Technology in teaching: April 2013

Saturday, April 27, 2013

Online storage option

Often teachers feel need of some online storage systems where we can store our word documents, presentations ,images etc.
There are lot of options available .
I am using Microsoft Sky Drive. This is free service given by Microsoft which not only gives us 7 GB of storage space but it is an excellent medium to share our files with others.

Benefits:

You can use to store thousands and thousands of files
You can access these files whenever you are online
There is no need to carry pen drives or CD's filled with your files
You can Share your entire folder (view only or edit) with another teacher(s) and/or students

Steps for setting

To start , type http://skydrive.live.com into the address bar of your browser.
You need to have Microsoft Account or Windows Live ID to sign in but if you are new user click on the Signup button for a free Windows Live ID
At the Live ID Sign in page, sign in with your Live account.
In the main navigation, click the “SkyDrive > Get Started

Example of my Sky drive

I wanted to share one pdf file with others . So I uploaded my file in sky drive and shared it with others by giving a link

Check link:

http://sdrv.ms/Kr6aOa

Explore it more at Microsoft PIL Network

Blogging as Teaching tool

The education blog can be a powerful and effective technology tool for teachers .They require minimum technical knowledge and are quickly and easily created and maintained.

Meaning of Blog

A blog is like an online diary. The user of a blog can write about whatever takes their fancy and then publish it for the internet community to read.

It is online space where you write stuff on an ongoing basis. New stuff shows up at the top, so your visitors can read what's new. Then they comment on it or link to it or email you.

Benefits of making Blog