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Pages 75-80 ** CHAPTER 4” DIGITIAL TOOLS THAT SUPPORT LEARNING **

ISTE standards addressed in this chapter: 1. NETS-T 1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity 2. NETS-T 2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments Computer-Based Tutorials- typically provide a complete lesson on a specific topic including… 1. Presenting new information 2. Providing practice 3. Evaluating student learning Intelligent Tutoring System- type of educational software that can track student responses; make inferences about his/her strengths; and then tailor feedback, provide additional exercises, or offer hints. Characteristics of Effective Computer Tutorials:  · Challenges and problems have meaning for students and provide a range of alternative choices worth discussing  · Challenges engage learners with the content of the software, not its inference  · A clear purpose or task is evident to the group and is kept in focus throughout  · On screen prompts ask group members to talk together, to reach agreements, and provide decisions WEBQUESTS: an organized format for presenting lessons that utilize web resources. The origin of webquests is attributed to Dr. Bernie Hodge and Tom March at San Diego University. A webquest consist of 5 parts and a teacher page. 1. An introduction that motivates and prepares the students for the activity <span style="font-family: Calibri; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.75in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;">2. A clear statement of the intended outcome of the lesson <span style="font-family: Calibri; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.75in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;">3. The steps the students should follow <span style="font-family: Calibri; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.75in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;">4. Criteria on which they will be evaluated <span style="font-family: Calibri; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0.75in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-indent: -0.25in;">5. Concluding activities where students reflect and extend in their learning.

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Discusses Computer as Conferencing Tool Videoconferencing and Webconferencing

1. Presentation slides- Share your class lecture with students at a distance.

2. Desktop Sharing- This is helpful to guiding students through a complex process.

3. Web Tour- Showing students websites from a distance

4. Shared Whiteboard- You and your students share a virtual white board you can both write and share ideas.

5. Lecture mode- allows you to mute all lines while your presenting a well as designate individual lines as the primary speaker.

6. Chat- allows you to answer questions

7. Webcam Support- Having a webcam can increase visual cues for participants that are missing text or or audio based technology

8. Polling- takes a quick pulse of opinions in the room.

9. Recording and Replay- allows students who may miss the lecture to go back in the future and watch the replay.

Weblogs- belong to the realm of journaling and threaded discussion tools