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What is it? |
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 Forum
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An online space for conversation. Examples of use include people asking & answering questions, discussing ideas, sharing knowledge and debating. Conversations can be seen in chronological order, or grouped into themes. |
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 Wiki
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An online space where can work together to build up a branched knowledge-web. Examples include encyclopaedias and branching stories. A wiki also archives older versions each times editions are made, and allows for comments on each version which can be used for AfL marking. |
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 Blog
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A web-based diary which has one author, but can be commented upon by others. |
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 Link
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A link to an online resource; perhaps a game or website linked to learning. |
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 Task
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An activity which is set by one teacher to multiple learners which requires resources to be uploaded or created within the learning platform as a response. Often used for homework or groupwork. |
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 Survey
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Sets of questions for a particular purpose, with collated graphical or tabular/exportable responses used for gathering opinions. |
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 Quiz
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Questions set which can be answered, and automatically marked. Both questions & answers can be multimedia/sound/image/embed code. |
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 ePortfolio
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Personal, Online, Learning space which acts as a one-stop-shop to reach all other personal online learning activities and resources. |
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 File
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A document, file, sound recording, media, image or film that has been added to the learning platform. |
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 Scorm
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A particular type of large zip file, often an interactive learning activity. |
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 News
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News posts with accompanying text/image/film/embed code (eg; Google Maps) which can be pushed out to many users. |
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 Calendar
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Calendar/Diary events which can push to individual users calendars and/or contained centrally, with accompanying text/image/film/embed code (eg; PrimaryPad /Live Lesson) |
 RSS |
Information updates with links to resources, which are automatically provided to individuals or groups of people. |
 Page |
Online page or learning space which can be used to inform, engage, excite, scaffold or prompt. |
