Traditional+and+Digital+Practice

=Traditional and digital approaches= toc

Introduction
This is a table looking at traditional classroom practice and potential digital alternatives. I have included software tools (proprietary, open source/free (FOSS) and Web 2.0) I am going to link these through to the websites, so if you are adding to this please make it a link.

Traditional and Digital
These are tools that can be found on a Windows, Mac and iOS Platforms. Some of the tools are free and others are purchased.


 * Caution:** While many tools are offered free of charge initially, these have the basic function set and the more powerful and useful tools are often in app or in program purchases.

back to main page //**i****PAD**// - ithoughts-HD, SimpleMind X, Whiteboard HD, iBrainstorm, Noterize **Word processing tools** //[|open office],// [|StarOffice writer], [|Wordperfect], [|MS Word],//[|Abiword],// Notepad, one-note, [|Adobe Buzzword], //Google Documents - http://doc.google.com// [|Zoho Documents and notetaker - www.zoho.com] Primarypad - [|http:/primarypad.com] //**i****PAD**// iWorks Pages, Notes, Noterize (edit PDF files), quickoffice, scribble pad, chapters, onenote, go Docs, concepts, Educreations, evernote, Notes mibile See Also Diagrams and Flowcharts **Stylus Text entry**: Tablet PC's - Windows Journal, Text recognition software on PDA's, iPhones, Touch etc. Graphics tablets, [|Livescribe pens] **Blogging tools** - Blogging and Microblogging tool - these are excellent tools for taking notes. Posterous - [] [|http://www.blogger.com] [|http://edublogs.org] Wordpress - [] [|Microblogging tool - http://twitter.com] **eBook Creation tool** - MYEBOOK - http://www.myebook.com, iBook Author ||  || Butcher paper diagrams, flowcharts etc || Flowchart, mindmapping software || **Flowchart** - Gliffy - http://www.gliffy.com/ Draw Anywhere - http://www.drawanywhere.com/examples.aspx - //**i****PAD**// - Whiteboard HD, iBrainstorm, Adobe Ideas, ithoughts-HD SimpleMind X, Whiteboard HD, iBrainstorm, inspiration, poplet //[|Create a graph - http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/]// [|Diagram designer (freeware, windows, installed)] [|Creately](online diagram designer) Argument mapping - AMAP - http://www.amap.org.uk //[|Compendium]// || Online Publishing || **Word Processing** - [|StarOffice writer], [|Wordperfect], [|MS Word], //[|Abiword],////, [|Google Documents - http://doc.google.com]// [|Zoho Documents and notetaker - www.zoho.com]//, [|AJAXwrite,] [|Open Office],// Notepad,[| Adobe Buzzword] Primarypad - http:/primarypad.com //**IPAD**// iWorks Pages, Noterize, Notes,quickoffice, chapters, scribble press, Notetaker HD, GoDocs, Bookcreator **Desktop Publishing** - [|Microsoft Publisher], [|PagePlus], [|Adobe pagemaker], //[|scribus]// Pages, Quark Express //**i****PAD**// iWorks Pages, templates for pages **Online Publishing** - [|www.lulu.com/] [] **eBook Creation tool** - MYEBOOK - http://www.myebook.com Primarypad - http:/primarypad.com //**i****PAD**// iWorks Pages E.g. Letters || Electronic mail and Word processed documents || **electronic mail** -Online solutions [|hotmail] [|gmail] etc Hosted solutions - Microsoft exchange, [|First class] Discussion Boards - Blackboard/WebCT etc **Word Processing** - [|StarOffice writer], [|Wordperfect], [|MS Word], //[|Abiword],////, [|Google Documents - http://doc.google.com]// [|Zoho