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This OLC Institute post suggested three purposes and provided numerous examples of social media implementation and integration that may serve to "support learning in online courses" (2016.05.17, ¶3, ff.), namely: 1. Amplifying the physical and psychological engagement of learners (Engagement using social media); 2. Providing instruction to "enhance learning outcomes" (Instruction involving social media); and 3. Facilitating access to, and increasing availability of academic, career, and other "support services" (Student support using social media). Reference Online Learning Consortium [OLC] Institute for Professional Development. (2016.05.17). Why Should I Learn More about Social Media? [weblog post]. http://onlinelearningconsortium.org/learn-social-media/

Web 2.0 Tools for instructions . Great resources

In this post, Byrne suggested, "Rather than trying to remember when to revoke access to the folder, you could use the Auto-Expire script to set an expiration date for your shared folders" (2013.01.25, para 1). He displayed a Tekzilla Daily video from which he "learned about the script", and also point out a Digital Inspiration blog post that provides instructions as well.

Terrific games to support math instruction.

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Free Moodle for Teacher courses and a chance to create and teach your very own Moodle course or courses for free.

Step by Step Instructions for Week 1: 1. Create an account on http://moodle4teachers.org 2. Enrol in http://moodle4teachers.org/course/view.php?id=16 3. Read the news announcement: http://moodle4teachers.org/mod/forum/view.php?id=603 4. Take the Moodle Experience choice activity:http://moodle4teachers.org/mod/choice/view.php?id=656 5. Follow this task by moving the arrows:http://moodle4teachers.org/mod/book/view.php?id=593 6. Access the tab for week 1: http://moodle4teachers.org/course/view.php?id=16&section=1 7. Introduce yourself: http://moodle4teachers.org/mod/forum/view.php?id=520 8. Follow this: http://moodle4teachers.org/mod/book/view.php?id=519

Easy and simple way to share your screen with others.

Great way to help instruct students or fellow teachers on how to use a program or just to quickly and easily share information with others.

Welcome to Integrating Technology for Active Learning (IT4ALL) where we will be featuring exciting e-learning workshops and courses on how to improve instruction and learning. You are invited to enroll in the courses available, suggest new courses, create courses of your

Teammates .. collaborative learning

Teammates .. collaborative learning

Ruth Li "presents an innovative approach to the design and integration of collaborative writing projects using the Google Apps for Education online platform (OWI 4). The setting is a traditional, face-to-face high school English classroom in which students write in class simultaneously, each on separate devices, on shared Google Docs. In particular, I offer specific strategies for teaching students to write collaboratively in a variety of creative genres, including plays, poems, narrative essays, and speeches" (Explain broadly..., ¶1).