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Samples of New Elearning Tools, |
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September 27, 2012 |
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Prepared
by Lone Eagle Consulting |
Frank
Odasz
President,
Lone Eagle Consulting
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Samples of New Elearning Tools,
Sample Methods for Future Innovation,
and Dozens of Seniors’ Links for Future Review:
37 pages
By
Frank Odasz
Gathered
by Frank Odasz, Lone Eagle Consulting,
frank@lone-eagles.com
http://lone-eagles.com/
- The 25 years of online teaching and innovation of Lone Eagle Consulting
serves as the expertise compiling this initial review, and the work of Lone
Eagle Consulting is NOT included in this review. Optional separate review of the
Lone Eagle online curriculums would begin at http://lone-eagles.com/guides.htm
and http://lone-eagles.com/teachercreated.htm
with emphasis on these new broadband-specific
courses for educators:
Social Media for Educators,
Teaching
Effectively Online,
21st
Century Workforce Readiness.
Lone
Eagle’s Social media Wiki for Educators:
http://web2fork12classrooms.pbworks.com
Context of This Report:
This report was created
as an initial summary overview of elearning tools and
methods upon which to base future innovations training seniors. This report is
presented in the context of extensive past and ongoing discussions on related
topics as referenced in this report.
Summary Narrative:
Advice: Don’t assume we all have awareness of the same Elearning tools and innovations. Our perceptions are
tainted by what we are already familiar with, and the newer resources tend to
be easier, more powerful, more mobile, and more integrated with other tools. Strongly
recommended is all team members view the following six short videos as a short awareness raising tutorial to provide a common foundation
for discussion defining what we all are thinking regarding “best practices.”
(1 ½ hours of insights)
“We’re all
ignorant, only on different topics” Will Rodgers
A Top Ten for CyberSeniors:
What is Broadband and What's in it for me?
10. Fingertip access to the world's knowledge base for
self-directed education and entertainment. Find the best info. on your greatest interests, and discover new interests.
9. Eventually everyone and everything will be interconnected, and
many essential services may only be available online. You need to see what's
available to you now, health info, government services, and much more.
8. A community's GPA (Good People Acting) is the number of locals
helping others match specific needs with available resources as a mutual
support social network. If we all share what we know, we'll all have access to
all our knowledge. You need to see how you can help others, and how others can
help you.
7. Independent living can be dramatically extended via 2 way video
Telecare and other services, and the potential exists
for flextime telecare employment from the social
safety of your residence; Elders helping Elders. Homebound elders can tap a button and
be face-to-face with anyone, anywhere, anytime, at no cost. Try
it, you'll like it!
6. Everyone can be both learner and teacher using easy to learn
web-based tools which allow anyone the opportunity to both learn and teach;
anything, anywhere, anyone, anytime. Enjoy the satisfaction of sharing “the
love of learning” by sharing what you know, and/or can learn along with others.
5. Whatever you put online can be an enduring contribution to the
welfare of others; leave your legacy via digital storytelling, collected useful
content, sharing your wisdom of years, and modeling how to encourage the
self-directed learning of others. Calling all Citizen Professors!
3. One third of seniors live alone. Seniors dating websites
are very popular. With a $20 webcam you can enjoy meeting new people via 2 way
video using www.skype.com (and enjoy face time with friends, family and
grandchildren, for free.)
2. Seniors are the fastest growing group on the web, particularly
with social media, where you can join communities of interest, find both old
friends and make new ones. The new
web-based tools are easier to learn and more powerful than ever!
1. We all need
encouragement and broadband gives us the opportunity to help others maintain a
positive attitude toward life; sharing good humor, and life-affirming beauty in
photos, videos, stories and evolving new media.
MUST-SEE TED VIDEOS: For Inspiration;
1.
Computer generated visualizations can make complex ideas and
relationships instantly understandable. A great example is the following 4 minute video.
Hans Roling 200 Countries, 200 Years, 4 Minutes
http://www.gapminder.org/videos/200-years-that-changed-the-world-bbc/
2. That the most scalable educational solution
is distance learning…. is dramatically made clear in this 15 minute TED
Talk: Think “lifelong learning for seniors” as a major trend.
