Strategies, Tools and Activities

Strategies, tools and activities

The following table aligns strategies with useful tools and resources (that can support the implementation of the strategies). In the last column various elearning activities are suggested that use one or more of the supporting tools or resources.

Teaching and learning ICT tools or resources Elearning activities strategies

Brainstorming  Interactive whiteboard  Facilitated brainstorm

 Online forum  Email learning activity (ELA): 101 tips  Instant messaging/chat

 Online meeting space  Brainstorming game/challenge  Email  Short answer questions  Word processor Collaborative research  Internet search engines  Web-based activities: Webquest, Scavenger  Website resources hunt  Collaboration websites, eg  Virtual field trips blog, wiki, e-portfolio

 Website tagging tools, eg  Research portfolio browser bookmarking, Web 2 tagging tools  Research activities to support presentations,  CD/DVD learning resource reports, analysis, design, etc  Database  Short answer questions  Podcasts  Experiment  Online survey tool

 Simulation tool  Case study

 E-porfolio  Online conference

 Online meeting space

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Collaborative writing  Collaboration websites, eg  ELA: Round robin blog, wiki, e-portfolio  Web-based activity:  Online meeting space Scavenger hunt Word processor   Collaborative writing  Glossary builder/online activities dictionary

 SMS

 Email

 Audio recorder

 Mobile note-taker

Study buddies  Email  Peer support  Instant messaging/chat

Discussion  Online forum  Facilitated discussion

 Instant messaging/chat  Structured chat  E-portfolio

Decision-making  Interactive whiteboard  ELAs: Galactic Wormhole, Depolariser  Online forum  Voting  Online meeting space

 Instant messaging/chat  Team-building activities

 Spreadsheet  Case study

 Wiki  Challenge/quest

 CD/DVD learning resource  Role play

 Simulation tool  Short answer questions  Interactive game  Multiple choice  Decision-making tree questions

 CLI activity builder: Drag  True/False questions and drop

 Email  Drag and drop

Problem solving  Knowledge bank  ELAs: Round Robin, 101 tips, Poll and  CD/DVD learning resource predict  Email  Case study  Simulation tool  Experiment  Interactive game  Game play  Collaboration websites, eg blog, wiki, e-portfolio  Collaborative problem solving activities

Individual research  Knowledge bank  Web-based activity: Scavenger hunt  Database  Research portfolio  Internet search engines

 Websites  Experiment

 Podcasts  Problem-solving activities  Email  Short answer questions  Online survey tool  Case study  Simulation tool

 E-portfolio website

Role play  Online avatars  Scenario

 Video recorder  Recorded debate Video conferencing   Live debate  Audio recorder  Game play  Interactive game  Simulation  Simulation tool  ELAs: Galactic  Email wormhole, Depolariser

Storytelling  E-portfolio website  Game play

 Presentation software such  Role play as PowerPoint, PhotoStory

and MovieMaker  Show and tell

 Interactive game  Movie making  Word processor  Oral history  Video recorder

 Audio recorder

 CLI activity builder: Image viewer

 CLI activity builder: Show and tell

Reflection  Blog  E-Journal

 Mobile note-taker  Short answer questions Audio recorder   Scenario  Video recorder  Discussion  Word processor

Peer review  E-portfolio website  Voting

 Interactive whiteboard  Rating Online checklist   Short answer questions  Email  Presentation  Wiki  Discussion  Web conferencing Also see tools for ‘Discussion’

Presentation  Website authoring software  Presenting research, design, experiments,  E-portfolio etc tasks  Interactive whiteboard

 Audio recordings/podcasts

 Video recordings/vodcasts

 Digital camera

 Digital photos

 Video conferencing

 CLI activity builder: Image viewer

 MS PhotoStory, MS Powerpoint

Demonstration/observation  Interactive tutorials  Practice activities (CD/DVD/online learning resources)  Simulated practice

 Software to capture a PC  Guided practice desktop, eg Captivate  Skills demonstration  CD/DVD/online learning resource  Peer support

 Audio recordings/podcasts  Expert guest  Video recordings/vodcasts  Guided tour  Digital photos  Virtual field trip  Video conferencing

