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Teacher/Librarian Role: act as postman/woman to deliver a package of information
Learner: listens, reads, sometimes asks (potential for all levels of Bloom's Taxonomy)
Software: package of information with defined focus and interaction
Assessment: can gather feedback to assesses effectiveness
| Example | Purpose | Tools |
|---|---|---|
| Student book reviews (part of Galileo Academy of Science and Technology web community) | Seed for online literary magazine using student-edited and written reviews (prize) | Manila |
| Job Search: Mathematician | Collaboratively assign a project, provide assignments for absent student, overview the class. | Assign-a-Day |
| MIT #1 | Replays selected scholarly MIT events on the assumption that they have broader appeal to the general public | Streaming media (Real
Player) replay
|
| Replays instructor's lecture to students in distance classes who may have missed the real-time presentation event or want to review it. | Open source eConf uses Java | |
| Ask Now | Reference interview between librarian and patron gives answers to brief, factual questions or suggests further research in library's selected sources. | Interactive question and response via chat and broadcasted Web pages, with e-mail transcript following. |
| Speegle Speak Perfect | Reads aloud the result of a search. | PanaVox
software
Speaks For Itself software |
| Historical Atlas of the Twentieth Century | Interactive maps offer insights into the major trends of the 20th century. | Explanation of process using Alchemy Mindworks Gif Construction Set on a Web page |
Effective teaching with technology matches the teacher's goals and the learner's characteristics and needs, with tools that enhance understanding.