Documents and notetaker - www.zoho.com]//, [|AJAXwrite,] [|Open Office],// Notepad, [|Adobe Buzzword] //[|Voicethread], S[|lideshare],// [|http://prezi.com] //**i****PAD**// - iWorks Keynote, Projector, Pages in full screen mode, Remote Secondary text based research from encyclopaedias etc || Online encyclopaedias || **Online encyclopaedias** - Britannica on line, //[|wikipedia] & [|wikipedia schools offline DVD],// [|citizendium] etc, Living library.. **[|Library Spot]**: **[|Google Scholar]**: **[|Fact Monster]**: **[|ArtLex Art Dictionary]**: **Dictionaries** (See online dictionaries and thesaurus)-[| Websters online dictionary][|Definr] [|Oxford Dictionary] [|Cambridge Dictionary] [|Dictionary.com] [|Wordnik] [|Ninjawords] //**iPAD**// - Dictionary.com, wikihood, iBooks, Kindle, iTunes U, eBooks || from Newspapers, journals and magazines. || Online newspapers and magazine subscriptions, RSS feeds, News aggregators etc || **Web Browsers:** I//nternet explorer, safari Opera, Firefox, Chrome, RSS aggregaters, etc// **[|Google Scholar]**: iPad - Reuter App, BBC app, TVNZ app, News Pro App, Newsstand || See Also Online Encyclopedias iPad Safari, Rover, Atomic web browser, chrome || creating posters etc || Presentation software, graphics tools, web publishing || **Presentation Software** - [|Impress], [|Powerpoint], //Google documents - http://doc.google.com// [|Keynote] //Zoho presenter - http://www.zoho.com [|Open Office]// //[|Voicethread], S[|lideshare],// [] //**i****PAD**// - iWorks Keynote, Projector, Pages in full screen mode, Remote, StoryKit, Comic/Cartoon Tools Comic Life - http://plasq.com - http://www.comiker.com/ http://www.comeeko.com/ http://www.pikikids.com/ http://comiqs.com/ http://www.pixton.com/home http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/ http://www.hypercomics.com/ http://www.kerpoof.com/ http://stagedproject.com/ //**iPad**// - comic touch, comic strip, keynote, iMovie, Screenchomp, Coach's eye, reel director, iTimeslapse, Showme, video scribe, animation, Book creator || materials - [|Clickview] [|Google Video],[|teacher.TV] [|YouTube], [|Teachertube],[|TED.com] //**iPad**// - Youtube, VLC Player, Videos || Process journals, Diaries etc || Blogs, microblogs Video and Podcasts || **Blogs** - [|classroom blog meister] [|First class] [|WordPress], [|Ning], [|blogger], [|edublogs], [|bloglines] Posterous - http://posterous.com Wordpress - http://wordpress.com //**iPad -**// Tweetdeck, Twitter //**Audio Blogging tools** - [|Audacity] [|itunes] [|Podcastalley] - [|Voicethread]// //**iPad** -// Quickvoice Outlook, iCal, Google Calendars //**iPad**// - My Journal, Calendar || Distributing Homework and assignments || Electronic mail Posting to conferences, forums, wikis etc || **Electronic mail** - Online solutions [|hotmail] [|gmail] etc Hosted solutions - Microsoft exchange, [|First class] **Wiki** - [|First class], [|Moodle]//, [|Ning], [|Blackboard], [|ELGG], wikispaces [|wet-paint wikis]// //**Threaded Discussion** - [|First class],// [|Moodle]//, [|Ning], [|Blackboard], [|ELGG]// //**Blogs** - [|classroom blog meister] [|First class] [|WordPress], [|Ning], [|blogger], [|edublogs], [|bloglines]//[|Posterous - http://posterous.com Wordpress - http://wordpress.com] Online STorage Drop Box, iDisk, Mobile Me || //**iPad** - iDisk, Evernote// || [|LAMS], //[|SurveyMonkey], [|eXe], scorm objects//, [|Hot