Type Of
Learning
Activity
What Is It?
Media Forms
Technologies
Tools
Technique (How)
Assimilative
processing
narrative
media managing and
structuring
information
lectures, DVD’s
or reading
texts
concept
mapping,
brainstorming,
buzzwords,
crosswords,
defining, mind
maps, web
search texts
word
processor,
presentation
software, text,
image, audio,
video
CMAP
Hot Potatoes
Google
Microsoft Office
Products
Social Bookmarking
Blogs
Wikis
Pageflakes
Google Reader
Quicktime for Apple
Quicktime for PC
Real Player
Virtual Magnifying Glass
Camtasia
Captivate
Snagit
Jing
OpenOffice
Picasa
Boxee
Windows Media Player
WordWeb
Khan Academy
Adaptive
an
environment
that changes
according to
learner input
simulations,
games
modeling
virtual worlds,
models,
simulations,
games
Second Life
MMORPG (role playing
video games)
IMVU (3D people,
Avatars)
Virtual Avatar Worlds
Meez
Simcountry
Virtual Worlds Strategy
Game
Sid Meier’s Civilization
Series by Firaxis
SimCity Series by
Electronic Arts
Age of Empires Series by
Microsoft
Zoo Tycoon by Microsoft
Roller Coaster Tycoon by
Chris Sawyer Games
Atari
Google Apps
Communicative
discussing
asynchronous
or synchronous
reasoning,
arguing,
electronic
whiteboards,
online bulletin boards
Skype
discussions,
chats, text
messages
coaching,
debate,
discussion,
negotiation,
performance
email,
discussion
boards, chat,
instant
messaging,
voip, video
conferencing,
web
conferencing,
blogs, wikis
IM
Facebook
Social Bookmarking
Blogs
Wordpress
Edublogs
Google Blogger
Wikis
Yahoo Messenger
AIM
Second Life
VideoLAN
Audacity
Tweetdeck
Google Voice & Video
Chat
WebEx
Adobe Connect
GoToMeeting
Productive
learners
producing
something
creating,
producing,
writing,
drawing,
composing,
synthesizing,
remixing,
mashups
artifact, book
report, thesis,
essay, exercise,
journaling,
literature
review, multiple
choice
questions,
puzzles,
portfolio,
product, test,
voting
creative
applications
(image
editing, CAD,
design
software)
computer
aided
assessment
tools,
electronic
learning
environments
InDesign
Photoshop
YouTube
Respondus
Microsoft Office
Sketch- Up
Google Video
Google Apps
Experiential
interactive
activities that
focus on
problem
solving
practicing,
applying,
mimicking,
experiencing,
exploring,
investigating,
case-study,
experiment,
laboratory, field
trip, game, roleplaying,
scavenger hunt
virtual lab, 3D
immersive
environment
Google Earth
MMORPG
Second Life
Discovery Channel
Discovery Kids
PBS
NAGT Workshops
Jules Verne Voyager
Virtual Earthquake
Virtual Fieldtrips