Digital+Toolkit

= Digital Toolkit  = To be an effective digital Teacher you need to have a bag of tricks that you can use to create effective learning experiences for the children in your care. This is an amusing video about the the difference between 20th and 21st century learning

This video explains a bit about this particular school has approached digital learning in their school district.

Good teaching - digital or otherwise, always starts with good sound pedogogy. 1. Knowledge and application of the Planning Cycle Example Planning cycle for ICT A4 PDF of this diagram (app 150k): Colour | B&W 2. Approaches that encourage Metacognition: Mind Maps 3. Collaborative Learning : A variety of approaches 4. Good content knowledge: Literacy Numeracy Science Art 5. Effective Questioning techniques: Blooms Taxonomy and Digital Taxonomy 6. Data Informed instruction: Research Article 7. Active Learning: Simple explanation
 * Pedagogy Essentials: **

**Standard Tools +Power Tools +Cordless Power Tools** We all have out standard teacher tools that are essential to use in the classroom. I believe we need to expand on the Teacher tools to create the Power Tools. These are the Digital Tools that allow for things to be built quicker, faster, sturdier and with less effort in less time with better results - in the hands of the correct tradesperson!
 * __Digital Tools__ **

**Cameras:**
 * 100 ways to use a digital camera
 * Movie Maker (youtube tutorial link)
 * Photostory (download) (youtube tutorial)
 * PowerPoint

**Podcasting:**
 * podcasting tutorial for PC
 * garageband tutorials

**Mindmaps:**
 * Bubbles - a simple mind mapping tool This tool is easy enough for ECE children to master in a few minutes
 * Gliffy - a more sophisicated mind mapping tool. This is a mind mapping tool that requires you to sign up. Use your cathednet address and then you will be able to click on the link to receive more benefits. This tool can integrate pictures as well as text
 * Mindomo - another simple online mind mapping tool Requires a sign in as well. Simple and very easy to use.
 * FreeMind: simple to use but allows more flexibility as it can be downloaded onto hard drive rather than online. Free and Mac/PC
 * Mindnode: Mac software. Free and simple download.
 * Webspiration just like the paid version but a free signup - very comprehensive

**Presentations:** > [|http://prezi.com] A most unique presentation tool that provides dramatic levels of pan, rotation, and zoom. Sequencing allows for a unique way to connect pieces of a story.
 * MS PowerPoint
 * **Zoho Show** [] Part of the Zoho suite of online productivity tools, Zoho Show provides a clean PowerPoint like interface for creating slide shows. Or you can directly import a PPT file (< 10 Mb) and publish without any extra work.
 * === Prezi ===

**Desktop Publishing:**
 * MS word
 * MS Publisher
 * Open Office
 * Zoho

**Webpages/Wikis**
 * wetpaint,
 * wikispaces
 * wordpress

**Downloading Videos from youtube** (always credit sources to avoid copyright issues)

Keepvid: [|www.keepvid.com] PC download: []

Once the Powertools can be used safely then extend to the cordless tools: