Technology Categories

Technology

Target Audience

Definition

Examples

Web-Based Activities

Teachers, students

Online resources that enable the user to gather information or apply or practice a concept.

Starfall, Sesame Street Games, Nick Jr., National Library of Virtual Manipulatives, Illuminations

Podcasts

Teachers, students, parents

Podcasts are digital audio files (typically MP3s) posted to the Web for anyone to download and listen to 

Storynory, The Story Home, Free Kids Music, teacher-generated audio files (using voice memos, Drop.io, etc.)

Videos or Vodcasts

Teachers, students, parents

Refers to the capturing, manipulation, and storage of video using a digital format, such as QuickTime. 

Wubbcast, Sesame Street videos, Kideos, WatchKnow, teacher-generated videos (using FlipShare)

Collaborative tools for planning & communication

Teachers, parents

Web-based tools designed to help people involved in a common task achieve their goals.

Google Docs, Skype, LearnCentral, Google Tools, PBWorks

Web 2.0 multimedia tools

Teachers, students, parents

Web-based tools that enable the user to create or access visual images, text, and sometimes sound in one product.

Slide.com, SlideFlickr, Animoto (free version), Kerpoof, Puzzle Pixies, clipart.com

Adapted from: Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works byHoward Pitler, Elizabeth R. Hubbell, Matt Kuhn, and Kim Malenoski.