Digital+Tools+Workshop

This workshop is designed to be an introduction to several online tools that can be used in developing classroom activities, it is not a "How To" workshop but one that encourages independent exploration of the tools that are introduced.

After the tools have been introduced, participants will be given time to gain a more in depth familiarity with these tools and will be encouraged to utilize one or more of the tools to develop activities that could have immediate application within the classroom.



This is an "umbrella" term that is used to categorize interactive websites, where "Web 1.0" acted as an information delivery system, "Web 2.0" allows interactivity and the possibility of collaboration depending upon the sites. This workshop will deal with both delivery methods.
 * "Web 2.0"

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How much do we have to pay for these sites? Many of the sites you will be shown are free, allow for a trial period, or have education pricing. You can determine the cost of a site by looking for a link on the main page that commonly shows a "pricing" or "about" label, the label may also say "join". **

When you see this term on a site or on a software program it means it is still in the testing phase, when you use a program that is in beta testing, you should not be surprised if some errors occur or if it does not have full functionality.
 * What term "Beta" mean?**

Many of the tools have the potential to "embed" a product on a webpage and also generally provide a web link to the page. Users should be careful to insure that they have not set permissions to exclude desired participants. For instance, choosing "members only" on a view option will prevent anyone who is not a member from viewing the resource.
 * Can I put these resources on a website?**

Many of the resources that will be looked at will have existing resources that teachers are able to search and pull from. Some of them, like Gapminder and ManyEyes, allow students and teachers to develop visualization based upon raw data.

**Introductory Activity**
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