I’m
a work based learning tutor and NVQ assessor,
working for Swansea ITeC in South Wales, I mostly
teach ICT, along with Key Skills and Adult Literacy
and Numeracy. These are my Top Ten... It was an
interesting exercise! I found the first half a dozen
easy peasy, stuff I use every day, but the last
couple more difficult picking out the best of what I
use less often. I have tried to go for stuff I use
the most rather than stuff which looks spangly and
brill but which I haven't found a use for yet!
Leia's Top 10 Tools as at
30 July 2009
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Wordpress - We use the self-hosted version
for the company blog and dozens of Wordpress.Com
ones for learners. Great for encouraging
reflections on their learning.
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Moodle
- Only recently started getting material up on
this but can already see potential. Great for
being able to mark work all in one place!
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Slideshare - PowerPoints from presentations
always available and can be embedded into blogs
and Moodle.
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Bubbl
- Online mindmapping. Use both with learners and
for CPD planning
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Ript
- Great tool to create a virtual "scrapbook" of
Internet research
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Google
Maps - Always popular in numeracy sessions,
great motivator. Also use for "combining
information" in Key Skills ICT projects.
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Google
Docs - Collaborative working. Use both with
learners and staff
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ScreenToaster
- Screen recorder, useful for
training. Would like to encourage learners to
sue it themselves to record software techniques
they struggle to remember.
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Creative Commons
