your lms handy tools all in one location feel forced to use limited resources
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Life Beyond Bb
Kathi Baldwin and Lori CheezemiTeach 2013
Your LMS
Handy tools all in one location
Feel forced to use limited resources
Why Move Your Classroom Beyond Blackboard?
1. Different purpose for sharing information
2. Tools more elegant, fun and flexible
3. Interest and ease of use
• Share information with a wider audience• Create a more authentic/professional arena for
sharing– share with the world, not just the classroom
• Link groups together (past students, people working in the field, professional associations)
Why Move Your Classroom Beyond Blackboard?
Inside Bb
Outside Bb
No extra login
Safe
Reliable
Supported by IT
Logins, finding
right tool
More options
Visible to many
Will it help you (or your students) meet learning objectives?
How easy is it for you (or your students) to learn or use?
Do you have to download something? Sign up to use?
Is it free?
Work on Mac and PC?
Tool Evaluation
Large File Creation, Storage & Viewing
http://www.youtube.com/
http://www.slideshare.net/
https://vimeo.com/
http://voicethread.com/
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Blogs, Wikis, Websites
http://wordpress.com/
http://blogger.com/
http://sites.google.com
http://www.weebly.com/
http://edublogs.com
http://pbworks.com/
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http://www.wikispaces.com/
Synching Devices & Collaboration
https://www.dropbox.com/
http://drive.google.com
http://evernote.com/Click image to launch
https://www.diigo.com/
Content Curation
http://www.scoop.it/
http://pinterest.com/
https://storify.com/
http://list.ly/
http://www.mindmeister.com/
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Word Clouds, Charts, Virtual Boards
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http://www.wordle.net/
http://www.gliffy.com/
http://tagul.com/
http://padlet.com/
http://mystickies.com/home
http://nello.noteapp.com/
Video, Animations, Cartoons
http://animoto.com/
http://www.toondoo.com/
http://www.pixton.com/
http://comiclife.com/
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http://voki.com/
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