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The Consortium for School Networking has posted a web 2.0 and mobile acceptable use policy (AUP) guide (PDF download). Though brief, the resource outlines AUP policy formation and, most significantly, lists relevant laws for a couple dozen U.S. states. The guide also links to sample policies and additional resources.

Welcome to Keene State Colleges website for our Google How to Guides and our embedding based How to Guides. This site has been designed so that there is one place for you to refer back to if you need a little help with something in a Google application or if you need a little help with embedding a feature into your Google Site. Google Sites is an easy to use, free application that was created by Google so that anyone can make their own personalized website.  Google Sites offers a wide array of options for templates, and personal modification but the best part of it all is that a Google site can be created for any use your can come up with.

Guiding Faculty Through (Inevitable) Technological Change Fred Zinn - OIT Academic Computing, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Library guide that Distinguishes between primary and secondary sources.

A student guide to studying online - What you need to know before you enroll for an online course 

Google guide to accessibility http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2012/09/a-google-guide-to-google-apps.html#.UFsIMY1lSyo

This guide avoids some of the obvious things, like using Google Docs for collaborative writing, and instead focuses on some of the lesser-used Google tools options like publishing an online quiz using Google Docs. In all there are 33 pages containing 21 ideas and how to instructions for creating Google Maps placemarks, directions creating and publishing a quiz with Google Docs forms, directions for embedding books into your blog, and visual aids for accessing other Google tools.

If you're new to HootSuite, it can be a little daunting. This is why we've create a quick start guide so you can briskly understand the basics of HootSuite. For more help resources, check out the bottom of this article.

Looking for figures? Here's a beginner's guide to our Global development datastore and the best sources for development data on the web

Training for students, instructors, + "Public Courses about Canvas"

Organizing course content in the Modules page There are several different ways to organize a module so that it is easy for students to navigate. The following lesson contains several examples.

A Guide to Annotating using Diigo

Been getting a ton of requests for 'how to's and guides for creating decent visualizations and information designs. Made me think: maybe I could do some workshops in this area. I like developing ideas and working with people. Could be fun!

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Here are some resources for outcomes. I have written some guides, which are attached, along with an editable .docx you may use at your institution for training. I have attempted to break down outcomes design, building, and reporting through a 4-Step process and have provided a short video going through the steps

The Oral History in the Digital Age website connects interested persons and organizations to a range of resources related to crafting a meaningful and dynamic oral history project. Crafted by people at Michigan State University with funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the site contains critical essays, How-To guides, and an elaborate wiki. The Getting Started area is a good place to begin, as it features helpful playlists about oral history projects. The Essays tab leads to another highly informative section of the site. The short pieces in this section are divided into three topics: Collecting, Curating, and Disseminating. The individual essays include "Enhancing Discovery: Connecting Users to Y our Oral History Collections Online" and "Oral History and Social Networks: From Promotion to Relationship Building." Finally, the Ask Doug option features expert responses to key questions on oral history projects from noted oral historian Doug Boyd

Now comes the important part. Once we have an ordered list of learning objectives, we instructors have to choose a "cognitive cutoff point" at which student responsibility for mastery prior to class ends. "Below" this point, we expect students to master the learning objectives before class through guided practice. "Above" this point, some fluency would be nice, but these are long-term learning objectives and will serve as the focus for class activities.