TQI Technology Task Force

Dr. Robbie K. Melton 
Robbie.melton@gmail.com  
Associate Vice Chancellor eLearning 
Office of Academic Affairs 
Educational Technology and Innovations 

Overview of Presentation & Demonstration

This session will provide an overview of a few online resources for teaching, learning, communication, presentation, and delivery tools. 
 
 

• Technology Impact
  
  • Impact of Technology (Home/Careers/Personal) “Did You Know: 4.0” 
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ILQrUrEWe8&feature=related
  • Man vs. Machine:
    
    • Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e50YBu14j3U
    • Can You Hear Better Than A Fifth Grader? 
      http://www.freemosquitoringtones.org/  
      
• Technology Assessment:
  
  • Technology Cell Phones (Text the Mob: http://textthemob.com/user )
  • Technology DNA (Personal Information)
  • http://www.aclu.org/pizza/images/screen.swf 
    

      .  Technology Search and Research Internet Skills 

• Wolf Alpha

http://www.wolframalpha.com/screencast/introducingwolframalpha.html  

• Google: (http://www.Google.com ) 
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riQ5tpHc_b8 

• Personal / Professional Website Development – Maintenance
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    • www.wix.com (example)
    • www.google.com (igoogle Website Site)

  - Communication Tools: 

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    • email : www.gmail.com  / www.yahoo.com
    • social networking  www.facebook.com   /
    • http://www.onlinecollege.org/2009/10/20/100-ways-you-should-be-using-facebook-in-your-classroom/
    • http://social-networking-websites-review.toptenreviews.com/
    • Delicious: http://delicious.com/ (personal/social bookmarking)
    • Skype (live audio – visual communication: http://www.skype.com/
    • IMS / Texting /Chats: Tex2Day: http://www.txt2day.com/
    • Discussion Boards / Blogs / https://www.blogger.com/start
    • Eyejot (free audio/visual email http://www.ask.com/
    • Blogger: www.blogger.com
    • Wikis: http://www.wikispaces.com/  
      

                    Personal/Social/Recreation Online

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    • http://gettheglass.com/
    • http://www.hulu.com/
    • http://www.virtualworldsreview.com/info/categories.shtml

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  • Publishing Skills: Cameras / Video / Audio / Photoshop
    
    • Picasa: http://picasa.google.com/   
      
  • Administrative Tools: Microsoft Office Suite (WORD/Power Point/EXCEL/etc. (Open Office) http://www.openoffice.org/  
    
  • Presentation Skills:  PowerPoint / Websites / Wikis / http://www.wikispaces.com/
  • Virtual Meetings-Conference: Webinars/ Wimba/
    
    • www.gotomeeting.com
    • http://www.tokbox.com/ (free group live meeting space) 
      
• Technology at NO COST: Technology at No Cost Levy.pdf 
  
• 1000 Teaching & Learning Resources:
  
  • MERLOT: www.merlot.com
  • http://www.sitesforteachers.com/index.html
  • http://teachers.teach-nology.com/index.html
  • http://www.freetech4teachers.com/
  • http://www.internet4classrooms.com/
  • http://aolatschool.factmonster.com/homework/