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Bitly is a way to save and share links that also shortens the URL links that you share. Their blog is frequently updated with information on the multiple ways that bitly can be used to you advantage - this particular post goes over some basics of "bitmarks."

Create PowerPoint-like presentations without PowerPoint and that play from the Cloud, so an audience with differently formatted devices can view. Grap pictures quickly from Web, edit, or load PowerPoint slides. Create instant url. Compare with Slideshare. 

"http://ezproxy.net.ucf.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=eric&AN=EJ739141&site=ehost-live" Research article by a UCF professor.

Game-based learning article by UCF faculty member, Dr. Glenda A. Gunter, Robert F. Kenny from Florida Gulf Coast University, and Erik H. Vick.

Current trends that influence the use of technology in distance education.

This article is written by Dr. Campbell, it talks about the importance of integrating Technology into the classroom. She talks about how students love social media and using their phone. Therefore, it is important for a teacher to continuously utilize these tools to further interest and engage the students in the classroom. She also talks about various tools the teachers can use in the classroom to further interest the students in the curriculum. Such tools may include Prezi, Voicethread, Tagxedo, and Museum Box.

Study by Candace Lacey, Glenda Gunter, and Jennifer Reeves on the implementation of mobile tech at two universities and in a pre-K classroom.

UCF Faculty Article related to teaching fractions

Digital citizenship tied to character education, supported by Media Specialists in our K-12 schools and virtural environments.

Infographic-style simplified conceptual flowchart of "how the internet works"

Transform your doc, pdf, word, movie in an interactive flipbook. It's very easy: upload your file and you will receive an email with the url to your creation. You can share this with your friend, family... by email, on your blog, on facebook or twitter It's free and without inscription!

Amazon offers 16,623 songs, loops. background music-whatever you might need for future ed tech projects. Other sites just aren't as trustworthy.

*UCF NID Account Required* *Open in New Window may be Required* The article provides an overview of the process involved in envisioning, developing and incorporating mobile technology into the curriculum at 2 institutions of higher education and a public charter school. Topics discussed include the 3 projects for experiences envisioning, developing and integrating digital media and technology at the Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, a prekindergarten class at Big Pine Academy, Florida and University of Central Florida (UCF)

A great summary of and links to Digital Tools your students might like to help develop better study habits.

Effective mathematics teaching is required to improve mathematics education. The experience that the teachers provide shape the students' understanding and their ability to use mathematics in their daily lives. This research study was carried out by a few UCF faculty members, as well as some from other colleges and universities. It focused on pre-service elementary school teachers and their ability to contextualize and decontextualize fraction subtraction problems by both writing problems and choosing problems that support given expressions.