tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9426669417248949162024-03-13T15:25:02.732-07:00TechtrackPreetihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771593343506136147noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942666941724894916.post-6274075294388541972011-09-07T12:10:00.000-07:002011-09-07T12:26:36.373-07:00PlagiarismWith so many tools ,technologies and resources available to students (and instructors), Plagiarism (http://www.plagiarism.org/ ) has become common place. To deal with this issue there are several tools available now to tackle this issue such as Turnitin, SafeAssign , Plagiarism Analyzer, Plagiarism Detect etc.<div>We have (with our Blackboard License) Safe Assign that we are going to be using soon. I wonder if students (or users ) will come up with newer ways to copy !</div><div><br /></div>Preetihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771593343506136147noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942666941724894916.post-21671729201179178122011-09-07T12:05:00.000-07:002011-09-07T12:10:54.598-07:00New Web-conferencing ToolsWe just purchased a license for Web Conferencing Tool -Wimba so i wanted to look around and see what else is available out there. This blog :http://open-tube.com/7-free-web-conferencing-tools/ provides a good list of free web con. tools for those who can't and don't need to buy huge licenses.<div>We have also use Dim Dim in the past .Its easy and does what you need to do for a meeting.</div><div>Key features of any web. conf. tool:</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; font-size: small; "><p style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">Key features that characterize web conferencing systems include:</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "></p><ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 8px; line-height: 19px; "><li style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 8px; line-height: 19px; "><b>Downloadable Software / Web-based</b><p style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "></p><p style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">Whether the web conferencing system is software-based or web-based. Web-based systems run generally on all types of computers and require no software download or configuration.</p></li><p style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "></p><li style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 8px; line-height: 19px; "><b>Text chat</b><p style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "></p><p style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">A real-time text-based cat facility allowing synchronous communication among multiple users.</p></li><p style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "></p><li style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 8px; line-height: 19px; "><b>VoIP</b><p style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "></p><p style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">The ability to talk over the Internet. So called full-duplex systems allow for synchronous conversations while some older systems provide only for push-to-talk functionality.</p></li><p style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "></p><li style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 8px; line-height: 19px; "><b>Screen-Sharing</b><p style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "></p><p style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">The ability to show the contents of one's own screen in real-time to one r more distant users.</p></li><p style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "></p><li style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 8px; line-height: 19px; "><b>Co-browsing</b><p style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "></p><p style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">The ability to navigate web pages in synch with multiple distant users.</p></li><p style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "></p><li style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 8px; line-height: 19px; "><b>Presentation Facility</b><p style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "></p><p style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">A facility devoted to the delivery of PowerPoint presentations to online audiences.</p></li><p style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "></p><li style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 8px; line-height: 19px; "><b>Whiteboard - Live annotation tools</b><p style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "></p><p style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">These are dedicated to provide a whiteboard like experience where an empty canvas can be used to call up pictures, documents or diagrams and annotate over them in real-time.</p></li><p style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "></p><li style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 8px; line-height: 19px; "><b>Video</b><p style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "></p><p style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">Video facilities offer the ability to present in real-time one or multiple web conferencing participants through their web cams.</p></li><li style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 8px; line-height: 19px; "><b>Recording</b><p style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "></p><p style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">The ability to record the web conferencing in real-time including text chat exchanges, audio and the slides, web pages or other contents being presented.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">http://www.kolabora.com/news/2007/06/22/web_conferencing_tools_and_technology.htm </p></li></ul><p style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "></p><p style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><br /></p></span></div>Preetihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771593343506136147noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942666941724894916.post-75524347595770840302011-09-06T13:45:00.000-07:002011-09-06T13:46:39.487-07:00Tools list<span style="font-weight: bold;">Found this great list of Tool and technologies online:<br /><br />LMS/CMS</span><br />WebCT Vista (this is what we use in this course)<br />Blackboard<br />Desire2Learn<br />Moodle<br />Joomla<br />LearnCentral.org<br />Udutu<br />Udemy<br />Coffee<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">mLearning</span><br />iTunes U<br />Mobile Joomla<br />Mobl21<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Course Authoring</span><br />Course Lab<br />ExE<br />Xerte<br />Microsoft LCDS<br />Captivate<br />SoftChalk<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Social Learning</span><br />Ning.com<br />Facebook<br />Elgg.com<br />LinkedIn<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Virtual Classroom/Meetings</span><br />Wimba Classroom<br />Eluminate<br />Skype<br />Twiddla<br />DimDim<br />FuzeMeeting.com<br />TokBox<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Collaboration</span><br />Writeboard - MBPozdol<br />Stixy<br />Google Wave<br />typewith.me<br />sketchfu.com<br />Mindmeister<br />Xmind<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Teaching Tools</span><br />quizlet.com<br />proprofs.com<br />EdoBoard.com<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Video Streaming and Screen Sharing</span><br />Dyyno<br />NCH Video Streaming<br />TeamViewer<br />NCH ScreenStream<br />BomGar<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hosted Servers/Virtual Servers</span><br />Hosted24<br />byethost.com<br />000webhost.com<br />free-webhosts.com<br />Opera Unite<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Shared Creation</span><br />Merlot.org<br />Creative Commons<br />Open University<br />Open CourseWare (MIT for example)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Wikis/Blogs</span><br />pbworks<br />wikispaces<br />WordpressPreetihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771593343506136147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942666941724894916.post-22542267713775784022011-09-01T11:52:00.000-07:002011-09-01T12:13:52.830-07:00Post 1Ohio E-schools:
<br />http://www.ecotohio.org/home.php?section=what-is-ecot
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<br />The first time i saw a commercial for online learning for little kids in middle school /high school it bothered me to no end. I can see how in some cases it might be of some use. But e-schools are something i just am not sold on and find it almost disturbing. School is not just about learning subject matter but much more than that and why parents would chose to keep kids away from it (except in some extreme circumstances such as health issues etc.)is beyond me.