potatoes]Google Forms (part of Google documents) || (paper based or show of hands) || Online surveys and Polls || **Online Survey and Polling tools** - [|First class Education], [|Moodle]//, [|Blackboard], [|ELGG]// [|LAMS], //[|SurveyMonkey], [|eXe], scorm objects//, Google Forms (part of google documents) See Also Survey tools associated with Blogs, wikis, and IM tools **Wiki** - [|First class], [|Moodle]//, [|Ning], [|Blackboard], [|ELGG], wikispaces [|wet-paint wikis]// //**Threaded Discussion** - [|First class],// [|Moodle]//, [|Ning], [|Blackboard], [|ELGG]// //**Blogs** - [|classroom blog meister] [|First class] [|WordPress], [|Ning], [|blogger], [|edublogs], [|bloglines]// //**Social Networking Tools** - [|First class],// [|Moodle]//, [|Ning], [|Blackboard], [|Facebook], [|MySpace], [|Friendster] **[|Second Life]**: **[|Class Home Page Builder]**://[|Elluminate] //**i****PAD**// - Whiteboard HD, iBrainstorm, Adobe Ideas Personal, project or group Organisation || Calendaring, project and task management softwares || **Calendaring -** Outlook, outlook express [|First class], [|Moodle]//, [|Ning], [|Blackboard], ELGG iCal // //**project managment -** [|Ganttproject], [|MS Project]//, [|openproj] //**task management** [|task coach], [|First class],// [|Moodle] Outlook || Maths & data processing (paper based, calculator) || Spreadsheet, calculators || **Spreadsheet** [|Star Office Calc], [|Staroffice Math] [|Open Office], //[|MS Excel]//, //Numbers, https://acrobat.com Google Documents - http://doc.google.com// [|Zoho Documents and notetaker - www.zoho.com] //**iPad**// - Numbers //**iPad**// Mathboard || Visually respresenting events || Online timeline tools || [|Preceden - http://www.preceden.com/] [|xTimeline - http://www.xtimeline.com/] [|interactive timeline - read write think] [] [|http://www.timetoast.com/] [|http://timeglider.com/] [] || Developing a bibliography || Online Bibliography tools || **Online Citation Tools** EasyBib - http://www.easybib.com/ Landmarks Project Son of Citation Machine - http://citationmachine.net/ Zotero - http://zotero.com BibMe - http://www.bibme.org/ Diigo - http://www.diigo.com Delicious - http://del.icio.us or http://deliocious.com || =Traditional vs Digital iPad version= This table looks at just iPad applications that can be used for Augmentative/integrative use of technology Augmentative or integrative use of technology is is often “Teaching with technology”. In this use of technology the student replaces traditional approaches with an equivalent digital version. A simple test to apply is this: Does the use of technology reinforce, augment or substitute for a traditional teaching approach? The key question here is “Can we do this without technology?” If the answer is Yes, then this is augmentative or integrating. eg. This could be using an email system to distribute class notes or materials, having students process mathematical formula or process on a smartboards, developing a presentation etc. Each of these can be achieved using traditional teaching approaches.
 * **Traditional Approach** || **Digital Alternative** || **Software Tools (Italics Opensource or free version)** ||
 * === Note taking - Hand written notes === || Brainstorm, Text entry tools and word processing software (see Bloom's & Graphical Organisers) || **Mind mapping tools** - [|Inspiration, kidspiration], [|smartideas], //[|Cmap], [|Freemind],//[|Thinkingmaps] //Gliffy - http://www.gliffy.com/ Flowchart - Draw Anywhere - http://www.drawanywhere.com/examples.aspx - Mind mapping - [|MindMeister] - http://www.mindmeister.com// [|Compendium]