 MS PhotoStory, MS Powerpoint

Debate  Video conferencing  Moderated debate  Instant messaging/chat

Modelling  Simulation tool  Simulation

 E-portfolio  Demonstration Digital camera   Case study  CD/DVD/online learning resource

 3D modelling software

 Drawing software

 PC desktop-sharing tool

 Software to capture a PC desktop, eg Captivate

 CLI activity builder: Image highlighter

 CLI activity builder: Image viewer See also tools for ‘Demonstration’

Evaluate  Online survey tool  Web-based activity: Webquest  Online checklist  Peer evaluation  Spreadsheet

 Interactive whiteboard  Voting Also see tools for ‘Discussion’  Rating

 Discussion

Interviewing  Audio recorder  Interviewing activities to support research and  Video recorder other knowledge  Online survey tool construction

 Email  Celebrity guest

 Online forum  Role play

 Instant messaging/chat

 Spreadsheet

Analysing/critical thinking  Interactive texts  ELAs: Round Robin, Galactic wormhole  Interactive flowcharts  Web-based activity:  CD/DVD/online learning Webquest resources

 Audio clips/Podcasts  Essay

 Video clips  Drag and drop

 Sequencing

 Matching

 Listen and review

Design  Drawing and painting  Activities to create software products, systems, processes, etc  3D modelling software  Virtual field trip  Flowcharting software

 Digital camera

 Simulation tool

 E-portfolio

 CD/DVD/online learning resource

Construct  3D modelling software  Activities to build, experiment and design  Simulation tool  Simulation See also tools for ‘Modelling’ and ‘Design’

Skill building  Video clips  ELA: 101 tips

 Audio clips/Podcasts  Web-based activity: Scavenger hunt  Slide show maker, eg MS PowerPoint  Quiz  Online tutorial  Skills survey  CD/DVD learning resource  Tutorial  CLI activity builder: Image viewer  Observation and practice  CLI activity builder: Show and tell  Drag and drop/ Matching/Sequencing  CLI quiz builder

 CLI activity builders: Drag and drop, Matching, Sequencing

 Online survey tool

Explain, classify, organise,  Online dictionary/glossary  Activity to design and summarise, infer, compare builder present content for an online resource  Flowcharting software  Social bookmarking  Concept map

 Collaboration websites, eg  Drag and drop blog, wiki, e-portfolio  Matching  Website tagging tools, eg browser bookmarking, Web  Build a knowledge bank 2 tagging tools  Game making  Word processor  Frequently asked  Spreadsheet questions (FAQs)  Database

 CLI interactive activity builders: Drag and drop, Matching

Explore multiple  CLI activity builder: Show  ELAs: Depolariser, Poll perspectives and Tell and predict

 CLI activity builder: Image  Virtual field trips viewer  Online guests  Collaboration websites, eg blog, wiki, e-portfolio  Online debate  Audio/video clips  Listen and review  Podcasts

 Online forum

 Instant messaging/chat

 Email

Knowledge check  CLI quiz builder  Quiz: Short answer questions, multiple  CLI activity builders: Drag choice, True/False and drop, Matching, Sequencing  Build a knowledge bank CD/DVD learning resource   I-crossword  Interactive crossword  Case study  Word processor  Game play  Database  Peer assessment  Decision tree

Concept building /  Interactive concept map  Concept mapping Concept mapping  Web page authoring tool  Collaborative writing and research activities  Flowcharting software

 Drawing software

 Collaboration websites, eg blog, wiki, e-portfolio

Retrieving artefacts  Teaching and Learning  Virtual field trips Exchange (TaLE website)  Web-based activity:  Internet search engines Webquest Websites   Research activities  Database

 Podcasts

 CD/DVD learning resource

Mentoring  CLI activity builder: Show  Online tutorial and Tell  Online guest  Audio/video clips  Online coach  Podcasting

 Online meeting space  Online conference

 PC desktop-sharing tool  Study buddy  Software to capture a PC desktop, eg Captivate

 Digital photos

 Email

 Online forum

 Instant messaging

Community investigation  Audio recorder  Virtual field trip

 Video recorder  Research challenge Digital camera   Interviewing  Internet search engine  Documentary making  Websites

 E-portfolio

Experimenting  Simulation tools  Simulation

 Interactive games  Game play  CD/DVD learning resource

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