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TOOLS FORMULTIMEDIA DATA PROCESSING 10Tools for Processing Video and Digital Sound 10Tools for Sharing digital products on Internet 11Tools for threading voice comments on digital objects 13Tools for Building web pages 13

TOOLS FOR TIME AND ACTIVITY MANAGEMENT 14L for Learning Environments 15

CONSTRUCTION OF CONCEPTUAL AND MIND MAPS 15CONSTRUCTION OF CAUSE-EFFECT MAPS 17MATHEMATIC MODELS:CONSTRUCTION AND EXPLORATION 17SIMULATIONS AND GAMES: CONSTRUCTION AND EXPLORATION 18LECTURE NOTES AND FLASH CARDS: BUILDING AND USE 18CREATION OF DIGITAL PORTFOLIOS 19CREATION AND USE OF RUBRICS 19

A for Access to cultural, and intellectual capital 21SEARCH ENGINES AND DIGITALTAGGING 22ELECTRONIC ENCYCLOPEDIAS 23SUBSCRIPTION TO ELECTRONIC INFORMATION SERVICES 24

List Serves 24RSS Channels 25

DICTIONARIES,TRANSLATORS ANDTHESAURUSES 25EDUCATIONAL PORTALS 26DIGITALTOURS THROUGH MUSEUMS AND COLLECTIONS 28

C for Communication 31TOOLS FORINTERACTINGASYNCHRONOUSLY 31

Email (electronic mail) 32Text messaging and chat rooms 33Social messaging via Twitter 33Social/virtual networking in education 34Digital Diaries, also called, Blogs 35The Wiki and collaborative knowledge building 36Collaborative productivity tools 38 Network Forums Video lecture capturing 39

TOOLS FORSYNCHRONOUS INTERACTION 40Chat rooms 41 Multimedia Instant Messaging Systems 41Video Conferencing Systems 42

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Digital tools in this category allow the instructor to learn from lifeexperiences through available electronic resources that permit access tothe wealth of humanity. These resources can be global, organizational orlocal.

People generally think of the Internet as a great collection of multimedia

information distributed worldwide in different repositories with differentdegrees of privacy. The Internet is also associated with web searches ofdifferent sites where there is electronic information and the opportunityto share network materials. The same situation exists with Intranets(internal or closed network for private information and communication;available only to authorized users) and with local networks (groups ofinterconnected computers tied to an electronic resource server). Withinthese three categories, global, organizational and local, it is possible toshare and to enhance cultural, scientific and technological value by usingICTE.



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Search Engines and Digital Tagging

The challenge of surfing the Internet goes beyond using a search enginethat works for you. It is intimately related to effectively finding theinformation that you need. This requires, first of all, that you know whatyou want to find and that you know the search engine that is convenientfor you to use. Beyond knowing when to use a particular search engine, it

is necessary to know how to define the search and refine results.Refining a network search is a fundamental skill for educators andstudents to have. It demands clarity about what is desired, the ability toexpress multiple ways of finding it, and perseverance needed forsearching diverse sites and book marking those that appear to beinteresting. It also requires the individual to determine if what is foundadds value to what is known as opposed to diverting interest away fromthe subject at hand.

General searches can be made with generic tools such as AOL search[52], GOOGLE search [53], Microsofts LIFE SEARCH [54], YAHOOsearch [55], or KARTOO [56], a next generation meta search engine

that displays results in a visual interface.

When you need to explore certain collections, it is better to utilizespecialized search tools such as GOOGLE SCHOLAR [57] whichsearches documents or sites that have academic value usuallyproduced by research or educational professionals. If what you arelooking for are photographs or images, it is preferable to use FLICKR[22] a system provided by YAHOO, or GOOGLEs IMAGES [58]which investigates descriptive graphic information. If digitalpresentations are desired, SLIDESHARE [23] can be utilized. DIGG[59] is another valuable source; it is announced as a place for people

to discover and share content from anywhere on the web.

Additionally, newspaper archives can be used as another key sourceof information, but there may be limited access available in thiscategory.

