Module4:ICT

UsageinFinding
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TypesofICTTools

Content Curation
File Storage
Presentation
Video Capturing
Assessment

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ContentCuration
1. Pinterest
Virtual bulletin that allows you
to pin/collect/share contents in
the form of images and videos
User
can
create
visual
bookmarks (Pins) and fit into the
board (Pinboards)
Pinterest let you to share your
Pins through facebook and
twiter,

Source:www.pinterest.com

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2. Blendspace
Platform to collect, create,
annotate, organise and share
content in a canvas.
It is for lecturers and students to
learn blend their classroom
learning with digital contents.
It promotes student centered
learning and flipped classroom.

Source: www.blendspace.com

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3. Storify
Collect various media
from the internet and
publish them into a story
form.
You could create stories
through various social
media and reorganise
them into a story.

Souce: www.storify.com

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1. Google Drive
Itprovidesyoufree15Gbforfile
storage books,videos,images,
documentsandsoon.
Itcontainsgoogledoc,sheets,slides,
maps,drawingsandformsforvarious
tasks.
Itsupportssmartphones,tabletsand
computers.
ItisprovidedbyGoogleInc.
Source: www.drive.google.com,
www.droid-life.com

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2. One Drive
It provides free 15 Gb of file
storage to store photos,
documents, videos, books,
presentation and so on.
It links with outlook.com,
Skype, Word Online, Excel
Online, Powerpoint Online,
One
Note
Online
and
calendar.
It supports smartphones,
tablets and computers.
It is offered by Microsoft Inc.
Source:www.onedrive.live.com

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3. Dropbox
It is a file storage in the cloud
where it allows users to
organise their files into
folders.
It started off with 2 Gb
storage but can be upgrade
for free by referring to
friends.
It can be accessed through
smartphones, tablets and
computers.

Source: www.dropbox.com

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Presentation
1. Prezi
It is a cloud based presentation software
to present your ideas virtually.
It provides zooming interface where users
can zoom into their contents.
It caters for up to 10 people to coedit a
slide by sending a link and thus promotes
collaboration.
It has Prezi Desktop where you could edit
your slides in offline mode.
It supports various smartphones, tablets,
laptops, and browsers.
Source: www.prezi.com

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2. HaikuDeck
Simple,
beautiful
presentation software.

and

fun

It is dubbed as the instagram of

presentation.
It provides different layouts, fonts,
and image filters to make the deck
exactly the way you desire to be.
The images are from Getty Images
and it has Creative Commons
license.
Users can select to create either
from iPad or from the web.
Source: www.haikudeck.com

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Presentation
3. Projeqt
It is a creative storytelling tool to
express your creativity.
It has user friendly tools for
inserting live blog feeds, tweets,
interactive maps video and also
audio clips.
It links with various media such as
Flickr, YouTube and Vimeo videos,
Facebook, Spotify and so on.
It is a nonlinear presentation and
it is totally free of charge.
Source: www.projeqt.com

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Capture
1. Jing
It is a free screenshot and screencast
Software from TechSmith.
It is a ready made program that
automatically capture images and
also live video from the computer
screen.
Users can instantly save and share
their captured contents.

Source:www.techsmith.com/jing.html

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Capture
2. Skitch
It is a free software produced by
Evernote.
It allows users to capture the image
and annotate it.
Its easy to use functions such as
highlighting on text, add shapes
and text to the captured contents,
editing photos quickly save into various
image formats.
It can easily been transfer by uploading
to email, twitter and facebook.
Source:www.evernote.com/skitch

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Capture
3. Camtasia
AnothergemfromTechsmith on
recording,editingand
customizingandproducingvideos.
Easytousefunctionssuchas
addingtransition,captions,
clippingandsoundstothevideo.
EasilyexporttoYoutube andsave
inGoogleDrive,iTunesand
Screencast.com.
Forenterpriseversion,
usercanaddquiztothevideo.
Nowcomeswithandroidandapple.
Source: www.techsmith.com/camtasia.html

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Assessment
1. Poll Everywhere
It is a real time response system by
creating a poll during
a class or lecture.
Students could answer the
questions by using mobile phones,
twitter or web browser.
Instant results can be displayed
in Keynote, Powerpoint or websites.

Source:www.polleverywhere.com

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Assessment
2. Socrative
Itletsteacherstoquicklygauge
studentsperformancebycreating
quizzesandrealtimequestioning.
Variouschoicesofquizzescanbe
createdsuchasmultiplechoice,
True/false,shortanswer.
Aspaceraceactivitytomotivatethe
Studentstocompetewitheachother.
Instantresultsorfeedbackscanbe
obtained.

Source: www.socrative.com

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Assessment
3. Infuse Learning
It is a free student response system
that is very easy to use.
Besides creating quizzes, there is
functions for students to draw and also
send links to the teacher to assess.
Results of the assessment will be
instantly posted in the quiz management
area.
Overall, this is a great tool as it offers
various forms of assessments.
Source: www.infuselearning.com

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ToolsforEducation
21 century tools have greatly assist and change our
way of learning.
We should embrace and cultivate the habits to use
the tools effectively and efficiently.
Use the tools wisely and according to
appropriateness while ditch any copyright issues if
possible.
Share the tools with others
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