This unit of study will investigate different hardware and devices which can be used in education. An overview will be provided of how to use each device as well as how to maintain the device.
This unit of study delves into internet safety and cybercrime. It explores some of the current online threats and what measures can be taken to prevent a cyber attack.
This unit of study provides six steps on how to create a mark book. Basic formulas e.g. adding columns, deriving the average of a column of figures and creating a formula to determine the symbol related to a specific mark are also included. (MS Excel is used in the study unit but a similar logic will apply to suing Google Sheets).
This unit of study reviews different social media platforms and how to effectively incorporate some of them into your classroom.
This unit of study explores some of the resources which are available on the internet and how they can add value and interaction to your lessons.
This unit of study will brainstorm ideas on how MS Word can be effectively used in your classrooms in a way that will benefit both teachers and learners. (This unit focuses on MS Word but the same principles can be applied to other Word processors like Google Docs, LibreOffice Writer and Apple Pages).
This unit of study explores how using a presentation package (like MS PowerPoint or Google Slides) can enhance lessons by providing visual stimulation to assist in the communication of the teaching content.
This unit of study introduces popular search engines and how to conduct 'efficient' searches.
This unit of study provides an introduction to email, some popular features, technical tips and email etiquette. It will also introduce how email can be using in the teaching and learning process.
A very basic introduction to solving the Rubik's Cube.This is part of a demonstration of various design features that can improve learning. This version has none of those features! It's just text, so it would presumably be very difficult to learn from it.I hit some (secret) limit on the number of characters in the description, so I couldn't include the learning objectives. I'll put them in the first section instead.
In 2017, the ISD launched Be Internet Citizens in partnership with Google and YouTube, delivering in-school workshops and teacher training in schools across the UK. Our aim is to build young people’s resilience to online harms - including disinformation and hate speech - and empower them to become positive, accountable and conscientious leaders online.
Every day, teachers make thousands of decisions: what content to teach, what activities to assign, who to call on, how to respond to a student question, how to react to student behavior. These day-to-day decisions can have an enormous effect on the lives of young people, for good and ill. They can open new doors or cause lasting harm; they can make students feel seen and valued, or dampen their interest in school. In this course, we will investigate these interactions, rehearse responding to difficult scenarios, and develop a set of equity teaching mindsets and practices to support all of our learners, especially underserved students.
With colleagues from your school or organization and online learners around the world, you will participate in four cycles of inquiry, practice, and action, and then complete a final action project. In each cycle of inquiry, you will examine and re-examine dimensions of inequality through educator mindsets, imagine community change through documentary case studies, rehearse taking action in thorny situations through digital practice spaces, and begin to lead change through action-oriented assignments. Our early investigations will focus on relationships and interactions with individual students, and pan out to examine the effects of bias on classrooms, schools, and communities. As you complete activities with peers online, you will develop a rich set of resources and exercises to use with your students and colleagues in your local context.
At the end of the course, you will have a better understanding of yourself and your students, new resources to draw on for helping all students thrive, and a plan to work with your school community to advance the lifelong work of equitable teaching.
This course is part of the Open Learning Library, which is free to use. You have the option to sign up and enroll in the course if you want to track your progress, or you can view and use all the materials without enrolling.
Becoming the Next Bill Nye is about using video production techniques to develop your ability to engagingly convey your passions for science, technology, engineering, and / or math. You’ll have the opportunity to script and on-screen host 5-minute YouTube science, technology, engineering, and / or math-related shows to inspire youth to consider a future in science.
What is Gimkit?Here is a Beginner tool to help create your first Gimkit.
Slides are provided that detail our course development process. It's is in a comic-like feel.
Beispiel für die Umsetzung eines Feinkonzepts für eine E-Learning-Schulung
Guidance and sample language for agencies looking to include accessibility requirements and/or guidance in communications with publishers and developers of digital materials and technologies.
This toolkit is designed to help Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) create and maintain effective strategies with multilingual families. We explore and model best practices for the use of technology in teaching, as well as for assessing and communicating with diverse adults. The following guide is applicable for face-to-face, blended, and online instruction, and can also serve as a toolkit.
Este conjunto de herramientas está diseñado para ayudar a las Agencias Educativas
Locales (LEA, por sus siglas en inglés) a crear y mantener estrategias efectivas con las
familias multilingües. Exploramos y modelamos las mejores prácticas para el uso de la
tecnología en la enseñanza, así como para evaluar y comunicarnos con adultos diversos.
La siguiente guía es aplicable para la instrucción presencial, combinada y en línea, y
también puede servir como un conjunto de herramientas para tal efecto.
Accessibility is frequently the last thing course and website developers want to think about when creating an online content. There is extra time involved up front, but it can help prevent problems down the line. I think most of us in higher education care about all students and want to help them to our best ability. There are also laws protecting the rights of individuals with disabilities to have access to programs and services that institutions of higher education offer. Section 504 of The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 says that public institutions receiving federal funds, this includes student financial aid, need to ensure that people with disabilities can participate in programs & activities and have the same benefits that people without disabilities have. It requires academic adjustments and accommodation to ensure full participation. Section 508 is an amendment that requires electronic information and technology, such as websites and online courses be accessible. The American with Disabilities Act of 1990 expands the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to private as well as public institutions of higher education. The newest is The 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010. It requires modern communications to be accessible to people with disabilities. This includes VOIP services, electronic messaging, video conferencing, video communications and mobile browsers.