Speaking of Learning
Posted by Squatters Butterfly on Thursday, March 29, 2012
What it is: HippoCampus is
a website with incredible vision. The goal is to provide high-quality
multimedia content on general subjects to high school and college
students free of charge. Subjects on HippoCampus include
algebra, American government, biology, calculus, environmental science,
physics, psychology, religions, statistics, and US history. Each of
the subject has a large library of multimedia content from students to
learn from. HippoCampus was
designed as part of the Open Education Resources, a worldwide effort to
make education available equitably to everyone. Each lesson includes
multimedia lessons, the text of the lesson, and related resources. I
believe the HippoCampus model
will be the textbook of the future. Students are able to learn at
their own pace, pausing, reviewing, and receiving instruction on
demand.
How to integrate Hippo Campus into the classroom: HippoCampus has
an incredible library of
content for teaching and learning. Use the multimedia lessons in place
of traditional textbooks or as a supplement to your current
curriculum. Teachers can build their own HippoCampus homepage
where students can access specific lessons targeted for them. You can
even create custom announcements to be displayed to students.
Although HippoCampus was
designed with high school and college students in mind, many of the
multimedia presentations could be used to teach middle school students
as well.
Tips: HippoCampus uses Adobe Flash and QuickTime. Make sure that you have each on your computers before using HippoCampus.
Heather Wallace
Naples Computer Gal
Phone(239)207-6565
Website: http://www.naplescomputergal.com
E-Mail: naplescomputergal@yahoo.com
Naples Computer Gal
Phone(239)207-6565
Website: http://www.naplescomputergal.com
E-Mail: naplescomputergal@yahoo.com