<br />Any way so this new trend of e-schools have some supporters in government and some real big opposition from many people in ohio including think tanks such as Innovation Ohio.
<br />http://innovationohio.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/IO.051211.eschools.pdf Preetihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771593343506136147noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942666941724894916.post-9952420194805567532007-05-16T07:30:00.000-07:002007-05-16T07:45:14.495-07:00Back again -PodcastI am back again after a visit to near by University (Findlay)for a conference.It was a good conference given that it was the first one for a small University. Pretty well organized. I am amazed how the smaller colleges and universities seem to be doing so much and so well.<br />As soon as I came back to work found the server down and everyone going crazy at the start of Intersession .<br />I found some good resources for Podcasting. <br />Good news:>> we (kent State) will be the first iTunes University in Ohio.We are going to have a big debut party for that at Kent State on 22 June. So that should be fun.<br />I have read quite a bit about podcasting etc.being the new craze but I sometimes do wonder if this is just a phase or its being used in the best way it possibly can and should everyone and anyone jump on this because its new and cool. Is there any research /data to prove it is significantly affecting teaching and more importantly learning.<br /> I doubt it. Podcast to me are really good and effective if done in an innovative, creative ways for some creative ideas. concepts and fields of studies. They (video podcasts especially) are great for demonstrating ideas or concepts. <br />The re usability and the ability for students to go back and review a material over and over are great advantages. Again the quality of the podcast will depend on the instructor and there creativity, which (from what i have seen in things like simple voice over ppt etc )is questionable in many cases. <br />Just recording your lecture and put it on web is not enough and is probably waste of time if enough time and effort is not put in. <br />I am just starting to explore and understand all this.<br />University of Washinton seems to be doing lot of cool stuff with Podcasting , screencasting etc. You can read their blog <a href="http://www.css.washington.edu/techblog">HERE</a><br />An extremely comprehensive guide about Podcasting in education can be <a href="http://poducateme.com/">FOUND HERE</a>Preetihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771593343506136147noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942666941724894916.post-31922463924697802142007-04-26T08:26:00.000-07:002007-04-26T09:15:04.434-07:00Youtube videosVideo's from Youtube<br /><br /><object width="300" height="250"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/IA4UIukJI7U"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/IA4UIukJI7U" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="300" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="300" height="300"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/JU4S2BIqoHY"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/JU4S2BIqoHY" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="300" height="350"></embed></object>Preetihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771593343506136147noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942666941724894916.post-17216946388666124942007-04-23T09:03:00.000-07:002007-04-23T09:09:04.409-07:00GabcastI just created my Gabcast audio entry .Gabcast is an interesting tool . I found it really easy to use. Recording audio and publishing it on your blog takes 2 clicks and 1 phone call.<br />People who might not have access to microphone /internet at a certain time can still add audio files to their blogs or websites. I don't know of any other way to record phone conference call and publish it so easily.<br /><br />My Gabcast posting:<a href="http://www.gabcast.com/index.php?a=episodes&b=play&id=5570&cast=27787" target="_BLANK">Phone records #1</a><br /><br /><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" height="76" width="150"><param name="movie" value="http://www.gabcast.com/mp3play/mp3player.swf?file=http://www.gabcast.com/casts/5570/episodes/1177344042.mp3&config=http://www.gabcast.com/mp3play/config.php?ini=mini.0.l"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.gabcast.com/mp3play/mp3player.swf?file=http://www.gabcast.com/casts/5570/episodes/1177344042.mp3&config=http://www.gabcast.com/mp3play/config.php?ini=mini.0.l" allowscriptaccess="always" wmode="transparent" name="mp3player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" height="76" width="150"></embed></object>Preetihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771593343506136147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942666941724894916.post-35353621373047962742007-04-18T07:41:00.000-07:002008-12-12T15:10:12.584-08:00Audio<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Ut0mSx2_jYM/RiZCTmjPWlI/AAAAAAAAADI/2a6QjNB8gOg/s1600-h/441993515_a337a28af2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 257px; height: 170px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Ut0mSx2_jYM/RiZCTmjPWlI/AAAAAAAAADI/2a6QjNB8gOg/s320/441993515_a337a28af2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054800536303262290" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://odeo.com/show/11186753/1351583/download/AudioInOnlineCourse.mp3">Here is my audio link</a> for Assignment 3.