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Saturday, February 28, 2015

The 5 Day Learning Adventure at Jazan University!


Below, are all the resources for the talks and workshops facilitated over a 5-day period (9 - 13 Feb) at Jazan University in Saudi Arabia.

*Click on the Links to access all the resources shared for the respective workshops highlighted below.

DAY 1


DNA of a 21st Century Educator Simplified! from Zaid Alsagoff

DNA of a 21st Century Educator 
This talk explores some of the ingredients top educators in the 21st century have, and how we can learn from them, and reinvent ourselves to reach our true potential as an educator.

Learning Outcomes
  • Discuss the attributes of a 21st Century Educator.
  • Explore the latest trends and methods in e-learning.

DAY 2


iPads for Learning
This workshop will awaken and empower participants on how they can use iPads more strategically and effectively for learning, sharing, communicating, collaborating, creating and publishing their e-learning content and activities using a range of essential applications. It will be interactive, engaging, fun, and you will learn a lot of tips on how to use mobile devices to engage your students in and beyond the classroom.

Learning Outcomes
  • Download and annotate presentations/articles/notes.
  • Create and publish rapid e-learning content.
  • Use a variety of apps to engage students in and beyond the classroom.


DAY 3


Empowering Personal Learning Environments (PLE)

This introduction, explores the idea of using a variety of learning tools to build Personal Learning Environments (PLEs) to empower lifelong, collaborative and reflective learning.

Learning Outcomes
  • Discuss how social media can be used for learning and teaching.



Blogging & Wikis for Learning

Workshop Materials:
  • Blogging for Learning 
  • Wikis for Learning
This session explores a variety of ways to use blog and wikis for learning and teaching. Participants will be required to create a blog, wiki, and conceptualize strategies to make them work for learning and teaching.

Learning Outcomes
  • Discuss how to use blogs to facilitate learning and teaching.
  • Set up your own blog using Google Blogger.
  • Discuss how to use wikis to facilitate collaborative online learning and teaching.
  • Use Google Docs for collaborative document development.
  • Use Google Sites for collaborative website development.


DAY 4


Facebook & Twitter for Learning
  • JazanU Facebook Group

Workshop Materials:
  • Facebook for Learning 
  • Twitter for Learning
In this workshop, we will explore how we can use Facebook and Twitter to facilitate learning and teaching. 

Learning Outcomes
  • Use Facebook and Twitter to facilitate learning and teaching.
  • Create Facebook Groups to engage students and conduct assignments.
  • Create unique Twitter #hashtags for programmes, courses and events.
  • Use Twitter apps to engage students in the classroom (and beyond).

DAY 5


Discovering & Creating OER
This workshop will empower you with the necessary skills to find, reuse, remix and create Open Educational Resources (OER) for your courses. We will explore and discuss together the concept of OER, Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), Creative Commons (CC), business models, and variety of OpenCourseWare (OCW) case studies and content development tools.

Learning Outcomes
  • Discuss the benefits and challenges of OER.
  • Explore Creative Commons as an alternative to Copyright.
  • Find OER and OCW using a variety of search tools.
  • Identify a variety of web 2.0 and Social Media tools to develop OER.
  • Conceptualize an OER strategy for your institution.

Have fun and attribute (to me) whatever you reuse/remix/repurpose :)
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    Wednesday, February 18, 2015

    Top 5 Cheapest Android Tablets below Rs 5000 in India in 2013

    Hello friends, this is first time that i am writing about gadgets. I hope you will all like this article. In this article i have compiled some tablets with good performance and very low price. So just take a look on them and let me know which one you like by commenting below. 

    Also Read: The 5 biggest tech myths prevailing among common man

    Micromax Funbook Infinity P275

    Micromax Funbook Infinity P275

    Price: Rs. 4699
    Operating System: Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
    Processor: Yes, Cortex-A8, 1.2GHz Processor
    Touch Screen: Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, 800 x 480 px
    Sensors: G-Sensor and Accelerator Sensor
    Camera: Yes, Rear 2.0 MP Camera, Front  0.3 MP, VGA Camera
    Internal Memory: Yes, 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
    External Memory: Yes, Up to 32 GB
    GPRS: No
    Bluetooth: No
    Wi-Fi: Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
    Port: Yes, USB 2.0
    Edge: No
    3G: Yes, External 3G USB Dongle (Supports Tata Photon+)
    Battery: 4000 mAH


    Zync Z919


    Zync Z919

    Price: Rs. 4990
    Operating System: Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
    Processor: Yes, 1.2 GHz Processor
    Touch Screen: Yes, Resistive Touch Screen, 800 x 480 px
    Sensors: G-Sensor, Motion Sensor
    Camera: Yes, 0.3 Mega Pixels, VGA Front Camera
    Internal Memory: Yes, 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
    External Memory: Yes, Up to 32 GB
    GPRS: No
    Bluetooth: No
    Wi-Fi: Yes, Wi-Fi Support
    Port: Yes, USB 2.0
    Edge: No
    3G: Yes, External 3G USB Dongle
    Battery: 3600 mAH


    BSNL Penta T-Pad IS701C


    BSNL Penta T-Pad IS701C

    Price: Rs 4999
    Operating System: Android OS, v4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
    Processor: Yes, Cortex A8, 1GHz Processor
    Touch Screen: Yes, Capacitive Touch screen, 800 x 480 px
    Sensors: G-Sensor
    Camera: Yes, 0.3 Mega Pixels, VGA Front Camera
    Internal Memory: Yes, 4 GB, 512 MB DDR3 RAM
    External Memory: Yes, Up to 32 GB
    GPRS: No
    Bluetooth: No
    Wi-Fi: Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
    Port: Yes, USB 2.0 HS, Host USB + Mini USB Ports, HDMI 720p HD Output, (Mini Type C), OTG Port, DC-in Jack
    Edge: No
    3G: Yes, Supports 2G & 3G USB Dongles (GSM & CDMA)
    Battery: 3000 mAH

    Also Read: How to format an unformatable Pendrive


    Karbonn Smart Tab3 Blade


    Karbonn Smart Tab3 Blade

    Price: Rs. 5290
    Operating System: Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
    Processor: Yes, 1.2 GHz Processor
    Touch Screen: Yes, Capacitive Touch screen, 800 x 480 px
    Sensors: 3D G-Sensor for Gaming Experience
    Camera: Yes, 2.0 Mega Pixels, Front Camera
    Internal Memory: Yes, 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
    External Memory: Yes, Up to 32 GB
    GPRS: No
    Bluetooth: No
    Wi-Fi: Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
    Port: Yes, Micro USB 2.0, HDMI Port
    Edge: No
    3G: Yes, External 3G USB Dongle
    Battery: 2600 mAH


    Aakash 2


    Aakash 2
    Price: Rs. 3999
    Operating System: Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread
    Processor: 700 MHz Cortex A8 processor
    Touch Screen: Yes, Resistive touch screen, 800 x 480 px
    Internal  Memory: Yes, 2 GB, 256 MB RAM 
    External Memory: Yes, up to 32 GB
    Wi-Fi: Yes
    GPRS: network connectivity with SIM support
    Port: USB ports for connectivity and data transfer and 3G modem connection
    Battery: 3200 mAH

    Source: http://www.era.la/top-5-best-android-tablets-below-rs-5000-in-india.html
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