Each technology is accompanied by an icon denoting its relative level of complexity. For more information about the criteria applied to the selection of media, see the main Technologies page in Module 1.

Animated Graphics

in Presentations by Teachers: General Science

Animations

in Conceptual Learning: Mathematics, Scientific Research Methods

in Presentations by Students: Computer Art

Applets

in Conceptual Learning: Mathematics, Statistics

in Virtual Labs and Field Trips: Causality and Statistics, Physics

Asynchronous Communication

in Object and Document Analysis: Communication Studies

for video presentations on using asynchronous communication in online teaching, see Module 2

Authoring Programs

in Presentations by Students: Computer Art

Databases

in Authentic Inquiry: Macroeconomics, Sociology

in Conceptual Learning: Political Science

in Collaborative Learning: Political Science

in Object and Document Analysis: Manuscript Study and Text Analysis

Downloaded Media

in Collaborative Learning: Anthropology

in Presentations by Students: Media Studies

in Virtual Labs and Field Trips: Geology

Images

in Authentic Inquiry: American History

in Case Studies: Nursing, Urban Geography, Veterinary Science

in Collaborative Learning: Architecture and Landscape Architecture, Anthropology, Local History

in Conceptual Learning: History of Technology, Neuroscience

in Object and Document Analysis: Manuscript Study and Text Analysis, Material Culture

in Presentations by Teachers: Cultural Studies, General Science, Economics

in Presentations by Students: Media Studies

in Problem Solving: Biology, History, World Literature

in Virtual Labs and Field Trips: Biotechnology, Geology

PowerPoint

in Presentations by Teachers: Economics

Repositories

in Authentic Inquiry: American History, Sociology

in Conceptual Learning: History of Technology

in Data Gathering and Synthesis: Women's History

in Problem Solving: History

Scripts

in Authentic Inquiry: Sociology

in Virtual Labs and Field Trips: Biotechnology

Streaming Media

in Presentations by Teachers: Cultural Studies

for examples of streaming media on this site, see the video presentations in Module 2

Synchronous Communication

in Data Gathering and Synthesis: Psychotherapy

in Object and Document Analysis: Communication Studies

Text (HTML, PDF)

in Authentic Inquiry: Sociology

in Case Studies: Nursing, Urban Geography, Veterinary Science

in Collaborative Learning: Architecture and Landscape Architecture, Anthropology, Local History

in Conceptual Learning: History of Technology

in Data Gathering and Synthesis: Women's History

in Object and Document Analysis: Manuscript Study and Text Analysis, Material Culture

in Presentations by Teachers: Cultural Studies, General Science

in Presentations by Students: Media Studies, Sociology

in Problem Solving: Biology, History, World Literature

in Virtual Labs and Field Trips: Biotechnology, Geology, Physics

Web Sites

in Authentic Inquiry: Accounting, American History, Sociology

in Case Studies: Human Resource Management

in Collaborative Learning: Anthropology

in Conceptual Learning: Neuroscience

in Data Gathering and Synthesis: Cultural Studies, Human Rights, Psychotherapy

in Object and Document Analysis: Archaeology

in Presentations by Teachers: General Science

in Presentations by Students: Sociology

in Problem Solving: Environmental Studies

in Virtual Labs and Field Trips: Geology

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