How to Teach with Technology Online

In this video, David Lantz welcomes you to his course, How to Teach With Technology Online. In this introduction, you'll learn more about how the course is organized, how it came about, as well as who David is and why you will want to take this course.  Please be sure to download the syllabus and review it to see if this course is right for you. 

Description: In this module, we survey the history of how we teach has been transformed through the use of technology to tell stories. You’ll discover how, in the past, we’ve used old teaching methods to leverage the power new technology, and how we can do so again in the 21^st century. We’ll review the changes that have taken place in online instruction over the last twenty years to better understand the transformation that is even now taking place. Just as the economy of Europe was transformed in the wake of the Black Death, the economy of the 21^st century will also be transformed. This will happen through the interconnected global classroom that is emerging and how it will replace entrenched education bureaucracies in a post pandemic world. 

Learning Objectives: The importance of being a good story teller, Understand the Three Waves of Online Instruction, Anticipate an explosion in instructional methodologies.

1. The importance of being a good story teller to communicate ideas
2. Understand the Three Waves of Online Instruction and how online teaching is changing
3. Anticipate an explosion in instructional methodologies as entrepreneurs, families, and social organizations use new instructional methods in a post-pandemic world. 

Description: About 1,000 B.C. a new technology was being introduced into the modern world: Iron. Some people groups knew how to make iron farm tools and weapons, while other cultures still used bronze. The Philistines were an Iron Age technology culture. The Hebrews were a Bronze Age technology culture. In this lesson, we introduce the concept that we must get used to technological change so that we can “Master the Iron of the Culture.”  

Description: There are many ways to teach. Helping students remember the lessons being taught separates good teachers from great ones. When using technology to teach online, the instructor must overcome the disadvantage of not being physically present with the student. In this lesson, we’ll demonstrate the Four Keys to Teaching Through Story Telling.  When you are finished with this lesson, you will have a greater appreciation for the need to plan out how to use technology to not just teach a subject, but to use technology to help make your subject come alive for your students.

Description: In this lesson, we’ll consider how the pandemic of 2020 has shifted into high gear the need to provide online instruction in a robust, professional manner. Over the period 2000 – 2019, improvements in the online delivery of instruction have been slow to take hold. However, just as the Black Death reshaped the economic and cultural landscape of Europe in the middle of the 14^th century, the Coronavirus Pandemic of 2020 has triggered a tsunami in the necessity of online meetings and instruction.  

Description: In this module, we will walk through the process of using Power Point to create a lesson which can be used either as a standalone teaching tool, or in conjunction with face to face instruction. Starting with a script idea, and moving to the collection of images, we’ll discuss how to imagine the flow of information. Next, we’ll work to animate a presentation in preparation for recording it. We’ll conclude with a demonstration of how to save your power point as a video, as well as how to combine two videos into one- something that is called a “mashup.”

Learning Objectives

1. Planning your script given your constraints of time, content access, and video creation skill level.
2. Review key aspects of how to use Microsoft Power Point to create a video with text only, recorded voice, or for combination with another video in what is called a “mashup.”
3. Save your power point as a video for potential upload to Youtube or social media. NOTE: Much of this module was created using Power Point 2010. Later versions will have slight modifications. Power Point 2016 and later can be saved directly as an MP4 video, instead of in a WMV file format.

Description: In this lesson, we’ll talk about the importance of imagining an idea you want to communicate, identify the audience you wish to communicate with, and the best method for conveying your message. In this lesson, you’ll learn that the message, audience and purpose of your communication project will dictate the answer to the question: What do we want to communicate?

Description: Steven Covey wrote a book: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. The second habit he wrote about is called “Begin with the End in Mind.” In this lesson, we’ll start with an idea, search for images we might include into our power point, and then develop a script that will weave the images into a story we will tell. When you’re done with this lesson, you will have been shown concrete examples of how to create a script that will be turned into a video for such applications marketing and illustrating concepts in a classroom lecture.   

Description: In this lesson, we’ll combine our images and script into a Story Board that will allow us to animate images and text, then to record our voice or add music as we wish. After we create a rough outline of how the script should flow, we’ll search for images, music or video that we’ll combine into our story. By laying out the parts and pieces, first into one slide, and then into a sequence of slides, the story will come alive to communicate the message you design. 

