Recap of the “Cool Tools for Engaging the Millennial Learner” workshop
posted by Joan Van Duzer on 05/25/2011
It was great fun to share some favorite web applications with participants in the “Cool Tools for Engaging the Millennial Learner” workshop at the recent Institute for Student Success. Kimberly Vincent-Layton and I presented a variety of “cool tools” and ways that they have been used to support innovation in learning.
Participants had so many ideas for how they plan to apply them! Here is a summary of their suggestions:
Wordle (http://wordle.net)
Illustrate literary works and stories from news sites.
Picnik (http://picnik.com)
Edit images for art history class; support digital photography for the course catalog
Issuu (http://issuu.com)
Guide students in preparing a personal portfolio.
Screencast-o-matic (http://screencast-o-matic.com)
Create online presentations or provide tour of an online course.
Quizlet (http://quizlet.com)
Practice vocabulary for linguistics and statistics
Jing (http://jingproject.com)
Capture images to add visuals to PowerPoint slides and other instructional materials
MakeBeliefscomix (http://makebeliefscomix.com)
Create cartoons for presentations; introduce fun to get students in for advising
Diigo (http://diigo.com)
Improve organization of web-based resources
Animoto (http://animoto.com)
Introduce advisors or different student organizations.
What ideas do you have for using these “cool tools?”
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