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This is an interesting article about how technology has evolved over time starting from 1650 to 2010.

I love this website. I think that Coursera is an amazing resource for online learning and for learning in general. -Sergei

Thanks Sergei! These are some great resources!

Another amazing website for anyone who wants explore online courses. I took a French course on MOOC in February, and I absolutely loved it! I got a certificate too! Enjoy! -Sergei

Views on Social Media in the Classroom from 7 different educators!

This article is one I wrote a couple years ago that I believe is relevant for this course - it was published in International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning. The link is to the whole issue - mine starts on page 21. Thanks - Becky

This blog entry provides us with very useful ideas of using Twitter in education.

I must admit that when I first heard about Twitter I thought it represented the apex of what concerns me about internet technology: solipsism and sound-bite communication. While I obviously spend a great deal of time online and thinking about the potential of these new networked digital communication structures, I also worry about the way that they too easily lead to increasingly short space and time for conversation, cutting off nuance and conversation, and what is often worse how these conversations often reduce to self-centered statements. When I first heard about Twitter I thought, this was the example par excellence of these fears, so for many months I did not investigate it at all.

This article describes ways to use twitter to enhance academic work. With twitter, the class goes on beyond the assigned class period because (i) the technology is appealing, (ii) students have much to say/ask, (iii) students can 'talk' without concern for "who's (physically) in class that might make fun of me", and (iv) students respond in their own time. Twitter has the dual benefits of quasi-synchronous and asynchronous communication.

Social networking is important for students' success. These ideas will help,

This website hosts OER instructional videos on topics in math, including algebra, calculus, liberal arts math, and more.

Some interesting applications. Maybe I need to reconsider.

Do Popular Social Networking Applications Have A Place In The Classroom? A Growing Number Of Educators Say 'Yes'. The post, "100 Ways To Teach With Twitter", is one of the most consistently viewed article on this site. Similarly, "Facebook As An Instructional Technology Tool", resulted in the 2nd most trafficked day here in 2010.

Awesome article! Thank you.

Personally, I am against use of social media in the class.

Khan academy has free videos on Youtube on a variety of anatomy and physiology subjects and pathophysiology. It's a great way to review the basics with the nursing students with high quality videos/lectures from Khan academy. It's free and I get a lot of positive feedback from the students.

Loretta-Thanks for the reminder about using Khan Academy videos in nursing courses and that they are free. I have to admit I forgot about this site. I too often use videos from You Tube (Nurse Sarah) to help students reinforce their learning. Thanks-Pat

Here is a very thorough analysis of the use of technology in the classroom. I found it to be in-line with a lot of my own thoughts and feelings on the subject.