Its been a while but with the impending demise or sale of Delicious by Yahoo! I have created another starter sheet, this one is for Diigo – another social networking tool. http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/file/view/starter+sheet+-+Diigo.pdf This starter sheet has an overview of the use of the tool and some of the key features it has. It also examines [...]
Twitter is one of those polarising tools. I love twitter, for me its a brilliant way to communicate, ask questions and get answers. The number of times I have been stuck and asked my PLN (Personal Learning Network) for support is huge. But its more than that, its a way of sharing, I use twitter [...]
This is the latest in the series of starter sheets. This start sheet looks at the Word cloud generator called wordle – http://www.wordle.net The starter sheet is available from: http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/Starter+Sheets
Its been a while coming but I have put together a starter sheet, this time for twitter the microblogging tool. The Starter Sheet is produced under creative commons and can be downloaded from the Edorigami wiki
Tool or technology:GIS or Geographical Information System. Google Earth – Downloaded and installed client, internet connection required Curriculum area: Humanities Synopsis: This starter sheet looks at the power of Google Earth. While it only looks at one aspect of the tool, the Global Awareness Layers, particularly the Crisis in Darfur, this tool has a range [...]
Starter Sheets Link: http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/Starter+Sheets Tool or technology: Google Documents Forms Curriculum area: Information technology Synopsis: Students use Google forms to structure, collate and process data on the level of piracy of music and software within the student community. Google forms are an extension of the Google documents product http;//docs.google.com
This is the latest installment in the starter sheets. This sheet looks at the use of a collaborative mind mapping tool in Mathematics. Mindmeister is free in its basic addition and allows the users to collaborate on the map. The interface is simple to use and quick and easy to learn. Users are required to [...]
This is an update on the Advanced Search Rubric and exemplar as part of the revision I am undertaking on Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy. The update can be found at http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/file/view/advanced+search+rubric.pdf Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy is found at http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/Bloom%27s+Digital+Taxonomy You can also find starter sheets for searching at http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/Starter+Sheets The starter sheets for searching and Boolean searches [...]
This is another starter sheet resource available on the Edorigami wiki. Tool or technology: Mixbook – an online publishing tool that allows the user to create, edit, share and publish their work in a digital or hard copy format. Curriculum area: English Synopsis: Students use Mixbook to create their own portfolios of poetry in a [...]
Animoto is a video creation technology that takes stills images, text and music and creates short length (30 seconds – free) of full length ( > 30 Seconds at a subscription) It is simple straight forward and easy to use. This starter sheet looks at this adaptable and easy to use tool. The “In the [...]