Daphne Koller: What we’re learning from higher education http://www.ted.com/talks/daphne_koller_what_we_re_learning_from_online_education.html
3. 6 Billion have mobile
phones, many capable of viewing online videos…
How Web Video Powers Global
Innovation
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/chris_anderson_how_web_video_powers_global_innovation.html Crowd
accelerated innovation and how video is returning us to being an oral global
culture. We’re transitioning from a written culture to a video culture.
4. Bill Gates touts the Khan Academy as the future of education.
The Kahn Academy uses “show me how”
videos while tracking every step of the learning process, and records peer
mentoring in a model that should be considered for ongoing digital literacy
skills delivery.
http://www.ted.com/talks/salman_khan_let_s_use_video_to_reinvent_education.html
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/dan_pink_on_motivation.html
6. A Must SEE Video:
Social Media Revolution 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGzAHbBmcnk This fast-moving video may be more
suited to younger viewers, but presents facts on Social Media in a very
gripping fashion.
Top Level Issues for
Discussion
Consider whether we need to address the following
potentially dangerous assumptions. It is advised we use multimedia presentations
and onsite group discussion, to reach consensus on comparisons regarding how
we’re defining best practices in detail.
1.
Assumption:
PC and Tablet skills are nearly identical; browsing, searching, email, MS
Office? We’ll cover both, and will use the new Kindle Fire tablets?
2.
Assumption:
The 150+ page webwise manual and hours of basic
training is required as compared to multiple easy quick hands-on experiences
that create motivation prior to hours of basic training. Perhaps one precedes
the other?
3.
Assumption:
That a suitable Aha video doesn’t already exist, and that investing $18k is
required. Ephipio’s Justin stated we need to be clear
on what 2-3 main points such a video will communicate regarding “Why people
should care about getting online.”
We should storyboard our answer to this key question, and thoroughly
review the relevance resources already online, before making a decision on Ephipio. Viewing a couple dozen of their videos is strongly
recommended to better understand their techniques, and to see what we do and
don’t like as related to our crisp message delivery, both in content and media
styles.
4.
Personal interviews will not
scale, and many models of “interest inventory” tools already exist. Sites like http://gcflearnfree.com/everydaylife make it easy to self select
online resources and training based on interests without needed an interviewer.
Most adults echo Winston Churchill’s quote “We’re
always ready to learn, never to be taught.” Constructivist learners (adults) prefer to build their own knowledge which is more than viable with interest-driven
exploratory sites for beginners like “everydaylife”
and most certainly via basic searching skills where one can find resources on
their key interests on their own at any time. We can offer linear skills training for those who prefer
them, as well as independent “mini-lessons” for those more oriented to
self-directed learning and driving
their own explorative learning experiences.
5.
Static beginner lessons
serve a need, but dynamic feeds such as newsletters, blogs, social media (facebook and twitter) can offer something new to explore
every day for those who are not intrinsically driven but who prefer to be led.
Web sites that don’t change
quickly become boring as has been proven by those who quickly tire of “Walled
Garden” environments for beginners.
6.
Most commercial seniors
training sites hide their training from the public. It is likely that extensive
free online training resources that are as good, and/or are often superior, can
be quickly identified as the solution to “bringing online training to scale.”
7.
Adults need to be introduced
to online learning with a first short successful experience. Typically, once a
first successful experience has been achieved, adults strongly prefer the
independence and flexibility of online learning compared to classroom
instruction. Diverse formats for free quality online instruction on a great
many topics are proliferating.
8.
Extensive adult literacy
resources already exist designed for low income, ethnic, and low literacy populations,
which I believe will prove to be appropriate for the majority of seniors.
9.
Even short term casual
searching will reveal extensive resources specifically for seniors already
categorized and listed in long directories by topic;
Ex. Search “humor for
seniors” “apps for seniors” “Computer and internet basics for seniors” Recommendation:
Creating an online clearinghouse with a few dozen of the best of these
directories would not require huge budget investments and would create rich
exploratory sites for seniors, quickly.
10. Value-added
topical original mini-lessons, including links to existing free online courses
from beginner through advanced, could begin with introductions to 1. Mobile
health; www.mhimss.org , 2. Entrepreneurship and
workforce options for seniors, 3. Meaningful volunteerism, citizen philanthropy,
civic engagement, political engagement, and special group projects of all kinds
will need examples so everyone realizes the unlimited opportunities for
imagination and innovation.