 * Collaborative Note taking** - Wall Wisher - http://www.wallwisher.com
 * ===Diagrams, Mind maps, Graphical organisers and Flowcharts -===
 * Mind mapping** - MindMeister - [|Bubbl.us,] [|Gliffy], [|CMap] Tools, //[|Skrbl]//, //[|writeboard]//, [|inspiration, kidspiration], //[|VUE Visual Understanding Environment]//, [|Mind Manager,] //[|Freemind],// [|Microsoft Visio], [|smartideas], //[|MindMeister,]// //[|Compendium]//
 * === Formal writing === || Word Processing software Desktop publishing software
 * Collaborative Writing** - [|Google Documents], [|Zoho Documents],[| ietherpad], [|Protagonize] [|Nota] [|Adobe Buzzword] ||
 * ===Drafting process=== || Word Processing Software || **Word Processing** - [| StarOffice writer](review tool), [|MS Word],(review tool), //[|Abiword],// Notepad, //[|Google Documents - http://doc.google.com]// [|Zoho Documents and notetaker - www.zoho.com]//, [|AJAXwrite,] [|Open Office],//[|Adobe Buzzword]
 * Collaborative Writing** - [|Google Documents], [|Zoho Documents],[| ietherpad], [|Protagonize] [|Adobe Buzzword]
 * Collaborative Note taking** - Wall Wisher - http://www.wallwisher.com ||
 * === Formal Communications. ===
 * Presentation Software** - [|Impress], [|Powerpoint], //Google documents - http://doc.google.com// [|Keynote] //Zoho presenter - http://www.zoho.com [|Open Office]//
 * Collaborative Writing** - [|Google Documents], [|Zoho Documents],[| ietherpad], [|Protagonize] ||
 * ===Informal Communications=== || Electronic mail, instant messaging, threaded discussion, Blogging and microblogging || **Electronic mail** - Online solutions [|hotmail] [|gmail] etc Hosted solutions - Microsoft exchange, [|First class] [|Mobile Me]
 * Instant messaging** - //[|Moodle],// Outlook, //[|skype],// Yahoo messenger, Microsoft messenger, iChat
 * Threaded Discussion** - [|First class], Moodle, [|Ning], [|Blackboard], [|ELGG]
 * Blogs** - [|classroom blog meister] [|First class] [|WordPress], [|Ning], [|blogger], [|edublogs], Posterous - http://posterous.com Wordpress - http://wordpress.com
 * Microblogging & SMS** - [|twitter]Texting and SMS. [|Wallwisher - http://www.wallwisher.com/] [|lino it] online post it notes ||
 * === Research ===
 * ===Research===
 * Bookmarking tools:** [|Diigo] [|Delicious]
 * === General research === || Search engines and directories, web quests || //Internet explorer, Opera, safari, Firefox, RSS aggregaters//
 * ===Presenting material,===
 * Collaborative Writing** - [|Google Documents], [|Zoho Documents],[| ietherpad], [|Protagonize]
 * Desktop Publishing** - [|Microsoft Publisher], [|PagePlus], Adobe indesign, //[|scribus]// Pages
 * Online Publishing** - [|www.lulu.com/]
 * Graphics Tools** - [|Corel draw], [|Staroffice Draw], [|Inkscape] MS Paint, [|the GIMP], //[|Tuxpaint], [|paint.Net],// [|Adobe Photoshop], [|Photostory 3]
 * === Watching videos === || Digitised resources || Players Windows media player, Real player, Quicktime, VLC,
 * ===Journals===
 * Microblogging** - [|twitter]
 * Video Blogging tools** [|Google Video],[|teacher.TV] [|YouTube], [|Teachertube],
 * Journalling tools**
 * ===Homework===
 * Microblogging & SMS** - [|twitter]Texting and SMS.
