EDUC W200 Week 12
SITES FOR ONLINE LEARNING
Khan Academy
NASA for Educators
Florida Virtual School
Connections Academy
Center Grove High School
Live Mocha BBC Learning English
Explo.TV
SciVee Earthducation Lynda.com
EDUC W200 Week 12
LET’S LOOK AT SOME HELPFUL HINTS FOR TEACHING ONLINE
• Dr. Curt Bonk (Faculty member in the School of Education) has put together 27 short videos about teaching online.
EDUC W200 Week 12
ANOTHER ONLINE TEACHING OPTION IS: VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS• Slimmer budgets don’t mean you can’t
“take” your class to somewhere.o It’s also more than just saving moneyo Kids Learn STEM Lessons Online by Becoming Virt
ual Adventurers o “[The GoNorth! site collaboration zones]
encourage kids to create material, not just absorb it.”
• Resources to find virtual field trips:o Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration
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EDUC W200 Week 12
AN IMMERSIVE ENVIRONMENT: AN ARTIFICIAL, INTERACTIVE, COMPUTER-CREATED "WORLD” • An immersive environment could be:
o a model of realityo a fantasy user interface or abstraction
• Example:
Atlantis Remixed
Want to take a quick lap through the Sistine Chapel? (video)
Go spelunking in the Caves of Lascaux?
The Sims3