Emerging Technologies from the 2008 Showcase
- Wiki's - A wiki is a collection of web pages designed to
allow anyone who accesses it to contribute or modify content; wiki's are
often used to create web sites used for collaboration. Try one of these wiki's:
- Wikispaces: www.wikispaces.com
- PBWorks/PBWiki: www.pbworks.com
- Podcasting - series of audio files which are distributed over the Internet. At KCC, faculty have used MP3 recorders to record content and then post the audio file on the web for downloading. Learn more from a faculty member using audio recording for his courses
- Screencast - A screencast is a digital recording of a computer screen, often containing audio narration. Screencasting
is the creation or recording of a movie of what you see on your screen, with
or without audio. View these helpful resources:
-
Screencastng Basics (13minutes)
A screencast about screencasting - this shows what a screencast looks like as well as demonstrates ways in capturing images and videos using basic capture profiles. - SnagIt User Guide
- SnagIt Online Help
-
Screencastng Basics (13minutes)
- Clickers - Student response systems that allow faculty to use Power Point to pose questions and allow students to respond using a "clicker" to send their responses to the classroom computer. View the following screencasts:
- Tablet PC - The Tablet PC is a laptop with a digital writing surface that can be used for classroom or other projects that use the innovative features of the tablet to display and record digital ink writing (i.e. digital whiteboard, drawing tool, note recording).
- Digital Camera Kit - The kit is designed to be used for classroom projects that put cameras in the hands of students. Cameras are signed out to students so that they can use them outside of the classroom for their assigned project.
- Learn More
- How-to Guide
- Sample Online Gallery Assignment (from Art 225 course)
- Photojournalism exercise
- Photo of Kit
- Sample Camera Sign-out form (from PTA department)
- Google Maps Mashup - An online map that will plot locations and
display data based on user/student input. It is designed for classroom or other projects where travel is involved, or where interest points on a map are useful. Photos can be incorporated into the project using the Digital Camera Kit. - Training Opportunities
