik and Fotoflexer- May 18, 2011  19:40 minutes

11 - Presentation Tools

  •  Prezi, Zoomit, Glogster  18:20 minutes - May 25, 2011

12 - Evaluation & Assessment Tools

  • Rubistar, Data4SS, AER, and Google Forms -  19:41 minutes - May 25, 2011

13 - Online Interactive Learning Tools

  • Google Earth and Quizlet  June 1, 2011  23:35 minutes

14 - Productivity Tools

  • ZamZar, Google Calendar  June 8, 2011  15:15 minutes

15 - Staying Informed

  • RSS/Netvibes, iGoogle  14:10 minutes June 15, 2011

16 - Research & Reference tools

  • MEL, Wikipedia, Refdesk   16:41 minutes June 15, 2011

17 - Professional Learning Networks

  • FaceBook, Twitter, MACUL Space  June 8, 2011   28:21 minutes 

18- Virtual Classroom

  • Adobe Connect Now, TWICE, CAPspace  22:40 minutes  June 15, 2011

19 - Digital Storytelling

  • Digital Storytelling with a Mac 6:15 minutes
  • Using Bubbl.us to storyboard/mindmap and PhotoPeach to create digital stories 16:15 - October 20, 2010
  • Photostory 3 and PhotoPeach   20:25 minutes - May 25, 2011

20 - Online Video and Audio Resources

  • Online Video and Audio Resources June 1, 2011  25:13 minutes
  • How to Podcast using Audacity and GarageBand  25.29 past recording

21 - Flipping Your Classroom

  • Jing, Screencast-o-matic  March 23, 2011 14:56 minutes
  • Screencast-o-matic (save as video, upload to YouTube, or share in SOM) June 24, 2011 9:21 minutes  (re-broadcast of June 22) 


Additional Resources

*Creating your ePortfolio 4:38 minutes (recording)

*When you see a file-ending with .m4a or mp4 then it is viewable in programs such as iTunes by Apple.com. When you see a file-ending with flv, it means you need to have Flash installed.



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