Technology in the Classroom

Technology in the Classroom

Erik Maki, PharmD, BCPS

• Technology is a tool that should make you more efficient or creative
• Technology can be a black hole of frustration and time consumption
• When adding technology have a goal and assess
• Start small and add incrementally
• Google and YouTube can be your friend in learning how to do something

Campus Resources

• Drake DTS (http://dts.drake.edu/ or 515-271-3001)
  • Troubleshooting/Issues
  • New technology requests
  • Support for Drake software (e.g. Blackboard, Adobe Connect, etc.)
• Drake Tools/Software
  • Blackboard (Learning Management System (LMS))
    • https://drake.blackboard.com/
    • Tips
      • Think about organization and how usable is your page (e.g. how many clicks to find frequently accessed information).
      • What page to use as opening page? (Customization/Teaching Style/Entry Point)
      • Rename course and include semester and years (Customization/Properties)
      • Make it pretty (Customization/Teaching Style)
      • Adjust side Menu
    • Tools
      • Groups
        • Can build rules (e.g. students with Exam scores less than 70%
      • Panopto http://du.screenstepslive.com/s/docs/m/9789
      • iPeer connection https://ipeer.drake.edu/login
        • Build groups in BB
        • Push course, users and groups to iPeer
        • Download results back from iPeer
      • SCORM file management (Podcast files with graded content)
        • https://docs.moodle.org/29/en/Creating_SCORM_Content

• • TurningPoint (Clickers, Audience Response System)
    • http://www.turningtechnologies.com/polling-solutions/turningpoint
  • Datalink Connect (Scantron software)
    • http://www.apperson.com/lp/download-datalink-connect-pc-mac
    • Keep original file and exported spreadsheet. If need to rekey can do it fairly quickly without re-running forms
    • In spreadsheet need to create student IDs into 9 digit numbers in a csv or txt file to upload into blackboard
  •  Qualtrics
    • https://drake.qualtrics.com/ControlPanel/
    • Survey software
    • I use as data collection form/storage

Resources outside of Drake

• Free screen casts
  • Can build short demos/how-to’s
  • Can provide visual and audio feedback on student work (projects, CV’s)
  • Jing
    • https://www.techsmith.com/jing.html
  • Screencast-o-matic
    • http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/
• Polling / quizzing software
  • Poll everywhere https://www.polleverywhere.com/classroom-response-system
  • Formative http://goformative.com/
  • Kahoot https://getkahoot.com/
  • Quizalize https://www.quizalize.com/
  • Socrative https://www.socrative.com/
• Storytelling (Choose your own adventure type)
  • Twine http://twinery.org/

Not so free software/hardware that I have used

• Adobe Captivate http://www.adobe.com/products/captivate.html
• Articulate Storyline https://www.articulate.com/
• Camtasia https://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.html
• Blue microphone (picked because of cost and Amazon ratings)

 

Other stuff

• 6 Ways to Use PowerPoint for Graphic Design | Tim Slade
  • https://timslade.com/blog/powerpoint-for-graphic-design/
• Microsoft Snipping Toolbar

• I like the Free Tech for Teachers Blog http://www.freetech4teachers.com/
• Nick Floro http://www.slideshare.net/nickfloro
• I attended DTLC in the past https://dtlconference.wisc.edu/