Ex. From Urban TechFair site; http://urbantechfair.digistarsolutions.com/
“While social Networking is about user generated
content….the Urban Tech Fair is about User Generated
Activity!” –Jim Neusom, Executive Producer, Urban
Tech Fair
We need to
recognize that what makes social media and mobile devices so popular is the
ease of content creation and sharing, and the growing number of innovative
devices, tools, and sites that support this dynamic. In question is what does
our project advocate regarding hyperlocal and
political activism, civic engagement, volunteerism, and more? We lack a
compelling mission as “our story” that compels others to want to join us.
Noting
Connected Living didn’t assess who had what level of mental or physical
disabilities were in evidence prior to training, or initially realize 24% of
residents were already online, we may need to initially assess where each
senior fits within the following three tiers of ability, interest, and needs.
Three
Fundamental Tiers of Seniors Requiring Different Strategies:
Tier
One: Minimal functionality, the greatest need may be
receipt of services, social contact and encouragement. Someone to assist them
meeting essential needs is required and to determine whether and how “getting
online” is relevant to their overall situations. Even beginning computer skills
training might not be appropriate for sustained meaningful activity to justify
broadband adoption. Consider Skype as perhaps the first and only skill some
residents might have the ability to use. Passive video monitoring would still
justify broadband adoption at the most basic needs level, allowing seniors to
remain in their homes.
Tier
Two: Average abilities to learn, able to follow up on
personal interests, beginner to intermediate levels presumed appropriate. In
question is what applications might prove most meaningful and motivating for
diverse individuals, first on the fun social learning entertainment side, and
then on the financial, workforce, health and mentoring others side. That 24% of CL housing clients were already online with broadband
and PCs raises the questions;
1. Are some residents immediately ready and willing to receive training
to become peer mentors for others? 2. Are they a ready audience for advanced
applications?
And of relevance is the Global Aging report as
related to the emerging monoculture related to everyone realizing we’re now
global citizens.
Conclusion:
Setting the right context is of primary
important “Why should I care?”
A short 30 second
video for each topic of potential relevance answering the “what and why” per
topic/tool/application to seniors is recommended;
Example: http://30secondmba.com
To be followed by a “learn more” link to better understand what more is
involved regarding the “what” with just enough on the “how” to understand the
level of complexity so as to make a decision on “learn more?” – or not. The
Commoncraft.com and other explanation videos can work well here, noting they do
not cover the “how-to.”
The “how-to” piece would be video screen
captures as used by webwiseseniors, which is very
much a mainstream tool. One can search youtube using
the name of any “app” to find a “how-to” video showing exactly how to use it,
click by click.
Ex. Search youtube
for ‘explaineverything
app’ and/or
‘quickoffice app’
Secure safe sites for
families, group and community learning, and global causes.
Tyze.com (see the short
video tour) is a safe site model for adult caregivers of aging parents to share
day-to-day tasks, and related information. Many similar family oriented sites
exist from everything from baby showers to wedding planning and more.
Edmodo.com (see the short
video tour) looks similar to Facebook but can be used
to teach online classes, organize group learning and activities and more.
Ning.com offers a $3/month
social network with additional features at nominal cost.
http://classroom20.ning.com is an example of
an elaborate global implementation integrating Ning
with other social media tools.
Elearning
Methods and Innovations
The following Elearning
methods represent only the tip of the iceberg regarding extensive innovation in
this booming field, which has been dramatically accelerated by social media,
mobile learning, and increasingly powerful mobile devices and increasing
bandwidth. The following topics are lettered, A-S for future reference.
Clicking on each link is recommended
for a quick look.
A. Explanation Animations:
The Explainer Network
Dozens
of free animations explaining online tools in a short compelling manner.
A
model to consider.
The common craft model, and the
explainers network
http://commoncraft.com/show
http://www.commoncraft.com/#all-videos
explainer network partners http://www.commoncraft.com/network
http://Epiphio.com Samples at their Youtube channel (search ephipio
at youtube.com)
XTRANORMAL
easy animations
http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/8045747/
More easy animation tools:
http://www.go2web20.net/#animation
B.
