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1 Free Tools for Teaching and Learning Online Charlie Morris College of Natural Resources NC State University

2 Introduction A tour of the free and readily available resources and tools on the Web that can aid teaching and learning. There are services that range from hosting files and content to providing a means for synchronous chatting and talking.

3 When you re teaching online What are you looking to do? What tasks? What problems have you struggled with in using free tools/resources? Are there certain specific tools you re more curious about? Do you have access to Moodle or a similar system? How have you used these tools in your teaching?

4 Finding the Right Tool for the Job 1. Course Homes a) Moodle b) WordPress 2. Communication and Collaboration Tools a) Google Docs b) Google Talk c) Dropbox d) TechSmith Jing 3. Instructional Content a) MIT OCW b) NC LIVE versus

5 Course Homes Moodle WordPress

6 Moodle: Explained What is it? Your course s online home. A turn-key solution. Features include: hosting content asynchronous discussion quizzing assignments grading wikis and more.

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8 Moodle: Getting Started Almost free option: Download for free and host it yourself (see moodle.org) Requires hardware and IT know-how Moodle Hosting: ClassroomRevolution, MoodleRooms and RemoteLearner Fees associated with hosting Totally free option: Create a course at a site that runs Moodle as a service such as keytoschool.com (doesn t seem to be allowing new accounts right now ) *NC community colleges are moving to Moodle as well

9 WordPress: Explained What is it? A website and blog platform. One of the easiest interfaces for writing content and managing a website What can you use it for? Host content Blog Integrate with other free services (like Twitter) A good home for your online course

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12 WordPress: Getting Started Like Moodle Almost Free: Host it yourself, see wordpress.org Totally Free: Get a free WordPress site at wordpress.com

13 A Few Alternatives to Moodle and WordPress Drupal Joomla Google Sites Yahoo Sites Blogger These are all viable options for course home pages

14 Communication and Collaboration Tools Google Docs Google Talk Dropbox TechSmith Jing

15 Google Docs What is it? Online office software with built-in collaboration features. Word processing, presentations, spreadsheets, forms and drawings docs.google.com What can you use it for? Students can use it to aid group work A replacement for costly desktop software Online storage of documents

16 Share interface Share Folders Example of a document:

17 Google Talk What is it? A means to have textual and voice chats. What can you use it for? Again, students can use it to aid group work A way to have more personal and meaningful interactions with students (over ) Assess student learning Office hours See also: google.com/educators

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19 Dropbox What is it? An online file storage locker. Options on security Dropbox = Google Docs writing tools + much better desktop integration 2 Gigabytes per account dropbox.com What can you use it for? Great for backing things up Working on documents from different locations Students can drop documents in your folder, like assignments or drafts Student groups could have a shared account

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21 Jing What is it? A desktop software for recording screenshots and screencasts. 5 minute limit per video, 2 GB limit per account jingproject.com Video stored at screencast.com What can you use it for? Class announcements Instructional content Answer common questions Demonstrating software Introductions

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23 Communication and Collaboration Tool Alternatives Skype Zoho Basecamp Twitter pbwiki

24 Free Instructional Content MIT OCW NC LIVE

25 MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW) What is it? A collection of MIT courses that are available to the public. How can you use it? Supplemental resources Include instructional content, lessons, videos in your own course A way to catch students up

26 Hooke's Law explained

27 NC LIVE What is it? Online repository of ebooks, audio books, scholarly work, periodicals and video for NC residents. How can you use it? Readings for assignments Instructional content Make custom links to specific parts of videos and other resources like ebooks Ex. Streaming Ken Burns documentaries

28 Ken Burns The West The bookmark I created:

29 Other Instructional Content Repositories MERLOT NCLOR itunesu RubiStar (a rubric repository)

30 That s it

31 Things to consider A Student s right to privacy (FERPA) Making content that s accessible for those with disabilities Costs of services are subject to change! Example: Ning

32 What we ve seen 1. Course Homes a) Moodle b) WordPress 2. Additional Tools a) Google Docs b) Google Talk c) Dropbox d) TechSmith Jing 3. Free Content a) NC LIVE b) MIT OCW

33 Thanks! Any parting words? Thoughts? Quesitons? Bonus! Two great sources for discussing online education: OJDLA - elearn Magazing - elearnmag.org

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