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