Schoology- Learning Management System

Schoology is a learning management system for students & teachers to access:

ØAll of their electronic materials and activities that complement what happens in the classroom

Ø Quizzes, discussion boards, polls, and announcements

ØCalendar that helps in organizing assignments and other events

Below is a tutorial on how you can use Schoology in your classroom as an effective tool to provide a collaborative learning experience.
I'm eager to try it out next year with my students!!

I created this tutorial as an assignment in "Distance Learning" course while studying my masters in Educational Technology. Feel free to leave any comment or question, I'll be glad to reply :)

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Block Websites

Being a computer lab manager for the past six years I noticed how important it is to block some websites that you don't want your students to access in their ICT session. Here are the steps to block any website (for Windows): Step 1: Click the Start button and select Run. Now copy and paste the following text in that Run box: c:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts Choose “Notepad” to open it. Step 2: Go to the last line of the file, hit the enter key and type in the following format: 127.0.0.1 xxxx.com Eg: If you want to block facebook.com and myspace.com 127.0.0.1 facebook.com 127.0.0.1 myspace.com Step 3: Save the modified file That’s it. None of the above sites can be visited on your computer. One per line if you want to add more web sites. Note that you should have administrator rights so that you can modify the "hosts" file. I used this way to block access to some games' websites that were inappropriate for my students, and it worked perfectly. ...

Data Processing

Explaining data processing for grade 1 students could be challenging. Students must learn what are Input parts, differentiate them from output parts, and understand how data is being processed. Infographics attracts students by graphical representation of information rather than large texts. They help in breaking down complicated concepts into understandable pieces of information which students can absorb and digest effortless. During my masters study in Educational Technology - in the E-evaluation course I collaborated with my colleges Ali Ghanawi and Imad Noureddine to create this infographic which helps us in explaining data processing lesson to grade 1 students. Note that it was create using Easilly which is a web-based infographic platform used by educators, students, executives and businesses for representing and conveying their ideas, concepts, reports, processes and projects through visual forms that are easy to follow a...

Types of Computer Handout

This is a handout that I created for grade 2 students to learn about types of computer and then solve two activities. Since I've created it few days ago, I'll have to wait till next year to try it out with my students. I'd like to know your feedback if you try it with your students. Hope you like it!! Note: I created this handout using Adobe Illustrator . Types of Computer from Dana Al Rifai

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