INFOGRAPHICS:
A
picture is worth 10,000 words? A new trend is infographics:
Wikipedia infographic http://open-site.org/wikipedia/
Infographic:
Effect of Social Media in Education
http://educationaltech-med.blogspot.com/2012/01/effect-of-social-media-infographic.html
Infographic: How Educators Use Social Media
http://educationaltech-med.blogspot.com/2012/01/how-educators-use-social-media.html
Infographic - the history of social networking
http://www.onlineschools.org/blog/history-of-social-networking
Ten Jaw-dropping Infographics
for Education
http://blog.socrato.com/10-jaw-droppingly-awesome-infographics-on-education/
C. Instructional Videos:
Millions of Instructional Videos are already online, posted free at dozens of
web sites; the majority created by average persons. Ex. Youtube’s
educational videos: as one of a dozen similar video sites
http://youtube.com/edu See
also: http://teachertube.com
It
is important to note anyone can create a free youtube
“channel” and drag and drop their favorite videos to share with others. Youtube (Google) offers monetization for popular channels.
Ex: Silly kitty video channels yield their owners thousands monthly.
YouTube for Profit (Monetizing your
personal channel)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/11/business/media/11youtube.html
PBS Stations Need to Become the Youtube of Local Communities http://currentpublicmedia.blogspot.com/2012/05/pbs-stations-need-to-become-youtube-of.html?spref=tw
More free video sites
listed in the videos section of http://web2fork12classrooms.pbworks.com
D.
TED - Technology,
Entertainment, Design
Ted.com: High
quality short (15-18 minute) inspirational videos with high production values
are now customizable for online instruction using free tools. TED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth
Spreading. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people
from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment,
Design.
TED.com has free online tools for
creating online curriculum based on TED videos
http://ed.ted.com/lessons/michele-weldon-capturing-authentic-narratives
E. UDEMY
At http://udemy.com are free video courses and
free tools where anyone can easily learn to create
their own online video class. Article: A new way to
make six figures on the Web: teaching! http://benton.org/node/123470
You can offer your course for free or for a fee, and if thousands
bought it, even at $5, you would make a lot of money. Seniors will find a lot
of interest here. See the Udemy
"how to" video at www.udemy.com
(Sign up and you'll be
presented with video tutorial "how-to" links.) Ex. Creating your online video class http://www.udemy.com/how-to-create-an-awesome-online-course/
Related sites are http://p2pu.org and http://udacity.com
A new way to make six figures on the Web:
Teaching
via Udemy
http://benton.org/node/123470
F. DIYUBOOK.COM: Do It Yourself University
Trends in Open Education and Elearning
Entrepreneurship!
A comprehensive book
(search Amazon.com) on emerging Elearning commercial
trends is “The Coming Transformation of
Higher Education” by Anya K., editor for Fastcompany.com
The Gates Foundation funded
her FREE EBook which is a guide to FREE self-directed higher education
resources online; http://www.diyubook.com Note dozens of related resources in the blog roll on the right
sidebar – this is a major global trend as evidenced by the dozens of successful
commercial elearning innovations, as well as
extensive free online courses including University courses are listed.
Article on
Massively Open Online Courses (scalable distance learning)
G. Goodwill’s GCFLearnFree.org
An online platform for FREE courses that cover technology, online literacy, and
math skills. http://www.gcflearnfree.org/internet
The visual exploratory screen of relevant
applications below is a recommended best practice offering self-selection of
learning modules.
http://www.gcflearnfree.org/everydaylife
The site lists 1000 lessons that are
designed for basic and intermediate levels. The easy on the eyes design of the
site should be suitable for senior citizens to grab basic internet
and computer skills. A look down their topics<http://www.gcflearnfree.org/topics> page reveals the range of tech related courses they
cover (there’s even a course on how to use an ATM). 30 online instructors
assist with online courses which are interactive and
supported with articles, videos, and animation.
H. ATT’s and Other Mobile Learning Solution Hubs:
www.corp.att.com/edu/mobile_learning.html
ATT already
has extensive online resources for K12 and more regarding mobile learning.
Transforming Education with ATT
mobile learning technology (video)
ATT youtube
video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oo7aNI6wTWU
ATT is launching www.seniortechrally.com Fall 2012:
press release
Urban Tech Fair
http://urbantechfair.digistarsolutions.com/ Similar to seniortechrally
in concept.
Mobilize 2012 –
National Conference
http://gigaom.com/mobile/mobilize-2012-live-coverage
Mobile Telehealth
mega-site from
HIMSS (Health Information Management Systems Society)
www.mhimss.org (just one example of
what's "out there.")