52 http://search.aol.com53 http://www.google.com/54 http://search.live.com55 http://yahoo.com56 http://www.kartoo.com57 http://scholar.google.es/58 http://images.google.es/59 http://digg.com/



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Another way of looking for information on the web is by using tagslike the ones offered by DELICIOUS [20] or CITEULIKE [6]. Thesetags may be global or formed by each one of the web sites that theusers create. Each tag shows the names that are used in a givencollection. Each tag cloud shows the bookmarks used in thatparticular collection as well as frequencies, information which isreflected in the size and color intensity of each tag. Navigating thecloud (clicking on some of the tag elements) opens the possibility of

new relationships that underlie the elements that they have asreference points.

Electronic Encyclopedias

Electronic encyclopedias are perhaps the most consulted type ofapplication by students and teachers when they are trying to investigate atheme of interest or trying to ascertain a quick answer to a question ofhistoric, scientific, or social value. Encyclopedias provide access to anorganized body of information by means of key words, descriptors, sortkeys, and expressions. The man-machine interface of encyclopedias isusually intuitive. The results can utilize manifold registries with textual,graphic, sound, multimedia information as well as connections todocuments, web sites and other programs. The following list illustratesthe type of digital repositories and encyclopedias that could help studentsor faculty keep abreast of topics of interest.

APODAstronomy Picture of the Day[60] is a free site that daily

presents a distinct image of the universe with explanatory commentsand links to other sites where further information can be foundabout what is being observed. It includes links to all dailyphotographs from June 16, 1995. There are websites thatreproduce this collection in distinct languages.

EET - The Encyclopedia of Educational Technology [61] includes a

multimedia collection of short articles on instructional design,education and entertainment. It is free.

ENCICLONET [62] provides free access to articles about distinct

branches of knowledge. It requires registration.

60 http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap030426.html61 http://coe.sdsu.edu/eet/



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MEDLINE [63] includes articles about illnesses, examinations,

symptoms, lesions and surgical procedures. It contains an extensivecollection of medical photographs and illustrations.

MSN ENCARTA [64] has information articles, atlases and games. It

requires a paid subscription.

WEBOPEDIA [65] is a dictionary and search engine specializing in

concepts related to computers and the Internet. It is free.

WIKIPEDIA [66] is a free encyclopedia that is constructed

collaboratively and allows content editing by any user with a webbrowser.

It is interesting to note that some encyclopedias receive contributions(biographies, research summaries, other) which means that they are morethan repositories and providers of reference informationthey are alsoreceivers.

Subscription to Electronic Information Services

Another way to stay abreast of certain subjects is to subscribe toelectronic information services that provide content on demand.

List Serves

Many web sites have periodic bulletins to which individuals maysubscribe using their email addresses so that when there is news thesubscriber will receive emails containing a link to the website where theinformation is located. The subscriber can respond to the list serve toregister an opinion. This is a good way to remain current on events,publications or news of interest. The disadvantage of subscribing to a listserve is that your electronic mailbox can overflow with more informationthan you desire.

62 http://www.enciclonet.com/portada63 http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/encyclopedia.html64 http://encarta.msn.com/Default.aspx65 http://www.webopedia.com/66 http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia



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RSS Channels

Another possibility is the subscription to active systems of information(channels) that use the RSS format (in English Really Simple Syndication), aformat based on the XML language for distributing content. RSSchannels can be accessed by making use of system feeds (readers of RSSsources) that allow the reader to receive news without having to surf the

web or receiving list serve notifications.

BLOGLINES [67] is a free service that allows you to stay current withyour blogs and favorite news channels. FEEDREADER [68] is free

software under General Publication License (GPL) that allows you tosubscribe and to classify RSS channels. The advantage is that it isnot necessary to look for news, the RSS channel brings it. Thedisadvantage is that the user can become saturated with informationwhen you have subscribed to channels that frequently update (forexample public news) or collect information from many sources (likethe services for open news).

Dictionaries, Translators and Thesauruses

Dictionaries, translators and thesauruses comprise another group ofICTE in this type A category. These resources have significant import foreducators and students who benefit from the specialized groups whoopen their knowledge databases to the public. The following websites area small sampling.

BABEL FISH TRANSLATION [69] is a free service from Altavista that

allows the translation of web pages from many languages. Thetranslation is very literal but can be used in an emergency. Likewise,REVERSO [70] can be used. It offers the same online translation

services.

