Digital Tools and Resources

These links and resources will provide a starting point as you access, explore, analyze, create, collaborate and reflect using various digital resources. These are a means to engage in learning in this digital 'sandbox', but your own explorations will also benefit. Additional links and web 2.0 tools are also provided at the end of this page.

My Googly digital spaces

• Google Slides Tutorial, Teach 101
• Google slides - How to make beautiful presentations video
• Survey Tips and Tricks - How to create Google Forms video
• Google Forms, Steve Dotto
• Google Drive Tutorial 2015 - Quick Start video
• Google Calendar Tutorial 2015 - Quick Start

Critical Digital Literacy

• Mindomo - basics of creating a map, OSAPAC web resource created by Brenda Sherry
• Tutorial on Mindomo on how to use Mindomo
• Padlet - using Padlet in the classroom video
• Concept mapping - Kathy Schrock's Guide
• Google Draw video tutorial and How To Tips

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Inquiry​

• 108 ways to use word clouds in education blog post, part 2
• Google Draw - tips and tricks video
• Sketchnoting - Kathy Schrock's Guide
• 10 Brilliant examples of Sketchnotes 

Code Breaking

• Giving Teachers Some Slack: A Tool for Connecting Educators
• Twitter for Teachers - Kathy Schrock's Guide
• Teacher's Guide to Twitter, Edudemic
• Twitter Chats - the basics [video]
• The Ultimate guide to using of blogs for teachers 
• 9 reasons why teachers should blog, Edutopia

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Meaning Making

• What is a meme?
• Using Internet Memes to connect to a class 
• How to make an interactive image with Thinglink (video)

• Infographics - How to video for Easelly and Infogram
• Sketchnotes for visual thinking
• Using an open, online white board to collaborate (video)

Use & Understand

• Creative Commons in K-12 education
• Education- Creative Commons
• Copyright and creative commons explained
• Animoto video tutorial
• Creating your first Powtoon video
• eMaze support videos
• Flipsnack

Curation tools - 

• Pinterest tutorial for teachers 2015 video
• Education tutorial: Exploring Diigo, Lynda.com​

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Analyzing

• Analyze YouTube - viewing & sharing, sketch note created by S. Duckworth
• Welcome to Soundcloud (video
• How to use AudioBoom, video
• Flickr Creative Commons - free images for use 
• Best practices for attribution
• Google Spreadsheets tutorials playlist (videos)
• Teachers Guide to Pinterest, Edudemic

Persona

• ​OSAPAC Digital Learning Resources
• OSAPAC Resources for Mindomo​
• Teacher's Guide to Digital Citizenship, Edudemic
• Use, Understand, & Create: A Digital literacy framework for Canadian schools, Media Smarts

My Teaching Persona

• OSAPAC Digital Citizenship Framework
• Ontario College of Teachers, Use of Electronic Communication and Social Media Advisory and Video

You Tube Playlist for 3239 CDL

Additional Links and Resources

Mindomo

• An in-depth review of this mind mapping tool 

YouTube or Vimeo for Teachers

• You Tube channel for teachers
• Vimeo tutorial on Vimeo
• The Definitive guide to choosing between Vimeo and Youtube

Symbaloo collections - tools and resources for 3239 CDL

Symbaloo collections - Blogs from Ontario Educators