The Mobile Learning Industry is
booming; one of many
hubs:
AARP and ATT - article
http://www.sj-r.com/top-stories/x1489226959/AT-T-AARP-provide-tech-advice-to-seniors-at-State-Fair
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AARP has a mobile app at http://www.aarp.org/about-aarp/mobile/
See
“more on technology” at AARP for comparison:
http://www.aarp.org/technology/social-media/
NOTE: APPS are
replacing Learning Management Systems. Apps are replacing web sites. Apps make
it easier to have direct access to Egov services and
literally anything.
I. NBC NEWS’ AGING Video Reports and Online Resources
TV Networks are focusing on raising awareness on online innovations for
seniors:
According to a new AARP report, isolation and loneliness plague caregivers;
42 million Americans ages 40 to 60 care
for an older adult and those numbers are on the rise. NBC’s Dr. Nancy Snyderman reports.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/vp/48682390#48682390
NBC news had
this segment on hi tech to allow independent living for seniors:
NBC News’ archived resources on aging; Videos, Text, and
more…
Worth a careful review as current news
with emphasis on videos and text additional resources to *learn more
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3034506/ns/health-aging/
J. Apple Ebook Authoring Tools (Alaska’s Innovations)
The
following video was created by Alaska’s Consortium for Distance Learning (CDL)
which recently held a competition for educators to create Ebooks
using the free Ipad app “Bookcreator” Here's the
video (MUST SEE ) to show how you and your students can easily
create Epub format books: http://youtu.be/XkcL9oq2IO4 (10 minutes)
Alaska’s ITunes
University site is below as the collection and dissemination tool –
elegantly easy to download Epub format ebooks to tablets and smartphones.
See
Alaskan Native heritage center Ebook at…
See the AASB ITunesU new site where
your Ibooks will be shared:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/institution/association-alaska-school/id431438251
See the
features of the NEW ITunesU at:
http://www.apple.com/apps/itunes-u/index.html
Note:
This is separate from the even newer Ibooks Author
free app for Mac, which allows offering
online courses in Ibook format via Apple's Ibook store.
Learn more
about Ibooks and how to sell them via Apples Ibook store at:
http://www.eschoolnews.com/2012/01/19/apple-unveils-interactive-textbooks-revamped-itunes-u/ NOTE: Ibooks are in
a non-epub format shareable only via Apple’s Ibooks store.
K. Anti-Aging Games
from 'Pong' pioneer Bushnell says video games may save your brain http://www.matr.net/article-44596.html http://Anti-AgingGames.com is introducing a suite of up to 30 online games today, ranging
from simulations of police lineups and code-cracking to trying to remember what
toppings are on a pizza, that it says may help Baby Boomers through Gen Yes
improve and sustain their memory and concentration.
Learning Games
Most
of the major website browsers and search engines have their own game pages,
including Yahoo (http://games.yahoo.com/),
MSN (http://zone.msn.com/en-us/home),
and more. Simply go to their home page and scroll through the buttons
until you find the game button, or just search games and their games pages will
be the first to show in search results. Other popular game sites include Pogo (http://www.pogo.com/)
and Free Online Games (http://www.freeonlinegames.com/).
L.
Top Ten Easy tools for
first skills for creating online content to share with peers
1. Jing video captures, dual platform, free, www.jingproject.com
Gwenn
Hill (a senior) shows how she is using Facebook to promote her business: http://www.screencast.com/t/a4ycjnBNmeU
Eric Salkeld, a teacher in Oregon
shared the following which uses jing/camtasia
rather elegantly, as well as dropbox.com – a cloud-based file storage free
system:
Click across
the project tabs to see his
many “how-to” videos for creating web-based content (aimed at 7th
graders.)
