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Technology Tools for Teachers

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Commonwealth Educational Media 1 Centre for Asia

Technology Tools for Teachers

The Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA) is an international organisation established by the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), Vancouver, Canada to promote the meaningful, relevant and appropriate use of ICTs to serve the educational and training needs of Commonwealth member states of Asia. CEMCA receives diplomatic privileges and immunities in India under section 3 of the United Nations (Privileges and Immunities) Act, 1947.

Author: Vidya M. S. (email: vidya[at]vidyaonline[dot]net) Vidya M. S. holds a doctorate and a post-doctoral fellowship in theoretical physics. She has a number of publications in scholarly journals and is an educator with a passion for science popularisation, development of entrepreneurial skills among young people, and language and learning particularly in young children. Some of her work can be seen at . She is a self-taught enthusiast of modern information and communication technologies, explorations of which have resulted in a web portal vidyaonline, which has grown as a partnership for teachers, children and education. She has also contributed to various technology initiatives, including multimedia products, online courses, special interest groups, curricula for ICT and repositories of digital resources. She can be contacted at vidya[at]vidyaonline[dot]net

Copyright ? CEMCA, 2014. Technology Tools for Teachers is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 4.0 Licence (international):

For the avoidance of doubt, by applying this licence the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and the Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA) do not waive any privileges or immunities from claims that they may be entitled to assert, nor do COL/CEMCA submit themselves to the jurisdiction, courts, legal processes or laws of any jurisdiction.

ISBN: 978-81-88770-24-3

The views expressed in this publication are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of CEMCA/COL. All products and services mentioned are owned by their respective copyright holders, and mere presentation in the publication does not mean endorsement by CEMCA/COL.

For further information, contact: Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia 13/14, Sarv Priya Vihar New Delhi - 110016

Printed and published by: Mr. R. Thyagarajan, Head (Administration and Finance) CEMCA, 13/14 Sarv Priya Vihar New Delhi - 110016, INDIA

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Contents

Contents

Preface

05

1 Introduction

07

2 Learn-Teach-Learn

09

2.1 Mind Tools

09

2.1.1 Calendars

09

2.1.2 Journals

09

2.1.3 Mind and Concept Maps

10

2.2 Resource Management Tools

12

2.2.1 Resource Mapping

12

2.2.2 Resource Tagging

13

2.2.3 Extending File Management

13

2.2.4 Backups

14

2.3 Creativity Tools

14

2.3.1 Digital Storytelling

14

2.3.2 Data Visualization

16

2.3.3 Infographics

17

2.3.4 Content Centric Creation Tools

18

2.4 Conclusion

18

3 Online Learning

21

3.1 Learning Management Tools

22

3.1.1 Characteristics of LMS

22

3.1.2 Resources and Activities

22

3.1.3 Course Structure and Learning Paths

23

3.1.4 Tracking Learning

24

3.2 Google Apps for Education

26

3.3 Conclusion

27

4 Subject Specific Tools

29

4.1 Expanding the Knowledge Base

29

4.2 Experiential Learning

30

4.3 Simulations

32

4.4 Conclusion

33

List of Tools

35

Notes and References

39

Credits for Illustrations

40

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