Description: In this lesson, you’ll learn how to record your voice and narrate each slide in your presentation. Additionally, we’ll demonstrate how to combine two separate videos into one, something that is referred to as a “mash up.” When you have finished this lesson, you will have learned how to pace yourself in combining text, images and sound to animate your story.  

Description: Communicating information via video is rapidly replacing the use of written text by itself as a way of transmitting ideas.   In this module, we’ll walk through the process of using a video creation tool called InVideo to create videos which can be used for a number of purposes. After taking this module, you will have learned how to use InVideo to create videos for such applications as: Marketing, infomercials, lesson illustrations, inspirational messages and more. Additionally, you’ll see how InVideo builds on and expands concepts and techniques that you learned in Module 2, Using Power Point to Create a Story and Communicate Your Message. An added benefit is that you will see how InVideo allows you to access their royalty free library of thousands of images and videos that you can use.

Learning Objectives :

1. Conduct a tour of InVideo’s website and video creation tools to learn about how to get started with their platform.
2. Learn how to easily convert your scrip outline to a story board using InVideo’s Article-to-Video Template
3. Discover how to select images, music and video to add to your InVideo template
4. Layer images and text in a pre-planned sequence to appear and disappear to enhance the presentation of your story.
5. Make use of another software called “Loom” to create recordings of how to perform the above mentioned actions while demonstrating them on your computer screen for playback in a movie created using InVideo.

Description: In this lesson, we’ll introduce a powerful video creation tool called Invideo. When you have completed this lesson, you will have been provided with an overview of this online video creation tool’s capabilities. If you want to try Invideo, I invite you to use my affiliate link, https://invideo.io?ref=feh599. Of course, you can use the free version, but if you decide to upgrade to one of the paid plans, enter the Discount Code DL25 when you see the prompt.

Description: In this lesson, we’ll illustrate how to move and edit text boxes, insert an image into a preset area, how to add a scene and edit video content. All of this is done very simply by using one of InVideo’s pre-made templates. This is the first of their three methods of creating a video, and is ideal for the novice video creator.  

Description: In this lesson, we’ll illustrate the various attributes of InVideo’s Article to Video Templates. This is a powerful process to take a written script and quickly and efficiently create a video storyboard which can be turned into a professional video.

Description: In this lesson, we’ll illustrate the InVideo’s Branding and Social Media Tools. This will appear on the videos you create. We’ll also create a video from scratch, layer two videos to create a “picture in picture” video sequence. Finally, we’ll create a video mashup just as we did using Power Point, but in a much more simplified way.  

Description: In this lesson, we’ll illustrate the use of a complementary video creation tool called Loom. Known as a type of screen capture software, you can illustrate how to use various things on your computer desktop. Such teaching activities as how to create a graph in Microsotf Excel, how to read music notation from a music score, how to illustrate using various aspects of InVideo’s software, and much more. By combining Loom and InVideo, you can create powerful lessons, infomercials and other applications that others can use to learn how to do something.  

Description: Regardless of how you create a video, you’ll likely want to share your creation on the Internet. In this course, I have been showing you how to create videos using Power Point, InVideo, Loom and in this module, I’ll add Zoom. When it comes to uploading your video to Youtube, how you create your video really doesn’t matter. In this module, we’ll provide you an overview of how to create and edit your Youtube channel, upload videos, and add enhancements to increase viewership. When you have finished with this module, you can apply these techniques to not only create your own Youtube channel, but also quickly learn how to do the same thing with dozens of other video sharing platforms.

Learning Objectives

1. Access you’re your Youtube channel via your Google account and create a playlist.
2. Learn how to use the Youtube Studio to manage your channel and upload videos.
3. Discover how to create image art that can be uploaded to your channel to customize the look and feel of your channel. 
4. Learn how to make editing enhancements to your videos, such as adding music to a video, add advertising cards to promote other videos, and add keyword search tags. 
5. Create your own Youtube channel, and then upload your finished video for distribution on the World Wide Web.

