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5 Web Tools to Add Comments and Questions to Educational Videos

5 Web Tools to Add Comments and Questions to Educational Videos
February 8, 2014 If you are looking for web tools to create video lessons or platforms to help you flip your classroom , the tools below are probably what you need. These are the tools I have already covered in separate posts here in Educational Technology and Mobile Learning. I invite you to check them out and share with your colleagues. 1- Blubbr Blubbr is a cool web tool that allows users to create quizzes around YouTube videos. 2- Teachem Teachem is a web service that allows teachers to create lessons around YouTube videos. 3- Educanon Educanon is another powerful tool that teachers can use to design lessons based on videos from both YouTube and Vimeo. 4- VideoNotes VideoNotes is a free web tool that allows students to take notes on a video they are watching. TED Ed is a website that allows teachers to create lessons around YouTube videos. 5- Edpuzzle This is a web tool I have just learned about from my colleague David Kapuler.

Asking Questions to Improve Learning When you prepare for class, office hours, and help sessions, compose specific questions that you will ask your students (or that you anticipate they will ask you). Doing so will help you increase student participation and encourage active learning. The strategies below will also help you formulate questions for exams and paper assignments. Active learning extends beyond the classroom. When you ask questions in the classroom, you are modeling a process that students can and should use themselves; encourage your students to use the following questioning strategies to assess what they have learned, to develop their thinking skills, and to study for exams. General Strategies for Asking Questions When planning questions, keep in mind your course goals. Responding Effectively Wait for students to think and formulate responses. Why Ask “Open” Questions? 1. What is the most important idea that was generated in today’s discussion? 2. Could you elaborate on that point? 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

10 Free Text to Speech Tools for Educators 1- Select and SpeakSelect and Speak uses iSpeech's human-quality text-to-speech (TTS) reads selected text. It includes 43 iSpeech text to speech voices. You can configure the voice and speed option by changing the settings at options page. ( This is a chrome extension ) 2- QR Voice QR Code allows users to converts text-to-speech, generates QR Code for speech URL and Simplifies share text-to-speech files. 3- AnnouncifyAnnouncify reads out loud every website you want. 4- Chrome speakChrome speak provides native support for speech on Windows (using SAPI 5), Mac OS X, and Chrome OS, using speech synthesis capabilities provided by the operating system. 5- Text to Voice'Text to Voice' or 'Text to Speech' is one of the coolest add-ons. 6- Blind SpeakBlindSpeak is a new text to voice email application that lets you convert text into speech and then forward it to any email address. 8- SpokenTextSpokenText lets you easily convert text into speech.

Using Mindtools in Education Using Mindtools in Education Mindtools are cognitive tools such as selected computer programs that stimulate learning and thinking in students. This technology is being used in today’s schools to “teach” students in much the same way that educators “teach” students (i.e., instruct students about what they know and assess their recall and comprehension of what they were told). The Database Mindtool. The Graph Mindtool. Concept Mapping. The Search Internet Mindtool. The Visualization Mindtool.

Cognitive tool This article or section is incomplete and its contents need further attention. Some sections may be missing, some information may be wrong, spelling and grammar may have to be improved etc. Use your judgment! 1 Definition Cognitive tools refer to learning with technology (as opposed to learning through technology). See also: Cognitive artifact and instrumentation 2 Why a cognitive tools approach ? According to Shim and Lee (2006), Lajoie (1993, p. 261) summarized that cognitive tools can benefit learners by serving the functions as follows: Support cognitive processes, such as, memory and metacognitive processes Share the cognitive load by providing support for lower level cognitive skills so that resources are left over for higher order thinking skills Allow the learners to engage in cognitive activities that would be out of their reach otherwise Allow learners to generate and test hypotheses in the context of problem solving 3 Problems and challenges (needs to be completed) 5.5 Summary

The 100 Best (And Free) Online Learning Tools We’re always excited to find the next best thing. But how does one actually find this supposed next best thing? Let Edudemic do the work for you! In the vain of C4LPT, we bring you many other resources that are not as well-known as those featured on their site. Sharing and Collaborating These sites offer a place for educators to find open educational resources as well as provide a place for those who want to share their ideas or work collaboratively on projects. Apple Learning Interchange. Open Courseware Search Engines Use these search engines to find more open educational resources and information. OER Recommender. Open Courseware These institutions offer open courseware available for anyone to access. TU Delft OpenCourseWare. Online Academic Video Sites These sites provide educational videos free of charge that will help inspire your teaching. Open Vault. Online Lectures Find open lectures online from top universities and public media around the world. Academic Earth. Social Media Tools Wikis

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