This starter sheets is looking at the online service Crocodoc which allows the users to upload, share and annotate document. The documents can then be downloaded in the mark-up format or in the original format. This service supports PDF and Microsoft office files. This is a useful way of collating student work sharing exemplars and [...]
This is the next starter sheet in the assessment series. This is slightly more specialized in terms of the software being used, but the principles being applied are the same no matter what the testing tool is. Diagnostic testing is looking backwards to plan forwards. It can also include a snapshot of the understanding of [...]
This is the next starter sheet in the assessment series. This starter sheet looks at using the versitile and adaptable workhorse Voicethread http://voicethread.com to provide rich formative feedback to the students in text, audio or audio-visual mediums. Students are able to develop and upload presentations and then narrate these leaving voice comments as narration on [...]
I am developing some resources for feedback and assessment for a couple of presentations in an doing. One of the tools that I want to use with staff for providing feedback is the review tools in MS Word. These allow the reviewer to make comments, corrections and suggestions with the learner. These are a great [...]
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
