Module 5

Activity 1: Creating a mind map using https://bubbl.us/
Web 2.0 tools are fundamentally reshaping many aspects of the classroom.
These tools help to;
-Create and support the virtual learning environment (Google Docs, Sites, Wiki, Ning, Classm8)
-Support Classroom Management (Google Docs, Classm8, Email, Chat)
-Support communication and sustain relationships 
-Support teachers and learning through a variety of resources (google earth, youtube, )
-Support students using tools for many ways, in particular WHAT they are learning, through assessments. (Google Docs, Wordle, Animoto, Prezi, Podcasts/Vodcasts, Glogster)
Below is the mind map created on bubblus. Click on link to view the mindmap 

https://plus.google.com/photos/114323195420284245508/albums/6037585110373168417?authkey=CMz_056kpehv

Activity 2: Creating an online poster on GLOGSTER!

Activity 3: Prezi- H.S.I.E "Who Will Buy?" 
In this Unit, students will be looking at shopping then and now.
Students will view Prezi on the origins of ‘shopping’ in Australia and what shopping was like approximately 100 years ago. The presentation will include:
• Arrival of the supply ship Justinian  in 1790 (‘Australia’s first shop’), supplying goods for the colony
• The first ‘on-shore’ shop that opened in 1792
• A look at shopping from the 1980's and the major changes technology has had on shopping today.

Reflection: Wow, what amazing tools I have discovered through this IT course. I have always wanted to learn how to use Prezi, and now that I know how to use it, I will definitely be cooperating all of these tools in my teaching. These variety of tools can be used in any rich task or assessments. Bubblus is a fantastic way to use mind maps. I love how open ended this tool is. As soon as you start a new mind map, it opens on a new canvas, giving you the option to start as you please, increasing text size, changing the colour and shape of the text source. I also loved how easy it was to use and connect from one idea to the next.
Glogster is a great way to present posters digitally- this tool is very open ended as well. What I liked about this, was as much as it was open-ended, it still kept the same format that a 'poster' would. The templates and icons gave it that poster feel which was great! I loved how easy it was to download videos, images and text. Prezi is a more exciting way to use than the powerpoint presentation. I love the zoom effect it has when focusing on a main idea. The templates were also brilliant, and there were a lot more exciting options than powerpoint.