Learn Together With Sentry Teachers' Lead To A Networked Classroom

February 5, 2014
Creating a networked classroom is a prerequisite for coming together the learning needs of today's students. In fact, 1 of the reasons why many students detect schoolhouse ho-hum is because they experience it is unlike from their existent life, the life they alive exterior the 4 walls of classroom in addition to where they acquire interact alongside their digital media in addition to connect alongside peers worldwide.

In their wonderful mass "Using The Power of Personal Learning Networks to Transform Education", Will in addition to Bob highlight the importance of creating a connected classroom where students usage in addition to interact alongside the digital way they usage exterior school. The authors outlined 5 methods for using classrooms every bit networked learning spaces :
  1. Connect students in addition to teachers within the classroom
  2.  Publish pupil in addition to instructor piece of occupation locally in addition to globally
  3.  Connect students in addition to teachers exterior the classroom
  4. Connect alongside experts or thence the world
  5.  Collaborate alongside others to create in addition to part knowledge
Drawing on these v methods, I came upwards alongside a listing of of import spider web tools teachers tin give the sack usage alongside their students to create a networked classroom. Check them out below.

Tools for sharing pictures:

1- Flickr

Flickr is 1 of the best websites out at that topographic point for students to part their images in addition to photos. Flickr also provides users alongside a "shared folder" pick that students tin give the sack usage to shop in addition to part relevant pictures.

2- Photobucket

This is some other powerful photograph hosting website to usage alongside students.

3- Instagram

Instagram is a bully tool that students tin give the sack usage to part their photos in addition to pictures. It also allows them to guide keep a photograph or video, cutomize in addition to edit it in addition to thence part it alongside others.

4- SmugMug

SmugMug makes it slow to safely store, in addition to part your photos online.

5- Picassa

Picassa is Google's costless photograph sharing platform. Picassa is integrated alongside all your Google's tools in addition to automatically finds in addition to saves all pictures from your computer.


Tools for sharing videos

1- YouTube

This is the most pop website for hosting in addition to sharing videos. You tin give the sack create a YouTube channel for your classroom in addition to invite students to part videos. However, if YouTube is blocked inwards your schoolhouse in addition to thence endeavour out the other platforms below.

2- Teacher Tube

Teacher Tube is some other bully website to usage alongside your students for publishing videos. The service is costless in addition to is really slow to use.

3- Vimeo

This is some other bully video sharing website that students tin give the sack usage to store, uncovering in addition to part their learning experiences.


Tools for sharing slides, files, in addition to documents :

1- Issuu

Issuu allows you lot to upload your documents in addition to slides inwards unlike formats. It also provides you lot alongside a library where you lot tin give the sack organize all your uploads in addition to part them alongside others.

2- Google Drive

Teachers tin give the sack create a shared folder inwards Google Drive in addition to invite students to usage that folder for storing in addition to sharing classroom materials.

3- Dropbox

Dropbox provides a express costless hosting capacity for you lot to usage to relieve classroom documents, PDFs, in addition to slides. It also provides yo alongside a download link to part alongside others .

4- SlideShare

This is my favourite platform for sharing in addition to hosting slides. Slideshare allows you lot to upload your slides in addition to PowerPoints in addition to part them alongside the basis via email, social media platforms, or embed codes.

5- Box

This is some other platform I guide keep been using lately for storing my documents. Box lets you lot shop all of your content online, thence you lot tin give the sack access, acquire by in addition to part it from anywhere. Integrate Box alongside Google Apps in addition to Salesforce in addition to access Box on mobile devices.

 Tools for creating blogs :


1- Blogger

                                                       

 I guide keep been using blogger  for v years  now in addition to I highly recommend it for teachers. Blogger is a costless Google service which provides users alongside a elementary in addition to slow to usage blogging interface. Users tin give the sack pick out from a broad multifariousness of templates in addition to alongside simply drag in addition to drib functionality, 1 tin give the sack educate in addition to run the spider web log inwards few clicks.