67 http://www.bloglines.com/68 http://www.feedreader.com/69 http://babelfish.altavista.com70 http://www.reverso.net



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EDUTEKA [75]. This is a free educational portal that offers hundredsof personal resources and numerous links to other valuable sites forelementary and middle school educators. The majority of thecontent is based on the mission of Eduteka: theoretical and practicalresources that help to enrich education with the use of ICTE. Inorder to facilitate the search for specific content and in addition tothe graphic design, Eduteka offers four mechanisms; 1) a directorywith more than 13 thematic categories and 150 subcategories; 2) an

internal search engine with Google technology that is included on allof the pages directly under the heading of Eduteka; 3) a classifiedhistorical archive, and 4) a Tour through Eduteka.

MERLOT [76] Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning andOnline Teaching is an American portal where educators can findonline teaching and learning materials that have been evaluated bycolleagues. It includes collections for the teaching of art, business,education, humanities, mathematics, statistics, science, technologyand social sciences.

PCA. Portal Colombia Aprende [77]. This website was created by theColombian Ministry of National Education in order to support

directives, instructors, students, families and a community ofindividuals from distinct educational sectors. Each user group has itsown electronic posting platform where relevant resources areorganized. Subscribers can also use communication tools (email,forums, chat) and private virtual space (electronic hard drive) thatstores digital resources.

PEC Portal Educar Chile [78]. This is the website of the ChileanSystem of Education. It is organized by writers according to thetype of user (instructor, manager, student, family, researcher); itdepends on a variety of resources organized by desks, categories orsearch engines. Individuals who register to use the portal have

access to the hard disk and free personal email. They can createweb sites that will be hosted by the portal and participate en forumsand chats.

The majority of portals mentioned provide navigation assistance. It isgenerally possible to return to the beginning page with a click on the

75 http://www.eduteka.org76 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/index.htm77 http://www.colombiaaprende.edu.co78 http://www.educarchile.cl/home



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portal icon or the start button. A map of the web site explains itsstructure and navigates to distinct places. Internal search engines allowyou to find exactly what you are searching for.

Digital Tours through Museums and Collections

Another interesting option that extend cultural heritage are the tours of

innumerable sites of the great museums, or the site of NASA whichallows the virtual exploration of space. In places like these one can havea "scavenger hunt in which the participant explores a series of virtualsites where questions can be resolved and whose solution demand thatyou pay attention to details in visited sites and to use important concepts.Listed below are some of our favorite museums and collections.

GOLD MUSEUM, Bogota [79]. The richness of its masterpieces andtheir organization into the different salons and regions of Colombiaas well as the international expositions show the beauty and richnessof Colombian heritage as well as the physical and historical context

where these gold pieces originated.

LOUVRE MUSEUM, Paris [80]. One of the most spectacularmuseums in the world, with a unique web site. It is worthwhile tovisit more than once in order to explore the distinct collections.

NASA [81]. A portal with multiple possibilities for exploring andknowing about our galaxy, the tools for conquering it, science andtechnology that support the space missions and related studies. Itincludes a section with access to multiple resources that canmotivate future scientists and engineers to participate in cyber-excursions and diverse research about advanced technologies andmysterious phenomena.

79 http://www.banrep.gov.co/museo/eng/home.htm80 http://www.louvre.fr/llv/commun/home.jsp?bmLocale=en81 http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html



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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC [82]. This site will take you to amazingvistas of animals, environment, music, people maps, and so muchmore. It utilizes videos, photos, reports and activities to expose youto the exciting and varied themes. There is a special page forchildren [83] that engages them in fun activities that encouragelearning.

PRADO MUSEUM, Madrid [84]. This museum is known for its

masterpiece exhibits and the stunning narratives that accompanythem. Here, children are invited to paint, assemble puzzles, andpractice cognitive skills. The site also alerts the viewer toeducational and research activities sponsored by the museum.

SMITHSONIAN MUSEUMS, Washington [85]. This is the largestcomplex of museums and research centers in the world. It iscomposed of 19 museums and nine research centers and theNational Zoo. Visiting them on the web and exploring the collectionsof each one aids in understanding why this series of museumsrepresents for many the opportunity of knowing the treasures of ourpast, the vibrant art of the present and the scientific promise of thefuture.

82 http://www.nationalgeographic.com/83 http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/84 http://museoprado.mcu.es/index.php?id=5085 http://www.si.edu/museums/


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