Technologies for Interactive Classroom



DET User Name and password required for some resources.
Videoconferencing  Teaching Using Video Conferencing - a DET site about how to set up and use the equipment |  Videoconferencing for Learning - an American site available through EdNA | List of DET videoconferencing sites as at May 2007 (xls) | Centre for Interactive Learning and Collaboration l The Yellow Pages of Virtual Excursions l Great Barrier Reef l


Blogs - "web logs" or online diaries which enable easy publishing and sharing of text and other media such as photos. Edublogs is an educational community web blogging site.


Interactive WhiteboardsDET Direction Paper | Classroom Resources | CLI Video Stream Part A, Part B |


Podcasting What is it? Uses in school education. | Podcasting - the Future is Here | Ten Tips for Improving Your Podcasts |


RSS Feeds - Really Simple Syndication, provides a convenient way for users to receive content feeds, such as the latest update of education news headlines and resources, from a variety of sources. To receive RSS feeds you need software called a feed reader or aggregator. Most feed readers are free.


Social software  is a generic term for wide range of online collaborative applications.


Teleconferening (Voice Conferencing)
Creating an account and setting up a conference Memoranda: Paying for Voice Conference Calls (pdf)|



Wiki - a website that allows visitors to add, remove, and edit content. Wikipedia, an online encyclopaedia, is probably the best known wiki.