40 ICT ideas in 40 minutes

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40 ICT ideasin 40 minutes
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Three of the most intelligent men in the world?
Jon Postel, Steve Crocker, and Vint Cerf
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Background

• ICTAC group
• Usual suspects
• Way to engage all staff both in the training but
  also in terms of confidence
• 20 ICT ideas in 20 minutes

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The plan

• 40 ICT ideas
• 1 minute per slide
• A complete range of ideas the impact of the
  initial training
• ICT as a tool for learning

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Add pace and tension with a countdown timer
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Create funky PowerPoint via SlideRocket.net
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Dynamic office online via Acrobat.com
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Online mindmapping - Bubbl.us
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ContentGenerator.net Flash learning games
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Random name picker and more ClassTools.net
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Developing your own PLE Moodle - NineHub.com
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Collaborative online learning - setup a wiki

• Could be within your VLE
• Alternatively www.wikispaces.com
• Excellent and scary tool
• Student ownership

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Using Google Apps to create webpages
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Create a website just in PowerPoint
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FlashMeeting video conferencing for everyone

• Flash-based online video conferencing
• Free for educational use
• Give it a careful look very powerful tool

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Online discussion forums
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Creating a backdrop in Drama

• Low level ICT, high level Drama
• Used Audacity, Moviemaker and some imagination
• Created a multimedia backdrop to perform in
  front of.

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Graffiti-ing sources

• The one real justification for an interactive
  whiteboard

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Automatic timing in ppt

• Obvious technique, but worth looking again
• Useful with sound effects, timed tasks and for
  episodic elements within your lessons
• Let PowerPoint ensure the next part appears on
  time

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Interactivity without a IWB

• The justification for the technology
• yet isnt really a justification
• Cost Benefit analysis
• More affordable tools spreading the use of ICT
  further?

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Confuse and enthuse with Wordle.net
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Puzzlemaker

• www.puzzlemaker.com
• One of the older online activity makers
• Still useful today
• Generate your own wordsearches
• But

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In the news School Report

• MFL activity
• Clear time constraints 2 hours
• Had to research present a tabloid news report
  in French
• Script, present and record as if live TV

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Smogging
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Podcasting with students
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Blogging in class
Wordpress.com
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Terrible PowerPoint

• One of the most basic uses
• Potential to be the most powerful

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Movies without sound

• Really simple technique
• Effective use of ICT
• Ideal springboard towards further creativity

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Photoshop Express

• www.photoshop.com/express
• Online photo editing

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Twitter
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Annotation in PowerPoint
Using an anamorphic painting technique, The
classic interpretation of the skull is that it
marks the painters ironic commentary on the
vanitas of Renaissance science and art,
represented by the finery of the mens costumes,
and the many artistic and scientific tools and
artifacts displayed on the table between them.

• Simple, but very effective tool
• Again, low level ICT, potentially higher level
  thinking.
• Annotations, highlighting interactivity
  without additional cost

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Google Apps spreadsheet

• Another of the free online Google apps
• Transforming how we can use application software
• Basic but the functionality you need
• Brilliant collaborative opportunities e.g
  entry forms

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Del.icio.us

• www.del.icio.us
• Online bookmarking service
• Ideal for use in schools especially if
  restrictions have locked down favourites
• Brilliant Web 2.0 tool allowing you to share and
  gather together similar links

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YouTube in better quality
Add
fmt18
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Flyovers in Google Earth

• Brilliant and free Google Earth
• Nothing to do with Spaghetti junction
• Fantastic way of representing journeys / movement

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Online storyboarding

• Another free online too E2BN.net
• Really effective tool as students creativity
  guidance
• Many more tools like this appearing

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Pecha Kucha

• Strict PowerPoint presentation
• 20 slides
• Each shown for 20 seconds
• 6 minutes 40 seconds

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SCORM tools

• Extension of your VLE
• Trackable resources
• My programs at ContentGenerator.net
• Higher lever usage of VLE

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Jooce.com
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IWB for 30
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Scribd.com
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Not using ICT
?
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Install Open Office as an alternative Office
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Film an e-Address
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Power up not power down
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Your contributions

• Post-it notes

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Finally

• Thank you!
• Not always about the geekiest, funkiest latest
  stuff
• How the ICT is used to support learning
• Please get involved
• Share ideas at www.effectiveict.co.uk
• Join the forum
• - Copies of all these materials will be there ?