1 Using PowerPoint, Blackboard, & the Internet in the Classroom Prepared for Teaching and Technology Faculty Conference, UMSL, Nov., 2001 Developer: Joe.

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Using PowerPoint, Blackboard, & the Internet in the Classroom

Prepared for Teaching and Technology Faculty Conference, UMSL, Nov., 2001

Developer: Joe Naumann

Adapted for Fontbonne U. – EDU 316, December, 2004

Updated December 6, 2006

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Adapted for Fontbonne U. – EDU316, December, 2004

ENJOY!

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Goals for using technology:

Improve instructionMaximize time on task in the

classroomIncrease student’s role in learning

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Enter the wonderful world of electronic

instruction

From Computer Station Connect to the Internet Connect to Blackboard Show videotapes or DVDs

on the big screen Use PowerPoint and other

programs on the big screen

Use your laptop

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Imagine the Possibilities

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Connect and Begin – It’s User Friendly

You don’t have to learn everything at once!Each school year, you can learn to use one or two more features

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Using Blackboard

Time Savings for Instructors

Increase Student Responsibilities

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Easy to Learn Features of Blackboard: On-line

Gradebook

On-line grade book allows students to see their grades whenever they want to Eliminates excuses Catch errors

Easy to configure Total points grading Percentage (weighted) grading Drop lowest test and/or quiz

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Blackboard: A World of Possibilities

Post on Blackboard and students can view, print, and/or save Study guides Worksheets Supplementary materials Video clips & animations Tests answers Syllabus Web sites

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Blackboard: Discussion Board

A whole class can form a study group without being physically gathered in one place

Students can help each other

Instructor can provide help

Students can be connected rather being alone and isolated when they study.

Great help for online courses

BUT THIS

NOT THIS

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Use the collaboration section

Provide a chat room for students

Conduct scheduled online office hours in the chat room feature

Offers online students greater access to the instructor

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Blackboard: Announcements & E-

mail

Tell students to check their Blackboard e-mail regularly You can send group e-mailings You can send class e-mailings You can send individual e-mailings

Students can e-mail the instructor to seek help and/or inform the instructor of problems

Post announcements on Blackboard

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I’ve learned more, myself!

2002-2004 Learned to make quizzes which can be taken,

scored, and reported to me on Blackboard. Added motivator to syllabus to get more students

using the discussion board

2004-2005 Use Online Testing Center for testing

2005-2006 Developed online versions of Geog 1001 & 1002

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2006-2007

Use the Chat Room for online office hours

Learned to hyperlink pages within a PowerPoint Presentation

Use the Assignment Manager feature of the new Blackboard installed for Fall 2006

Learned to encode video clips for streaming

Move all videos to the streaming server

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Access the Internet in Class

In addition to posting web sites on MyGateway, web sites can be projected on the big screen and

viewed in class.

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There are many great websites

Imbed a site in PowerPoint or access it directly on the computer.

http://www.whoohoo.net/worldturns/

http://africafocus.library.wisc.edu/

Post sites on Blackboard as supplementary materials or assigned viewings to be done on the student’s time.

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PowerPoint and the Computer Control

Center

Everyone can see it on the big screen

Students can print slides as handouts

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Printing Handouts

Upload PowerPoint to Blackboard and students can print handouts – 6 slides per page. Students can take notes in class on the handouts Instructor is not held up waiting for slow note

takers They can’t get the benefit of animations and

video clips in the handouts but will view them in class or at home from Blackboard.

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Embedding Animations

A simple gif animation can illustrate a point better than a static overhead transparency.

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Embedding Video Clips

Avi

Mpg (Mpeg) – most trouble free form?

Wmv

Quick Time - hyperlink and play outside PowerPoint

Only the address is embedded, not the actual video

PPT 2003 – Save to CD feature packages the PPT, video clips, and sound files together

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Video clips add interest

Sources of video clips Internet – http://multimedia.lycos.com Publisher’s CDs for the textbook Assemble your own

Click on theh picture above to launch the video

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Help is Available – Just Ask

In-school –Instructional Technology Center – Support for Classroom AV (computer)

District Teacher Resource Center – friendly & helpful Help in preparing media and using

Blackboard

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Get Excited and be Exciting

The new technology available in classrooms, or soon to be available, can be very motivating To students To instructors