Digital Tools and Effective Strategies for Student Engagement in the Online Classroom

Digital Tools and Effective Strategies for Student Engagement in the Online Classroom

1. Main body 2 "Productivity tools and access to content"

   • access content from resources such as APUS library, credited websites, libraries etc. and product tools can build your research skills to creat informative papers, brochures, powerpoints, and many other productions. It can be used to help other students better understand and maybe give those who do understand have more insight.
   • Microsoft office products
     • word processor, brochure designer, power point, spreadsheet designer.
     • thousands of templates to reference.
     • universal support
     • free for college students
   • Adobe products
     • require more skill to use.
     • products offer an alternative to traditional presentations
     • cost money
   • Google Docs
     • perfect for Chromebooks

2. Main Body 1 "Online Tools and time management"

   • goConqur
     • quizzes
     • Flash Cards
     • mind maps
   • Easel.ly
     • Used to create Infographs
     • Great for visual learners
     • helps build cognitive memory
   • Plan to show how using online tools can help your time management to use your time in the classroom to its full potential.
     • Plan to show online tools maximizing study, school, and assignment to help student better understand topic. This could help to get in a conversation and genuinely contribute useful information instead of filler

3. Main Body 3 "factors of successful learning

   • Turnitin
   • success
   • curiosity
   • relationship
   • saving best for last, what affects student engagement How can the classroom affect contribution. I plan to incorperate findings from main points 1 and 2 to show how it all goes together. The main foucus although, will be the "factors" listed

4. Citations

   • Chandler, P. (2013). Digital tools for communicating ideas. The School Librarian, 61(4), 210. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1467996510?accountid=8289
   • Axelson, R. D., & Flick, A. (2011). Defining Student Engagement. Change, 43(1), 38-43. doi:10.1080/00091383.2011.533096
   • Millican, J., & Bourner, T. (2011). Student-community engagement and the changing role and context of higher education. Education & Training, 53(2), 89-99. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/00400911111115645
   • Meyer, K. A., & McNeal, L. (2011). HOW ONLINE FACULTY IMPROVE STUDENT LEARNING PRODUCTIVITY. Journal Of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 15(3), 37-53.
   • These are a few resources i plan to use. I utilized the internet and APUS library so far. I plan to go to a physical library.