 * ===Collecting Homework=== || Drop Boxes || **Electronic mail** - Online solutions [|hotmail] [|gmail] etc Hosted solutions - Microsoft exchange, [|First class]
 * Threaded Discussion** - [|First class], [|Moodle]//, [|Ning], [|Blackboard], [|ELGG]//
 * === Paper based tests === || Electronic tests || **Electronic testing tools** - [|First class Education], [|Moodle]//, [|Blackboard], [|ELGG]//
 * ===Voting and surveys===
 * Microblogging & SMS** - [|twitter]Texting and SMS. ||
 * === Discussions === || Asynchronous & synchronous tools, IM, Chatrooms, Forums, Threaded discussions, wikis || **Electronic mail** - Online solutions [|hotmail] [|gmail] etc Hosted solutions - Microsoft exchange, [|First class]
 * Microblogging & SMS** - [|twitter]Texting and SMS. (limited)
 * Audio and Video conferencing** - [|skype], iChat,[| elluminate], Adobe connect, gChat
 * Collaborative Writing** - [|Google Documents], [|Zoho Documents],[| ietherpad], [|Protagonize] ||
 * ===Graphical organiser=== || Brainstorming mindmapping software || **Mind mapping** - [|Bubbl.us,] [|Gliffy], [|CMap] Tools, [|Skrbl]//,// [|writeboard] //, [|inspiration, kidspiration],// [|VUE Visual Understanding Environment]//, [|Mind Manager,]// [|Freemind], //[|Microsoft Visio], [|smartideas],// Mind mapping - [|MindMeister,] [|Compendium]
 * Collaborative Writing** - [|Google Documents], [|Zoho Documents],[| ietherpad], [|Protagonize] ||
 * ===Time management===
 * ===Mathematics===
 * Calculators** //- Standard and scientific calculators//
 * Online resources** - [|wikipedia] **[|WebMath]**:
 * Board Games || RPG and electronic games || [|Gamemaker], [|PopFly] [|RPGMaker 2000] **[|The Sims Online]** ||
 * ===Timelines===
 * ===Bibliography===
 * Bookmarking Tools**


 * ** Traditional Approach ** ||  ** Digital Approach **  ||  ** Possible applications **  ||
 * Note Taking - Hand written notes  ||   Digital Notes, word processing, speech to text   ||   Apple Pages, QuickOffice, Notes, Chapters, GoDocs(connects to google documents), Evernote (requires internet connection), Google Drive, Notebooks,Notetaker HD, Concepts, OneNote. Minute mate, Siri - voice to text (iPad 3 or higher) //See mind mapping tools//   ||
 * Mind map, brainstorm  ||   Mind map, brain storm, graphical organisers   ||   iThoughts HD, inspirations (lite and purchased version) Poplet, Prezi for iPad, MindMeister (free and paid version)   ||
 * Formal Writing  ||   Word processing, Desktop publishing, collaborative documents   ||   Apple Pages, QuickOffice, Notes, Chapters, Google Drive, GoDocs(connects to google documents), Book Creator (creates iBooks), Evernote (requires internet connection), Notebooks   ||
 * Drafting process  ||   Word processing, collaborative documents   ||   Apple Pages, QuickOffice, Notes, Chapters, GoDocs(connects to google documents), Book Creator (creates iBooks), Evernote (requires internet connection), Notebooks   ||
 * Formal Communications - letters etc  ||   Word processing, collaborative documents, electronic mail   ||   Mail, Apple Pages, QuickOffice, GoDocs(connects to google documents)   ||
 * Research - secondary text based research from reference books, newspapers journals & magazines  ||   Internet based research, online publications and news subscriptions, Dictionaries, search engines   ||   Search engines via web browsers like Safari, Chrome, Rover (Supports flash), Opera, Atomic Web Browser, Puffin (Supports flash). Search Apps - Google Search. Reference resources - Dictionary, Dictionary.com, Wikipedia mobile, Wikihood, Brain pop, iTunes U etc   ||
 * Processing data  ||   Spreadsheets, calculators   ||   iWork Numbers, QuickOffice, GoDocs, Google Drive, Calculator   ||
 * Presenting information  ||   Slideshow, video, cartoon, poster, wiki, webpage, Desktop publishing, word processing, ebook, timelines   ||   Google Drive, Keynote, Prezi for iPad, GoDocs, QuickOffice, Educreations, Explain everything, Poplet, Book Creator, Storyrobe DTP - Pages. Comic creation Comic Life, Comicstrip, Puppet Pals, Sock Puppets   ||
 * Diary and journal  ||   Process journal   ||   Calendar, iprocrastinate, OneNote,Schoolbook, Apple Pages, QuickOffice, Notes, Chapters, GoDocs(connects to google documents), Google Drive, Notebooks,Notetaker HD, Concepts,   ||
 * Time management  ||   calendar, scheduling application   ||   Calendar   ||
 * mathematical processes  ||   Spreadsheets, calculators, reference material, drill apps   ||   iWork Numbers, QuickOffice, GoDocs, Google Drive, Calculator, Mathboard, imathematics, FormulasHD, Fieldprotractor, mathletics, Rover (web browser with matheltics built in), minds of Math, operation math, iTunes U, Math Machine   ||