Readymade CAL
Dr.Saramma Mathew
SlideShare
• the world's largest community for sharing
presentation .
• It allows you to create awesome
presentations
• engage you into a great community of people
who share the same interests.
Features of Slideshare
• It has a basic free version that is generously
enough for us the educators
• You can upload your docs, pdfs, PowerPoint
presentations, and many more
• Include videos into your presentations
Features of Slideshare
• Share you slide with others in the web
• Slides have specific URLs to use for back
linking
• It has an awesome community of users
• Embed your slides into your blog; wiki,or
website
Authorstream
• new web based platform that allows users to
upload their PowerPoint slides directly to the
Internet
• it stores a users PowerPoint materials so that
they can be viewed live at any time much like
videos and music are shared on sites such as
you tube.
Authorstream
• it does not require the user to be present
when videos are added to their PowerPoint
slide, appropriate materials can be added
automatically.
• ideal for use in blogs and streaming
broadcasts, allowing the flow of information
to travel at a much faster rate.
• allows various photo formats to be used
including gif, jpg, as well as many others.
preexisting
PowerPoint
smart
phones
video
sharing
website
YouTube
threaded
discussion
post and
tag videos
information
entertaining
education
search for
content by or
category
keyword
view
profiles
groups.
blogging
application
s,
STRATEGIES FOR USING YOUTUBE IN
TEACHING AND LEARNING
• 1. SEGEMENT – allow your students to watch
the video in short segments
• 2. NOTES – videos are ideal for developing
note-taking skills. Take notes on the first
viewing, then rewind, replay and check them.
• 3. PAUSE – Use the “pause” feature to
temporarily stop the tape and allow your
students to try to predict/recall what will
happen next.
STRATEGIES FOR USING YOUTUBE IN
TEACHING AND LEARNING
• 4. SOUND OFF – for video sequences that rely on visuals, turn
the sound off and narrate.
• 5. PICTURE OFF – use the audio clues to describe what is on
screen. Compare and contrast the predictions with the actual
video.
• 6. PREVIEW each video carefully to determine its suitability for
the lesson’s objectives and student’s learning outcomes.
• 7. INTEGRATE the video into the overall learning experience
by adding an experimental component to the lesson.
STRATEGIES FOR USING YOUTUBE IN
TEACHING AND LEARNING
• 8. CUT – use online video editors like
www.cuts.com or www.eyespot.com to
capture the concepts that are most
relevant for your lesson topic. It is often
• 9. FOCUS – give students a specific
responsibility while viewing. Introduce the
video with a question, things to look for,
unfamiliar vocabulary, or an activity
STRATEGIES FOR USING YOUTUBE IN
TEACHING AND LEARNING
• 10. AFTER – when students have viewed the
video consider; what interested them? What
didn’t they understand? How can you relate the
program to their
• experiences and feelings? Ask the students to
add comments / blog on the video. How can you
validate and appreciate diverse reactions to the
material?
• competitions, in association with companies
such as Texas Instruments and Interwrite.
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a
graduate
of
MIT
and
Harvard
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Concept of open education resources
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and open source software.
freely licensed to use
copy,
study,
change the software
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Need of OER
• Showcases research to widest possible
audience
• Enhances a university’s reputation as well as
that of the teacher or researcher
• Social responsibility – providing education for
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Need of OER
• Shares best practice internationally
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Need of OER
• Supports curriculum development
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curriculum when choosing a course