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This article highlights how Blackboard is helping a number of school districts raise achievement, organization and engagement. It gives examples from several schools that participate.

At the University of Southern Florida, students use Facebook, instead of Blackboard, for assignments and discussions.

Technology is changing the way people can learn. With constant access to the internet, learning can take place all the time and everywhere. This is especially true with online learning. Connectivism is the theory that claims knowledge exists in the world, not in just an individual. This theory is what drives good online learning practices. The four major concepts that describe effective online teaching using connectivism are establish the feeling of the online classroom, create a social presence within the class, use activities and technology to make meaningful learning experiences and also to teach and guide your students through the learning process. These four concepts are best used within a social and learning community like Facebook or Blackboard that helps to connect the learners and the teacher. 

I thought this was an interesting because the way the classroom is constantly changing there is the opportunity to learn anywhere. A perfect example is this course! I have taken classes with people from all over the world through BSU due to the advancements in technology. The fact that the connectivism theory embraces the knowledge of the world, goes hand in hand with the effectiveness of online education. Social networking is another way that those connections can be made.

This is a good resource for teachers that are interested in making their online courses more accessible. One of the resources is Quality Matters, an online certification process for online classes that sets standards and provides feedback on courses. At my school, we're currently in the process of making sure all of our online courses pass Quality Matter's standards and it's really improving the course curriculum.

This site addresses four common myths about social media and social learning.

These are great resources!! I love the idea that social media is only for fun. I have realized that yes you can keep in touch with friends and family but in addition there are so many things you can do to better yourself or learn a new skill. In addition in the classroom you can add interaction to your classroom! Great ideas!!