Description: In this lesson, we’ll show you how to access Youtube via your Google account. Many people would prefer to share videos that others have made, rather than create their own. And so, we’ll show you how to create a playlist of other people’s videos that you can use for whatever purpose you wish. Starting in this module, I’ll begin to demonstrate how to use a third video creation tool, Zoom.  

Description: In this lesson, we’ll show you how to use the Youtube Studio to manage your channel and upload videos. I’ll upload a video, and demonstrate how to add a video description and publish your video. This video is created using Zoom.  

Description: In this lesson, we’ll use the video that was uploaded in the previous lesson to demonstrate how to change your image thumbnail that people will see when they look at your video. We’ll also show you how to create image art that can be uploaded to your channel to customize the look and feel of your channel. This video was created using Zoom.

Description: In this lesson, we’ll demonstrate how to make editing enhancements to your videos. We’ll demonstrate adding “cards” which present viewers with related videos a viewer may wish to see that are related to the current video they’re watching. We’ll also show you how to add copy right free music to use with your videos. And, we’ll show you how to add tags that will make it easier for people searching for your key words to find your video. This video was created using Loom.

Description: Zoom is a versatile video conferencing platform that is ideally suited for group discussions, including marketing webinars, employee trainings, and synchronous online course instruction.  The presenter, and if desired co-presenters, can share power point presentations, demonstrate use of software tools like Microsoft Excel, Youtube videos and free hand drawings (this last capability via a built-in White Board tool). In addition, you can also use Zoom to record yourself creating a lecture or presentation that can then be downloaded as either a MPR video, a MP3 audio, or a rich text file transcript.  When you have completed this module, you will have learned practical methods of engaging others to learn through the use of Zoom.

Learning Objectives

1. Discover How to Set up your Zoom Account  
2. Learn about accessing key features such as sharing and recording content, creating break out rooms, and using a virtual background.
3. Demonstrate simple, effective interactive techniques to enhance audience involvement. 
4. Learn how to make editing enhancements to your videos, such as adding music to a video, add advertising cards to promote other videos, and add keyword search tags. 
5. Create lessons for future broadcast in audio, video, and text formats.

Description: In this lesson, you’ll learn about setting up your Zoom account via Google Chrome. We’ll look at Zoom’s pricing structure and talk about setting up your first Zoom meeting. If you are an educator at a school or university, you may already have an account. Alternatively, you can create a basic Zoom account.  

Description: In this lesson, we’ll discuss how to set up basic settings in your Zoom account. Such features as time stamp, using breakout rooms and virtual backgrounds will be demonstrated.

Description: In this lesson, we’ll recommend some interactive facilitation techniques when leading an online discussion in Zoom. When teaching or training others in a virtual classroom using Zoom or similar tools, you will want to be sure to actively solicit your participants to engage and interact with you and each other.

Description: In this lesson, we’ll talk about how to schedule and record a Zoom lecture. Using the Share Screen feature, we’ll demonstrate sharing a power point and a Youtube video. We’ll also discuss how a group of people might work together to create a group presentation with each member sharing a certain aspect of the project.  

Description: In this lesson, I will discuss how I use Zoom to create weekly Podcasts.  These podcasts can be created in both audio and video form. Downloadable transcripts can then be used to turn into blog posts, or even used to create report or book drafts.  

Description: Canvas is a learning management system, or LMS. There are a variety of similar platforms, but all academic LMS systems have similar features. Essentially, an LMS is a software system that allows you to organize and store resources in an accessible way when teaching a class. Teachers, administrators, students and even parents can access the platform to download lessons in video, audio or written format, enter and observe grades, create calendaring systems for when assignments are due, and provide a means for group interaction through video conferencing tools like Zoom. When you have finished this module, you will have a general overview of the capabilities on an LMS, and be specifically acquainted with the workings of Canvas, created by a company called Instructure.

Learning Objectives

1. Learn about the Capabilities of Canvas and how a typical course is structured
2. Discover how to create group assignments and how to assign your students to project learning teams.
3. Access Free downloadable courses via the shared course resource called Canvas Commons
4. Integrate Canvas with a social video discussion tool called Flip Grid.

