Tools for teachers
During our lecture today we learnt about teaching tools which could be used in the classroom. Different hardware products which can be used to document work are:
- Cameras
- Audio-recorder
- Webcam
- Computer
- Video camera
A more low tech way to record students achievement is to have an indexed A5 folder where each tab can be allocated for a child.
There are several products availble for use through Microsoft Office, these include:
- Word processor
- Powerpoint
- Excel
- Publisher
- Outlook
- Frontpage
- Expression
- Movie maker
- Photostory
Other software programs avaliable are:
- Picase - free image management
- iTunes – free music and video management
- Sketch up – a drawing program
- Google Earth
Paper based templates conclude of:
- Formal letters
- Posters
- Class lists
- Check sheets
- Reading logs
- Stickers
Other specialist software programs available are:
- Text helps
- Read and write gold
- Lexia learning systems
- Dragon naturally speaking v10
- Text aloud
- Snaggit
Programs that are able to be used throuh web 2.0 consist of:
- Delicious
- Flickr
- Slide share/teacher tube/ted
- RSS feeds
- Wikis
- Blogs
- Google Maps
All of the above products can be essentail for teachers to use when documenting childrens achievement in work.
