23 Things Online Teachers Should Know

1) The ADDIE Model can help teacher create a more fluid course.

2) They should understand ONLINE COPYRIGHT laws with online materials

3) They should know where to go for good peer reviewed online materials (e.g. Merlot.org)

4) They should understand when it is best to have students complete tasks within the course site or when it is better to require students to go outside the course site.

5) Links to YouTube  videos can be posted to course cites.

6) Creating YouTube videos can be done in various ways, such a through posting a video you made through Window Movie Maker

7) PowerPoint presentations can be enhanced through adding voice and posting as videos.

8) Prezi is an alternative to PowerPoint Presentations

9) There are many ways to lower the chances of cheating in an Online Course PDF file with Tips

10) You need to understand what type of videos and sound files can be uploaded to certain cites.

11) Podbean.com is one place where you can upload certain sound files to create for your courses.

12) Camtasia.com is another place you can go to create “movies” for your courses

13) Audacity is a great free voice recording program that you can use to record your voice as it has very nice editing features.

14) Blogs such as Google Blogger.com can be a good research for teachers as they can follow educational blogs related to their field

15) There are online readers that allow you follow the websites (such as blogs, news, and tweets) you want to in a more organized way

16) In addition to Skype, Google Hangouts can be used to create collaboration between students or teacher-student interactions.

17) Quizlet.com and Quia.com are some examples of places that allow you to build online quizzes for students

18) Creating good Video and Audio requires time and understanding of good practices. READ up on what are good methods before creating content.

19) Evaluate carefully when it is best to create your own content or use the content of others (with proper citations/copyright laws)

20) Understand the difference between offering OPEN or CLOSED courses

21) Dropbox.com and Google Drive offer free storage for students and teachers

22) Google Drive offers Documents that work like WIKIS to allow students to do writing collaboration

23) In addition to Moodle and Blackboard, Survey Monkey and Google Drive offer a free resource to create survey forms.