Strengths of a VLE

Sharing information/reference material

Accessible locally and globally

A platform to inspire learning and promote subject area outside the classroom

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L Interact with content (links, comments, etc.)

Track individual progress

Provide instant formative feedback

Encourage creativity and authorship

E-Portfolio in ArtFitting into the Assessment Objectives

AO1 RecordWeb 2.0 applications such as Flickr, Blip.Tv, Slideshare, etc.. all enable students to store and share ideas and observations online

AO2 AnalyseThe use of forums help students to analyse works of art on a public and live platform, where they can view their peer responses. In addition, wikis can be used to share research material. Blogs are a useful for allowing students to annotate their work.,

AO3 DevelopThe VLE tracks students’ development as part of their profile, showing their progress clearly over time. Revised editions of work can be saved.

AO4 RealiseThere are many possibilities to present final works of art as online galleries, animations, short films, photographs, etc... By embedding links into a blog, you can easily share final outcomes.

Useful Web 2.0 Software

Flickr for photo sharing

Audacity for audio editing

Soundsnap for free sound clips

Animoto for audio visual music-style presentations

Blip.tv or Google Videos for uploading and sharing videos

Slideshare for sharing PowerPoint presentations

Bubble.us for collaborative brainstorming

Storymaker for creating stories

Splashr and Flickriver for displaying images through tags

Google Maps for geotagging images and places

Voki for language simulation

Edublogs for free blogging web space

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