useful tools for teaching web 2 0
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This pack covers information on word clouds, online polls and QR codes and how to use this in educatonTRANSCRIPT
eLearning Training Session
Useful Tools for Teaching
Useful Websites
Online polls and comments wall www.polleverywhere.com
Shorten a long website URL www.tinyurl.comhttp://goo.gl/
Generate a QR code www.qrstuff.com
Word Cloud www.tagxedo.comhttp://www.wordle.net/
Barnet Southgate E-Learning Youtube Channel – Click on the images below to see the video tutorials
eLearning Coordinator: Angela Rideau Contact me on Ext: 2597
eLearning Training Session
Word Cloud – Tagzedo
Get students to geenrate a Word Cloud as an image for their classroom / as a homework task on related topics
Useful for lower level learners Display key words related to a topic, quotes
Shorten long url – Tiny URL
Give students a short URL address to go to – easier for them to type a shorter adress Embed tiny urls into resources, Moodle, twitter – it uses less characters
Generate a QR code
Use as an energiser / leson starter activity Link a website, a list of words, videos etc Check if students have a QR barcode scanner app on their mobile phones before you plan
this activity Embed the QR code into a worksheet and let students scan their homework task s they leave
Instant feedback Online Polls (Comments wall and quizzes)
Feedback remains anonymous It is FREE and there are no spam texts if you respond using your mobile Create either a comments wall or ask students to vote on a topic using a multiple choice
response Vote by texting, visiting a website, twitter, by sending a link You can turn off the voting system when you are ready Only 40 responses allowed per poll Gather feedback on a question to check learning or to get students’ opinions
eLearning Coordinator: Angela Rideau Contact me on Ext: 2597