<br /><a href="http://www.cortland.edu/flteach/mm-course/sound.html">This is </a>a decent site about audio media. You can use <a href="http://audacity.sourceforge.net/">Audacity </a>which is a free, open source software for recording and editing sounds or <a href="http://www.hairersoft.com/AmadeusPro/AmadeusPro.html">Amadeus Pro </a>for Macs.<br />Free basic download for <a href="http://www.realnetworks.com/products/producer/basic.html">Real Producer </a>(Win and Mac) .<br /><br />Adding audio, video to a course or for any teaching /learning sounds like a great idea to me. I 'd like to do help other users integrate such pieces to their course. But when i think of my own learning style, I can never learn anything by listening to anything or anyone especially not on web : i have never been able to sit through a online demo or any audio speech for more than 2 mins. at a stretch.. my mind seems to wander pretty quick in different directions. It probably doesnt fall in to my learning style.Preetihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771593343506136147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942666941724894916.post-80314052380505450462007-04-16T13:28:00.000-07:002008-12-12T15:10:12.747-08:00More new tools discovered<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Ut0mSx2_jYM/RiPdZoGDWdI/AAAAAAAAADA/wAlOElCTKw4/s1600-h/IMGP1035.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 203px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Ut0mSx2_jYM/RiPdZoGDWdI/AAAAAAAAADA/wAlOElCTKw4/s400/IMGP1035.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054126639169100242" border="0" /></a><br />Found new tool to play with pictures. Really easy and so much fun..<br />Its called <a href="http://www.picnik.com/">Picnik . </a><br />You can use pictures from your Flickr or Picassa account and easily edit , share them using either one of your accounts.<br />There is so much to explore and so little time...Preetihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771593343506136147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942666941724894916.post-16990701090898057622007-03-23T08:27:00.000-07:002007-03-23T09:27:26.910-07:00My Trial with RaptivityI have been trying to test some tools that are easy and allow you to build interactive activities really quickly. <br />Like Janet mentioned in her Blog, <a href="http://www.raptivity.com/">Raptivity</a> couldn't have been easier. Even instructors who are not very skilled can use to created tools on the go. We do not have license for it , i just downloaded evaluation copy for it and like it quite a bit.<br />I will keep looking, suggestions and ideas are more than welcome.<br /><a href="http://wmserver.kent.edu/ppalvan1/FAQ/Publish/JavaScript_Publish/Faq.swf">Sample</a>Preetihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771593343506136147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942666941724894916.post-52151155791922898272007-03-22T09:48:00.000-07:002008-12-12T15:10:13.231-08:00All about FoodI have been obsessed with the "idea" of cooking food last few days (not that i have done any real cooking ; its all virtual at this point!!) but i have been visiting websites, looking at food blogs, drooling over my keyboard while surfing, printing recipe encyclopedia, buying tons of food etc.: basically everything except cooking.<br /><br />So inspired by that is the theme of my banner: "Food"<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ut0mSx2_jYM/RgLDrKQgvsI/AAAAAAAAAC4/FgsnOJ-vuwI/s1600-h/Banner1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ut0mSx2_jYM/RgLDrKQgvsI/AAAAAAAAAC4/FgsnOJ-vuwI/s400/Banner1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044809678863777474" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The image doesn't seem that crisp for some reason. I created this one using the Powerpoint method as mentioned in the course.Preetihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771593343506136147noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942666941724894916.post-83929965184471697062007-03-21T09:59:00.000-07:002008-12-12T15:10:13.944-08:00Preeti's Blog Challenge<span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >Thanks for stopping by. I am Preeti,I live in Kent, Ohio and work at<a href="http://www.kent.edu/"> Kent State University.</a><br />I love reading other people's blogs about things that are of any interest to me. But for some reason I just can't seem to think of much to write myself. I probably am just shy :)<br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >I am so excited that winter is almost gone (for next few months at least). Winters look pretty in pictures but its not that fun in blizzards and snow storms. We actually had Uni.closing this time which rarely happens no matter how bad it gets , Uni is always open. sigh!!!</span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ut0mSx2_jYM/RgKo06QgvrI/AAAAAAAAACw/XE4wTTk2BSQ/s1600-h/Img_0159.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ut0mSx2_jYM/RgKo06QgvrI/AAAAAAAAACw/XE4wTTk2BSQ/s320/Img_0159.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044780159553552050" border="0" /></a></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />You guys all have done such a great job with your blogs ..I need to put in more effort to get up there. !<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Preetihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08771593343506136147noreply@blogger.com0