LibGuides: Instructor Resources: Online Resources for Instructors

Helpful Tools

Author Stream
The best way to share PowerPoint presentations on the web.

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These can be converted to videos, have voice overlay, etc.
Jing
Take a picture or make a short video of what you see on your computer monitor.

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Picture/Video
Share it instantly via web, email, IM, Twitter or your blog.
Picture/Video
Simple and free, Jing is the perfect way to enhance your fast-paced online conversations.
Prezi
Create online presentations and personalize them.

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✓ Create prezis online
✓ Enjoy at least 100 MB online storage
✓ Download finished prezis and present offline
✓ Start with a free account
✓ Upgrade to a paid license anytime starting at $59 USD
Test
Browse Teacher Resources
You can view Anneberg Learner programs online with a broadband connection.

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Annenberg Learner uses media and telecommunications to advance excellent teaching in American schools. This mandate is carried out chiefly by the funding and broad distribution of educational video programs with coordinated Web and print materials for the professional development of K-12 teachers. It is part of The Annenberg Foundation and advances the Foundation's goal of encouraging the development of more effective ways to share ideas and knowledge.
Calameo
"Publish documents to any device."
CutePDF Writer
"Portable Document Format (PDF) is the de facto standard for the secure and reliable distribution and exchange of electronic documents and forms around the world."
GoogleDocs
"Upload your files from your desktop: It's easy to get started and it's free!"

Instructor Aids

Ted
Ideas worth spreading. Riveting talks by remarkable people, free to the world
Class Tools
"Create free educational games, quizzes, activities and diagrams in seconds! Host them on your own blog, website or intranet! No signup, no passwords, no charge! "
Easy Test Maker
"EasyTestMaker is a free online test generator to help you create your tests. You can create multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, matching, short answer and true and false questions all on the same test."
ED Pubs
Order free U.S. Department of Education publications
Free Documentaries: the Truth is Free
Full length films on a large variety of topics.
PowerPoint Games
"Similar to Pyramid Game. In this game students will describe words or phrases that Louie is thinking about in an effort to get other students to say those words or phrases. "
QuizRevolution
"Create a Quiz
Make a quiz. Embed a great looking quiz widget
in any website or blog without programming."
21st Century Informatoin Fluency
The 21 st Century Information Fluency Project (21CIF) began in 2001 when the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy received funds from the US Department of Education to research and develop training in the largely unexplored field of online information literacy. It immediately became clear that the largest needs in this area were for professional development and resources to help educators and students improve their ability to locate, evaluate and use digital information more effectively, efficiently and ethically. That has always been, and remains today, the mission of 21CIF.
Glean Digital Skills
Glean Learning Tools are produced by The Public Learning Media Laboratory to help K-12 teachers teach digital literacy components in the context of core curriculum.

These interactives, lesson plans and teaching practices comprise the work we deliver, at no cost, to educators and educational institutions.

In addition to production, we also have strategic research related to technology, learning and education standards . To learn more about The Public Learning Media Laboratory, please visit our corporate site at http://www.plml.org

Videos from Films On Demand

The following are short segments of a full length video. If the subject is interesting to you, all the segments are available to be viewed.

Teachers: Balancing Work and Life (05:33)
The job of a teacher extends outside the classroom. One teacher describes her teaching as a lifestyle, not a career. During a typical workweek, teachers find it difficult to prioritize family or personal time.
Blogs: Connecting the Classroom (02:31)
Anyone can publish a blog and its intent is to invite social interaction. Teachers are using blogs to connect to students, other teachers, and people around the world.
E-Learning: The Way Forward (02:48)
Teachers must create knowledge-building communities that incorporate information and communications technology (ICT). The role of the teacher must come under scrutiny in order to effect change. Teachers and students are all learners.
Value of Podcasts in Teaching (01:56)
Children and teens are heavy users of technology such as podcasts. Therefore, this technology might be used to help students learn more readily. Podcasts can be downloaded for later listening.
Experience as a Teacher (02:45)
Maria Montessori believes education is the natural process which develops spontaneously in the human being. Annette Haines outlines the sections of this vi
Teaching Writing: A Process Approach-Level 1
From Films on Demand -- a Allen Database

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This program explores the process approach to writing instruction, asserting that the act of writing is more than simply the completion of a product; it is a complex, creative, and unpredictable progression of ideas and strategies. With commentary from veteran writing instructors—including Dr. Lois Matz Rosen, author of Within and Beyond the Writing Process in the Secondary English Classroom, and Michael Steinberg, author of The Writer’s Way: A Process Approach to Writing—the program outlines specific group activities for each step in the process: invention, drafting, sharing work in progress, revising, and editing
Test Preparation and Memory Techniques (04:39)
From the beginning of each class, students must take good notes, review them daily, and read assignments. At test time, review class notes. Memory techniques help students retain information valuable for tests.