Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Cool Tools

We have been reviewing and getting "to know" about the latest and greatest tools being used on the Internet. As we know the days of communicating via email and instant messaging has given away to more interactive web tools that are redefining how we communicate.

Using Kindling you can share your latest and greatest ideas with your inner circle. Everyone can add to the discussion and vote on the best ideas. Using this tool we certainly can record and voice our innovations. I think this is a valuable tool and I am going to share to see what other's at work think.

I have been hearing a lot of hype about Skype. This tool can put to use right away with those family members who live out of state. Skype users can talk to each other for free. I am wondering if online learners are using Skype in their online classes?

I have recorded audio using Captivate for eLearning projects. From my experience, the quality is mainly poor due to the fact that the frequency changes between recordings and editings. I have also heard poor feedback from other eLearning developers who want to use other recording software besides Captivate. Other experienced developers recommend Audacity, I am looking forward to try it out!

This idea might be the wave of the future. Students are able to interact and actively engage in real-time with content that is being displayed by the teacher. Teachers can present a slideshow and students can share their input with other students. This is coined as classroom 2.0. It sounds exciting! Will there come a day in our schools when children use laptops as much as they use a pencils and crayons? Surely presentations that are being developed for the presenter and not the learner will be quickly replaced by presentations being developed for learner interactions!






2 comments:

Only Me said...

Hi Kerry
I thought Kindling sounded really interesting as well, you'll have to let me know what your coworkers think.
I passed it on to some a few old coworkes who may be interested it, but not sure if they will use it.

Instructional Design Resources for eLearning said...

I sure will. I haven't posted it yet.

Kerry