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6997272/Tech_Lab_Site/7th_Grade_Projects.html
Amber’s facebook
tutorial “jing” for her aging mother
http://screencast.com/t/6lOidG1a
Renee Estelle's Jing on Facebook and other tools for managing connectivity and
info-diet overload:
http://screencast.com/t/ONaDdZOFQRAT
Ryan’s Top 20 Ipad
Apps for Educators
http://www.screencast.com/users/Moosedog/folders/Lesson%208%20final/media/82561f61-9b5e-42f1-be87-23f4933eed57
2. Easy creation and sharing of presentations: Prezi.com
3. Collect your Favorite sites: Pinterest.com
4. Easy Emagazine: Scoop.it
5. Create your own Music videos: Animoto.com
6. Photos; flickr.com, instagram.com, eyeme.app allows narrating photos on mobile devices.
7. Youtube.com –personal channels for collection/sharing and monetization
8. Slideshare.com sharing powerpoints, searchable by topic
9. Goanimate.com: easy talking animations
10. Creating free websites, weebly.com
11. Ning.com create a social network for $3/month ex. http://classroom20.ning.com
12. Edmodo.com – take
the video tour – create a safe facebook-like site for
online courses and community engagement
13. Livebinders.com 3-ring
binders for cloud-based sharing
Technology Integration 101
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit?id=417016
M. International Free Elearning
Resources and Innovations
United
Kingdom Innovations for Seniors
The UK is far more focused
on funding resources to support the public good than the U.S. Government,
seniors sites from Britain, Australia, Ireland, and Canada will likely be
better than most U.S. sites;
BBC - WebWise - Computer
Basics - Computer basics
http://www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/courses/computer-basics/lessons/computer-basics/
Some good videos for beginners through
advanced
http://www.knowmia.com/browse/technology/computer-science
Looks like the Brits have some neat
sites for seniors.
http://www.laterlifeskills.com/howto-guides/computer-training-guide/
http://www.learnmyway.com/ see videos w seniors talking
OUTSTANDING: From
Northern Ireland
Alison.com An extensive free
training resources global site (there are others)
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/11/open-education-for-a-global-economy/?hp
Australian Government Seniors Portal
http://www.seniors.gov.au/internet/seniors/publishing.nsf
Seniors Web links
and portals:
http://www.seniors.gov.au/internet/seniors/publishing.nsf/Content/Seniors+web+links
Australian Tips for Seniors
www.imls.gov/
An independent US federal agency supporting
museums and libraries of all types.
IMLS supports 122,000 libraries nationally.
Gates Foundation
library portal with diglit www.webjunction.org - Benchmarks for librarian training as the defacto digital literacy
corps, www.libraryedge.org.
It is likely
libraries will be responsible for connecting citizens with all Egov services as they continue to evolve using online and
mobile efficiencies.
Ex. Liverpool, NY library Senior Services, Director Jean Polly: http://www.lpl.org/senior-services Note affordable online courses from www.ed2go.com/lpl We are first in NY to offer the 3m cloud library-- a game changer. AND
want to be first in NY with Hoopla later this year
Sacramento Library Adult Literacy www.saclibrary.org/?pageId=223
American Library Association: Information literacy, adult literacy,
digital literacy and more http://www.ala.org/advocacy/literacy/informationliteracy
O. Freebies sites, and Free Tutorial sites
Simple searching will reveal dozens if not hundreds of sites
for freebies, tutorials, and more.
Sample list of freebies sites:
http://lone-eagles.com/freebies.htm
Help2Go www.help2go.com Free computer help; powered by
volunteers.
The Free Site www.thefreesite.com Free resources web site, one of dozens of similar sites.
Ehow www.ehow.com
Discover the expert in you.
About www.about.com Do More.
HowStuffWorks "How to Find a Telecommuting Job"
http://money.howstuffworks.com/find-telecommuting-job.htm
Learn
more about how to find a telecommuting
job. ... If you think that most seniors
are content to sit at home and play golf once they retire, prepare to think ...
www.howstuffwork.com - one of many such useful sites
P. Draft Categories of emerging tools and Elearning innovations;
Dozens of sites
exist in each category, sample sites only are listed;
Here are Hundreds of social
media tools.
http://go2web20.net (hundreds of social media tools listed by type, see the top ten by category at top right.)
Tech Devices Portal for Elders: touch screen PCs, mobile devices,
http://www.eldergadget.com/
great site for
high tech devices for elders
Assistive
technologies and universal design for individuals with disabilities
Usability Factors to consider when designing
mobile apps for elders
http://appsusability.com/2012/06/20/elder Jun 20,
2012 – Factors that must be considered when designing mobile apps for senior citizens
and elders.
