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...

Create:  Using the examples above as a point of reference, create three original digital resources that could be utilized when evaluating student work. Then discuss in your blog how these resources would enhance the level of specific feedback offered to students. I'm currently in an online teaching endorsement program, and in one of our recent courses we have been learning about the importance of targeted feedback. (The artifacts shared here are some things I've recycled from submissions to my endorsement instructor). Candidates in the program have been taught that it is important that feedback must be aligned to the standards and learning objectives, timely, positive, and instructional. Lessons in the TOOL have been very closely aligned with what I've been learning in my endorsement program. One very interesting thing that I learned from Communicate 3, Lesson 1 is that there is an important difference in praise an encouragement. I know that I personally am "guilty...

Answer:  How does screen capture function in the online classroom? How would the integration of screen capture modify teaching methods? Screen capture and screencasting are an essential part of the asynchronous learning component of an online course. Through a screencast, instructors are able to create, curate, and deliver instructional segments to students enrolled in their courses. Whether it is a 2 minute "explainer video" on how to solve a math problem or a 10 minute video lecture on photosynthesis, screencasts are essential to online instructors delivering instruction. (They are also a way for you to become your own co-teacher! More on that later!) Creation is easy - I've been doing this since my student teaching days in 2011! New technology tools have certainly made this process even more streamlined. Because many people carry a cell phone or a smartphone, virtually everyone has access to a camera. Using a phone, one could quickly record a view of their compute...