Are you a ‘networked teacher’? Would like to become more ‘networked’? Would you like more ideas about using ICT both in the classroom and in your own preparation and organisation?
I am leading a course in central London on Saturday 10th October titled ‘ICT for Humanities’. The outline of the workshop is included below – go to the InThinking website to sign up.
Objectives
- To gain an overview of the online ICT opportunities available to Humanities educators.
- To promote the use of ICT as a tool for sharing Humanities resources.
- To gain an understanding of ways online tools/services can be used to make the life of a Humanities educator
easier. - To facilitate an evaluation of the use of wikis and blogs.
- To review existing Google Earth and Google Map resources and their use in the Humanities classroom.
Agenda
Session 1
30 ICT Ideas in 30 Minutes and Using ICT to Share. Starting with a ‘30 ICT ideas in 30 minutes’ presentation to give an overview of opportunities available leading onto a ‘Using ICT to Share’ workshop focusing upon social bookmarking and using online services such as Twitter, Slideshare and YouTube to share resources with your students and fellow educators.
Session 2
Online Tools to Make your Life Easier. A workshop session looking at Google Documents and Spreadsheets, Google Forms and online mind mapping among other online tools. The focus of this workshop is using these online services and tools effectively for teaching and learning in a Humanities classroom.
Session 3
Blogs, Wikis and RSS Feeds. A workshop session looking at the use of teacher and student created blogs and wikis. We will also cover the value of RSS feeds as a source of subject-based and ‘edtech’ information.
Session 4
Google Earth isn’t just for Geographers! Workshop focused on making the most of existing geographical and historical visualization resources in Google Earth and Google Maps. What resources are available and how best could they be used?
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