Why Techology

Why Technology?

Ease Faculty Labor	Offer New Learning Experiences
Improve Classroom Instruction: Stable Resources	Additional online examples
Improve Classroom Instruction: Editable Resources

FUNCTION

TOOL

EXAMPLE

Ease Faculty Labor

Publish course materials

Course home page

http://www.umich.edu/~esrabkin
http://courses.wccnet.org/~esrabkin/

E-mail and office hours

Mail groups

english415001f98@umich.edu

Electronic gradesheets

Online gradebooks; Excel

XLGrades.xls

Digital annotation

Word (written & spoken)

GettysburgAddress.doc

Materials preparation

PowerPoint; Photoshop

http://www.umich.edu/~esrabkin/psdemo1.html

Improve Classroom Instruction: Stable Resources

PowerPoint classroom support

PowerPoint

PPTatWork.ppt; CivilWar.ppt

Webified classroom support

HTML editors or web-based tools

http://www.umich.edu/~lsarth/CivilWar

Web presentations

HTML editors or web-based tools

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/dinoeggs/intro.html

Courseware

Authorware; Director

http://www.iconos.com/boneshock.html

Online resources

Library of Congress
IPL Reference Desk
WebMuseum

http://lcweb.loc.gov/homepage/lchp.html
http://www.ipl.org/ref/
http://metalab.unc.edu/louvre/

Improve Classroom Instruction: Editable Resources

Run a discussion

PowerPoint

MeetingMinder in WhyTechnology.ppt

Take organized notes

Word

ClassDisc.doc

Share and Manipulate Data

Excel

XLList.doc

Offer New Learning Experiences

Peer editing

E-mail; Word

http://www.apple.com/education/LTReview/spring98/ecomp.html

Multi-media collaboration

Many tools: Ann Arbor History
Many tools: F&SF Home Page

http://www.umich.edu/~aahist/
http://www.umich.edu/~umfandsf/

Data analysis

Demographic Data Viewer

http://plue.sedac.ciesin.org/plue/ddviewer/ddv20/index.html

Out-of-classroom instruction

Lessons
Testing

http://www.cellsalive.com/
CyberExam

Out-of-classroom discussion

E-mail; Bulletin board systems

E-Share

Online resources

H-Net
HealthWeb

http://www.h-net.msu.edu/
http://healthweb.org/

Drills

FileMaker

Teach3.FP3

Database-mediated collaboration

FileMaker & HomePage

http://www.umich.edu/~esrabkin/ge/

Additional Online Examples

Various functions

See Bookmarks especially under Humanities Resource Sites, Miscellaneous, Reference, and Writing for the Web.

http://www.umich.edu/~esrabkin/Bookmarks.html

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FUNCTION	TOOL	EXAMPLE
Ease Faculty Labor
Publish course materials	Course home page	http://www.umich.edu/~esrabkin http://courses.wccnet.org/~esrabkin/
E-mail and office hours	Mail groups	english415001f98@umich.edu
Electronic gradesheets	Online gradebooks; Excel	XLGrades.xls
Digital annotation	Word (written & spoken)	GettysburgAddress.doc
Materials preparation	PowerPoint; Photoshop	http://www.umich.edu/~esrabkin/psdemo1.html
Improve Classroom Instruction: Stable Resources
PowerPoint classroom support	PowerPoint	PPTatWork.ppt; CivilWar.ppt
Webified classroom support	HTML editors or web-based tools	http://www.umich.edu/~lsarth/CivilWar
Web presentations	HTML editors or web-based tools	http://www.nationalgeographic.com/dinoeggs/intro.html
Courseware	Authorware; Director	http://www.iconos.com/boneshock.html
Online resources	Library of Congress IPL Reference Desk WebMuseum	http://lcweb.loc.gov/homepage/lchp.html http://www.ipl.org/ref/ http://metalab.unc.edu/louvre/
Improve Classroom Instruction: Editable Resources
Run a discussion	PowerPoint	MeetingMinder in WhyTechnology.ppt
Take organized notes	Word	ClassDisc.doc
Share and Manipulate Data	Excel	XLList.doc
Offer New Learning Experiences
Peer editing	E-mail; Word	http://www.apple.com/education/LTReview/spring98/ecomp.html
Multi-media collaboration	Many tools: Ann Arbor History Many tools: F&SF Home Page	http://www.umich.edu/~aahist/ http://www.umich.edu/~umfandsf/
Data analysis	Demographic Data Viewer	http://plue.sedac.ciesin.org/plue/ddviewer/ddv20/index.html
Out-of-classroom instruction	Lessons Testing	http://www.cellsalive.com/ CyberExam
Out-of-classroom discussion	E-mail; Bulletin board systems	E-Share
Online resources	H-Net HealthWeb	http://www.h-net.msu.edu/ http://healthweb.org/
Drills	FileMaker	Teach3.FP3
Database-mediated collaboration	FileMaker & HomePage	http://www.umich.edu/~esrabkin/ge/
Additional Online Examples
Various functions	See Bookmarks especially under Humanities Resource Sites, Miscellaneous, Reference, and Writing for the Web.	http://www.umich.edu/~esrabkin/Bookmarks.html