Presentation Tools, Blogs and Wikis
(Week 3: Jan 25 - 31, 2016)
Moderators:
Sanja Bozinovic (Croatia) SnezaFilipovic (Serbia) Maria Bossa (Argentina)
Guest presenter: Vance Stevens
Objectives:
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By the end of this week you will have:
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Activities
Task 1
- Choose any multimedia tools from the list (tutorials can be found lower in this page):
- Explore one of the tools (either on your own or with a friend)
- Test it!
Task 2
- If you chose photo tools create a short photo slideshow presentation
- If you chose video tools create a short video story presentation
- Optional - if you want, you can also explore other tools from the table below
Task 3
- Once you are done and your presentations ready to go, create a blog or a wiki of your own
- As for wikis, you can start your account in PBworks (seeminly unlimited in the free version) or Wikispaces (free for educators, they will check if it is used for education only)
- As for blogs, you can create your account in Blogger, WordPress or Edublogs for teachers. We recommend Blogger as it offers the most uploading possibilities , yet you can experiment with other blogs too.
Task 4
- Embed your presentations in your blog or wiki
- SHARE the link to your blog or wiki with embedded presentations in the Participants' Production: Blogs and Wikis page.
Task 5
- Read this week's readings (at the bottom of this page) and post comments on the readings in our Google+Community
Task 6
- You are invited to attend a live presentation by Vance Stevens on "Learning2gether with blogs and wikis" at the Webheads Elluminate vRoom on Sunday 31 January at 14.00 GMT/UTC. Check the time and date for your time zone here.
Tools to explore
| Picture Tools |
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| Flickr |
This is an online photo management and sharing application. |
| Slideshare |
Software enabling easy uploading of your presentations and documents online. Only the public version is free, to have private uploads you need to pay. |
| PhotoPeach | An easy tool for creating video-like slideshows from photos. You can create quizzes with photos here. More about quizzes in week 4. |
| Animoto | Another tool for creating video-like slideshows from your photos. Teachers - apply for a free Animoto plus account and get unlimited longer videos. |
| Video Tools |
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| Youtube | You can record your own videos for free. Publish as "unlisted" if you want to keep them (relatively) private. |
| Presentation software |
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| Capzles |
You can create a simple presentation using all your media together - it can contain videos, photos, documents, etc. |
| Sliderocket |
Presentation software similar to PowerPoint, yet already online, no need to transfer your presentations online. |
| Prezi | A very modern presentation software, you can use template layout as a starting point. With more practice you can design your own templates. Videos can be embedded here. |
| Blogs and wikis |
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| PBworks | Unlimited - you are asked if you have finished using it when it has been inactive for 11 months - and you can still keep it if you reply. |
| Wikispaces | Offers a free 30-day trial, then you need to pay a one-off 1$ fee. |
| Blogger | You need to have a Google account to access blogger. |
| WordPress | A simple blog for all. very flexible, look for the WPwidget for embedding. |
| Edublogs | A dedicated platform for teachers, |
Tutorials
- PhotoPeach album
- PhotoPeach quizzes
- Prezi
- Capzles
- Animoto or a shorter version
- Animoto for Education
- Flickr tutorial and its new changes
- How to Make Education Videos
- 3 Tools to Create Educational YouTube Videos
- All about making your own videos on YouTube
- Blogger - tutorials
- Blogger - Russel Stannards videos
- How to embed on Blogger
- Edublogs
- WordPress short video
- PBworks wiki manual
- PBworks - Russel Stannards videos
- How to embed in PBworks
- Wikispaces tutorials
- Embedding in Wikispaces
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Self-Check
I have...
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Suggested reading
7 things you should know about wikis
What to do with wikis - an ELT perspective
The Teacher's Guide To Using YouTube in The Classroom
Rules for using public YouTube videos in the classroom
To get a badge for this week, you need to:
- explore at least one multimedia tool and create your presentation
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create a blog or a wiki and share a link on the Participants' Production page
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embed your presentation into your blog or wiki
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post your comment on at least one piece of reading