Research: Find five instructional web tools that offer a variety of opportunities for learners.  Link to each web tool considered in your blog. Answer: What is the intended use for each tool? How might you use each tool in online teaching? How might a student use the tool? Is there a cost associated with the tool? 1. Screencast-o-matic - This freemium screencasting software makes it easy for students, teachers, or anyone else to capture a video of part or all of their computer screen. It available as a web tool, a download, or a Google Chrome extension. According to the website, education plans are available that integrate with major LMS providers and that provide single sign-on (SSO) student accounts where students can create and curate their content. Users on the free plan get 15 minutes of recording, including their computer screen and/or webcam, if desired. A paid plan gets you more recording time along with a suite of editor tools like transitions, text overlay, blur (g...

Answer: What were the three most useful tools or resources resulting from the web walkabout? How can students be taught to safely collect tools and resources that can help them maximize their learning? What policies or procedures might need to be in place to make this possible? In this learning walkabout, I explored a number of different online learning resources. I bookmarked a number of tools that I found valuable for my classroom, and you can access that list of bookmarks at www.diigo.com/profile/jasonpurser/webtools . I also created a more visual grouping of these using Symbaloo which is a great way for you to take a quick glance at these if you'd like. A few of these resources would be great embedded in my teacher website, namely the Evaluating Resources video and Khan Academy videos. They are great for both reinforcing content and for teaching digital literacy. Some of these resources are very helpful webtools that would be great for lab/virtual learning. I especial...