Description: Canvas is a Learning Management System (LMS) created by a company called Instructure (See www.instructure.com/canvas/). In this lesson, we’ll provide an overview of how a typical canvas teacher’s platform looks. We’ll show you how to import existing courses for free from what is called the “Canvas Commons,” how to organize a typical course, how to make editing changes to lessons, and other basic set up techniques.  

Description: Just as the teacher has a set up structure for a course, many of the same organizational elements can be accessed by a self-managed team of students collaborating on a group assignment. In this lesson, we’ll show you how to create a team assignment, add students to their respective teams, and provide each student group with LMS tools to have team-only discussions, upload assignment drafts, and even do a team Zoom meeting. Student team projects sometimes suffer from what is called “social loafing” – defined as a situation where team members leave all the work to one or two students who essentially do all parts of the group assignment. In demonstrating these Canvas group features, David walks you through two tools he’s created to address the problem of “social loafing” which you can access via a PDF download with this lesson. An assignment description and "project checklist" that he gives to his Economics students is also provided. Lastly, if you go to https://www.wisejargon.com/when-students-create-videos-to-explain-economics/, you can see examples of several student video projects that have been created using David's approach to creating a team video project.

Description: There are many third party teaching tools that can be added to Canvas. In this lesson, we’ll demonstrate how to add one of these apps called Flipgrid to your course. In our next module, we’ll provide several lessons on how to actually use Flipgrid. The Flip Grid app provides an important element to your online course social environment – the ability of students to create and share videos of themselves talking about aspects of an assignment and their personal thoughts the assignment content. Teachers can use this app to model correct social media interaction in a thoughtful and respectful manner. 

Description: Using a social video learning app called Flipgrid, this module will show you how you can continue to plan and teach engaging, rigorous lessons for your students even when you're not together in the classroom. Flipgrid is an incredibly dynamic platform where students can access content and then respond to prompts by creating short videos. Once a student creates a video, the rest of the class is able to view and respond to that video. In the previous module using Canvas, we demonstrated how you can add the Flipgrid app to your Canvas course. When you have completed this module, you will have a better understanding of how you can use and apply this powerful tool to create social interaction in your online classroom.

Learning Objectives

1. Learn how to create and set up your Flipgrid account
2. Discover how to create and edit an assignment for students to access.
3. Examine how to add a Flipgrid assignment to your course in Canvas

Description: At the end of our module on Canvas, we integrated Flipgrid with Canvas. In this lesson, we’ll continue that process by editing the assignment in Flipgrid. This will include adding assignment instructions, adding a video for the “focus” section of the assignment, as well as setting up other features.  

Description: There is one last thing we need to do with our “Economics in the News” assignment – add it to Canvas. In this lesson, we will access the Canvas “add assignment” features to insert the Economics in the News assignment “Grid” we created in Flipgrid. We’ll show you how a student would record a response to complete the assignment. Finally, we’ll demonstrate how a student can “filter” their image in case they are shy about letting people see their face in Flipgrid.

Description: Up until now, we’ve talked about using Flipgrid with Canvas. But what if you’re just setting this up for the first time for your own use?  Flipgrid is a social video learning app owned by Microsoft Corporation. Teachers can register for a free account by going to https://auth.flipgrid.com/signup. In this lesson, we’ll provide an overview of how to create your Flipgrid account, and also set up your first teaching “grid.” We’ll also show you how you can import a Flipgrid lesson from their “commons” library through what they call their “Disco Library.”  

Description: In this module, I’ll provide a wrap up to the course, and an introduction to my course, How to Teach Online 24/7/365. I also have a thank you gift to share with you. 

In Lesson 4 of the module, Using Power Point to Create a Story and Communicate Your Message, I showed you how to create a mashup video. I’ve held off showing you the resulting video until THIS lesson. You can create a mashup video in both Power Point and using Invideo. If you want to try Invideo, I invite you to use my affiliate link, https://invideo.io?ref=feh599 . Of course, you can use the free version, but if you decide to upgrade to one of the paid plans, enter the Discount Code DL25 when you see the prompt.

One other note. If you decide you want to take my course, How to Teach Online 24/7/365, you can enter the discount code "wisejargon" and get 25% off the course price. Enjoy!

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