2- Wordpress

                                                    

This is some other ability platform for setting upwards a shape blog. Similar to blogger, Wordpress is also slow to usage in addition to is costless for basic versions. There are several guides in addition to video tutorials on its attention page that volition attention you lot through the procedure of setting upwards your blog.

3- Kidblog

                                                     


Kidblog is designed for K-12 teachers who desire to furnish each pupil alongside an private blog. Students give away posts in addition to participate inwards academic discussions.

4- Edublog

                                                     
The World's most pop didactics blogging service. Edublogs lets you lot easily create; acquire by pupil in addition to instructor blogs, apace customize designs in addition to include videos, photos in addition to  podcasts - it's safe, slow in addition to secure thence endeavour out .

5- Glogster Edu

                                                        
Glogster Edu empowers educators in addition to students alongside the technology scientific discipline to create GLOGS - online multimedia posters - alongside text, photos, videos, graphics, sounds, drawings, information attachments in addition to more.

Tools for creating in addition to sharing screencasts :

1- Screenomatic

This is an online tool for one-click recording for free. Screenomatic is integrted alongside major video hosting websites similar YouTube in addition to Vimeo allowing you lot to upload your screencasts to these services alongside 1 click. The pro version of this tool has far to a greater extent than interesting features.

2- Screenr

Screenr is a web-based covert recorder that lets you lot easily create in addition to part your spider web screencasts. Just click on the tape button, capture your covert in addition to phonation in addition to part the link.

Tools for creating video conferences in addition to online hangouts:

1- Google Plus hangout

This is a wonderful service for creating online video conferences alongside students. And though the issue of participants inwards each hangout is limited, You tin give the sack all the same streamline your alive hangout on YouTube for the residual to lookout .

2- Skype

Skype offers a service called grouping video conferencing for simply $9 a calendar month in addition to which allow you lot to concur video conferences alongside anyone anywhere. These video conferences tin give the sack also move recorded in addition to shared on Youtube channel of your class.

3- Ustream

Ustream is a website that allows members to broadcast alive streaming video on the Internet. " Members tin give the sack broadcast straight from the Ustream website or from a mobile device using Ustream's mobile broadcasting app (available for Android in addition to iPad). Ustream members tin give the sack also tape in addition to relieve videos for time to come broadcast distribution."

Tools for Creating Classroom Pinboards


1- Pinterest

                                                        


Pinterest is a costless spider web tool that you lot tin give the sack usage to visually curate spider web content. You tin give the sack create every bit many boards every bit you lot desire in addition to you lot tin give the sack also bring together other's boards in addition to outset a collaborative pinning experience. Pinterest has a handy bookmarklet that you lot tin give the sack drag to the bookmarks toolbar in addition to alongside 1 click you lot volition move able to add together anything you lot come upwards across.

2- Educlipper

                                                        


Some telephone weep upwards it the novel Pinterest for educators, Educlipper is actually a bully in addition to promising website where teachers acquire to curate in addition to organize digital content. Educlipper has been designed specifically for educators in addition to past times an educator ( Adam Bellow: founder ). The procedure of setting upwards your Educlipper trouble organization human relationship is pretty slow in addition to tin give the sack move done inwards a few clicks in addition to 1 time logged inwards you lot tin give the sack at 1 time outset adding content .

3- Padlet

                                                    

Padlet, formerly known every bit Wallwisher, is a spider web tool that provides you lot alongside an empty wall or sheet where you lot acquire to add together your digital content. This content tin give the sack move anything you lot desire in addition to the goodness affair most this tool is that it lets you lot at nowadays download the contents of your walls every bit PDFs, images, Excel, or CSV files.

4- Scoop.it

                                                        
Scoop.it is some other powerful spider web tool for curating digital content. Similar to Pinterest, Scoop.it allows you lot to create every bit many boards every bit you lot desire in addition to you lot tin give the sack either part them alongside earth or brand them private. It also has a handy bookmarklet to usage for minute Scooping.

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