Category: For Review
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Omeka
What is it? Omeka ( Oh-mehk-ah) is a free, open-source web publishing system for online digital archives. This web-based tool allows users to manage digital exhibits. Omeka can be customized through plugins and themes. The main purpose of Omeka is to display and organize digital images. Key Features Free and open-source Download and use the…
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Youtube
What is it? Youtube is part video hosting service and part social networking website. It is a place where individuals and groups can upload videos for others to view and comment about. When a user creates a Youtube account he or she is given a Youtube channel. The user can upload videos to their channel,…
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Have my students create a “podcast” or audio recording.
Podcasting and audio recording can be a great tool in any classroom. Creating a podcast can afford the student a chance to evaluate and synthesize the information he or she has learned in a particular project. Podcasting provides the instructor the opportunity for assessment. Podcasting can also be used to extend the learning time outside…
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Google Docs
What is it? Google Docs is a Google application that allows you to create and collaborate on documents, slide presentations, spreadsheets and forms. Google Docs allows you to collaborate with friends and colleagues. Any document can be opened to people you invite to the document. This cuts down on the number of versions of a…
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Political Advertisements
With the marked use of the internet and digital technology in the 2008 Presidential Election, Political Science has grown to encompass the evaluation of digital media in the political realm. In the Fall of 2008, College of Wooster students served as political campaign strategists in Prof. Bos’ Media & Politics course. As a part of…
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Comply with copyright and fair use guidelines in course materials
This page provides only rules of thumb for adhering to copyright law and fair use standards. The information provided here is neither legal advice nor a complete guide. For more detailed information, see the U.S. Copyright Office’s Copyright Basics (PDF File) and Fair Use; also see the Technology, Education, and Copyright Harmonization (TEACH) Act of…
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Use digital images in a course
Images are a powerful tool to engage students and enhance learning in the classroom. Faculty can integrate images from their own research into lectures or place images in online course materials for students to explore, comment on, or use as a basis for a student research project. Online collections of images at Wooster or at…
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Podumentaries
In the fall of 2007 Prof. Matthew Broda had his students produce Podumentaries. As the name indicates a podumentary is non-fictional audio or video recording exploring a particular topic. Prof. Broda hoped that podumentaries would serve to achieve course learning outcomes, and as outcomes themself. The aim is to develop the capacity of teacher candidates…
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NPR-like book reviews
In an effort to explore a wide-variety of issues that affect the lives young children, the students in Education 265:Social and Cultural Processes in the Early Childhood Years have created and produced podcast presentations. Each presentation examines a specific issue of interest to educators of young children and is based upon topics addressed within texts…