Apps Clearinghouse Models:
for Kindergarteners and update newsletters make this site a model for Sesame
Street for Seniors: http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2011/11/kindertown-find-best-education-apps-for.html
Learning management
systems, LMS’s: edmodo.com moodle.com udemy.com p2pu.org See
the www.Edmodo.com video tour (short and insightful!)
Apps are replacing LMS’s
as a key area to explore further.
Community content management systems (ning, wordpress, patch, joomla, drupal) Steve Haradon’s http://classroom20.ning.com is a well developed example of ning. $3/month created this site for Alaskan educators: http://loneeagleacademy.ning.com
Collaboration software – (www.tyze.com for family caregivers)
Social media purposeful group causes; facebook, twitter, linked-in
Q. APPS
Listings for the Top
10-20 apps for seniors and/or elders are easily found by searching “apps for seniors” or “apps for elders”
Ex. http://elderhelpers.org/blog/popular-ipad-apps-for-seniors/
Ipads and Iphones are
the most popular mobile devices. Most apps are cross-platform. Whether the
Kindle Fire is compatible or not is worth investigating.
Pew Report:
Future of apps and the web
http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2012/Future-of-Apps-and-Web.aspx
Pew Report: Older
Adults and Internet Use, June 2012
http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2012/Older-adults-and-internet-use.aspx
Article, WIRED magazine “The Web is
Dead”
http://techcrunch.com/2010/08/17/wired-web-dead/
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDDwukMmWEY
More videos for "what is an app?" »
R.
Elearning Hubs
With social
media expected to be a $3 billion dollar industry, in addition to the booming
popularly of mobile devices, it is clear Mobile Learning will be the primary
means by which we’ll learn most of what we need to learn in the coming years.
Searching “mobile learning conference
2012” will provide
dozens of recent mobile learning conference, noting this is about commercial
business creation in the knowledge age, not just K12 instruction.
Elearning
Guild
http://elearningguild.com
Do It Yourself University:
http://DIYUbook.com
– open education resources are in the blog roll on the right sidebar.
Arne Duncans 2012 initiative
Great ipad apps that are updated weekly for teachers.
http://blogs.2elearning.com/2012/02/top-20-uses-for-mobil-learning/
http://blog.web20classroom.org/
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/
http://edutechintegration.blogspot.com/
Superintendents
in Canada
S.
Workforce Innovations
Retaining Retirees in the Workforce
Top ten ways broadband saves low income households
money
http://www.internetinnovation.org/library/special-reports/access-to-broadband-interent-top-ten-areas-of-saving
Ebay
for Seniors
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/ebay-for-seniors-for-dummies-cheat-sheet.html
Social Media
Marketing video training modules and model
SBA kicks off
entrepreneurship series
http://www.sba.gov/about-sba-services/7367/30961
Stanford Center
for Entrepreneurship (videos and more)
DigitalLiteracy.gov
Work-force and Jobs Skills
http://www.digitalliteracy.gov/resources-by-term/55
Digital
Literacy is Part of Job Preparedness
http://www.ntia.doc.gov/blog/2011/digital-literacy-part-job-preparedness
Lone Eagle
Consulting sample links;
http://lone-eagles.com/ecommerce-successes.htm
http://lone-eagles.com/web-raising.htm
Elder’s
Webraising http://youtube.com/fodasz
YouTube for
Profit
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/11/business/media/11youtube.html
workforce
innovations via social media
http://Innovatingnetworks.net
http://mashable.com/2009/11/05/resources-for-starting-your-startup/
Eleutian Technology of Ten Sleep, Wyoming to open
center in Casper plans to hire 100 teachers A Wyoming-based company that provides English instruction
in several Asian countries plans to hire about 100 teachers to work in its new
Casper teaching center.
http://www.sba.gov/tools/audiovideo/deliveringsuccess/index.html.
SBA and Dell present interviews with successful entrepreneurs and experts who
know how to grow a business. Real stories and topic-specific advice will help
you decide if your business is ready for growth. For more information, go to http://www.sba.gov/strategiesforgrowth/.
This
15 minute TED video and the related book "What's mine is yours" is
outstanding in demonstrating the $100 billion dollar market for sharing - what
we don't use.
Fast
Company Magazine wrote a great summary article on this last month. A MUST READ!
http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/155/the-sharing-economy.html
TED
Video on Collaborative Consumption "what's mine is yours."
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/rachel_botsman_the_case_for_collaborative_consumption.html