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Lengthy, substantive piece on blogging for educators, starting from "what is a blog," continuing through Web2.0 tools, and ending with Personal Learning Networks. Something for everyone here.

"Learn about Education Elements and high level concepts of blended learning."

EDpuzzle provides a very helpful video curation service. You can source videos from 10 online sources (e.g. TED, YouTube, TeacherTube, etc.). The videos can be edited and questions added. What I find most helpful is the learner tracking features, you can actually see what your learners actually do.

"Whether you're new to blended learning or a seasoned veteran of blended learning, there's always more to learn. Take a look at 10 of the top resources for blended education, also known as hybrid learning, from some of the most notable names in the field. So, in addition to great resources like YouTube, iTunesU, and a variety of blogs and social media channels, here are 10 of the most popular blended learning resources teachers use." (by Janis Beem)

Lawrence Public Schools began their efforts in 2012-13 with 8 teachers involved in a field test to blend their classrooms. As of 2015-16, 300 classrooms across all grade levels and content areas are blending. Hear from various stakeholders include the central office leader, participating teachers, students and parents.

This cute video uses Legos to demonstrate the critical components of writing effective instructions. Both the video production and content are high quality; worth 5 minutes of your time if you are looking for an instruction writing guide.

This is an Animoto video that Carla Youmans created to show parents and students how her school would create a hybrid learning environment.

This presentation from Donna Ziegenfuss of the University of Utah's Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence demonstrates a model and process used in a graduate-level online course based on Dee Fink's approach to 'backwards planning".

Thank you for sharing this and the Fink document below. Donna presented at our Instructional Design summit. I use Fink worksheets with many faculty I work with here at SLCC.

This is the second part of the video. :)

Although we have already learn this in chapter 1, this video explains it in a very easy way what it is. We can use to convince our faculty, coordinators, peers, etc :)

This five minute video defines formative assessment and gives examples of technology that can be used.

If you haven't seen this five minute video and if you're interested in interaction with learners, it's worth a look. A professor at the University of Texas - Dallas documents what happens when she decides to experiment with Twitter in the classroom.

A Michael Wesch video

I chose this link for ch 4 because it provides a (short) list of some online technologies currently available and provides tutorials to learn to use them.

I chose this link for ch 4 because it provides a (short) list of some online technologies currently available and provides tutorials to learn to use them.

Thanks, Beth - I like this site!!! Especially the first YouTube on how to create good PPTs.