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I never thought Snapchat would work in a classroom setting. I think it's time for me to stop being too old school and meet my students in the middle and allow them to enjoy my messages in whatever reasonable way that is necessary.

This helps. It gives a good path to how to use this teaching and learning tool.

#TT1921: Awesome weblink for a podcast on writing supports for students https://library.purdueglobal.edu/writingcenter/effectivewritingpodcastseries

I like this list of podcasts and am grateful for the transcripts. This will help some of my students.

Recent article on using social media

TT1921 (M Oyeleye) Prof. Garrett, What a great article to read! I was intrigued with this question, which I have tweaked a bit - "How can we as educators make the best use of Twitter or Diigo to help connect our students with amazing, inspiring personalities in the various fields we teach"?. Please, I will be interested in any response or comment on this?

One of many good articles for this week's study. I especially liked the Facebook uses.

A good synopsis of 20 Web 2.0 tools that can complement teaching.

There are definitely many teaching tools to choose from. This article just scratches the surface... Dawn

Love the description of all the items we are learning in class. This helped a lot in putting 2 and 2 together. Thank you for posting this. Kathy

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.

This a great (free) Pharmacology Open Education Resource (OER) for any nursing faculty. I have utilized this in my classes and my students have reported positive feedback on this resource. The e-book also has interactive case studies that I have implemented too. The same company is developing a Fundamentals nursing book (OER) that is set to launch later this summer.

This website is an overview and serves as a hub to identify data grounded in resources managed by this federal agency. It includes reports and data sets concerning geography, wildlife, and climate information.

STEM, Humanities and Social Science disciplines can integrate these sites, papers and data sets into their curricula.

You'll feel like a superhero. The above comments are from Padlet's hype...but I recently learned about this tool for collaboration at a conference. It seems to be a wall where you can collaboratively post things. You do not need to sign up for an account to use it. From the little I've used it, it seems worth exploring. Lisa

A colleague used this tool in a workshop and I thought it was great! I'm eager to embed this into my online courses.

There are distinctions between traditional face-to-face and online teaching and learning. Academic policies must address both contexts. As technology evolves, academic policy and practice change may be needed at the micro and macro levels to ensure quality education--in-person and from a distance. Sample policies included.

I need to read this article a little closer. We are offering our first fully online language courses for Elem and Interm Spanish this summer. Although the grad students teaching this course will make the same amount of salary as those teaching the hybrid classes, I have a feeling they will be spending a lot more time on it. And then, we have to be careful if they go to their union about the differences in compensation.

A List of 20 Free Tools for Teachers to Create Awesome Presentations and Slideshows. Hope you all find this a good link! Page

Try this 20 free tools for awesome prseentation

I think this is an interesting and interactive tool. Doceri , One way to Flip a Classroom. Check this site Mukesh

Ways to use this popular social network in education.

Ways to use this popular social network in education.

This is a free downloadable program that allows you to create an animated video. This is bookmarked in my account

We've been discussing the pros and cons of social media and Twitter. So, I thought we could ponder on what comes next as a group. :) I found this article very interesting. What do you all think? ;)

This bookmark is for my TT1431 course this summer. I not sure yet how this tool works yet. Maxi

Given the harsh criticisms that social networks commonly face when it comes to their use by teenagers, I thought it would be useful to post this newspaper piece that presents the opposite argument: Social media might be usually considered to be just places of the lurking danger of real-life social isolation (among more gruesome dangers in this context), but they could also be seen as places where a teenager can be inventive, discover aptitudes and of course develop his/her social skills. Also, it discusses research which shows that teenagers are more often than not well aware of the dangers that lie behind the (ab)use of social media.

Hmmm, should I share this with my teenage son?

Good article, though I am still sceptical!

Having used Twitter for the first time this week in our Technology Tools class, I am intrigued by its potential application to online classes. This article discusses some possible ideas.

This is a good resource. Thank you!

I share your sentiments about practical use in the classroom. Thanks for sharing.

Follow this blog for tips, templates, and discussions related to e-learning.

Here's a free PowerPoint template I built for a recent workshop. I used it to show how to create interactive conversations in PowerPoint using hyperlinks. In this example it's a simple back and forth conversation. This free template could be used as a way to share manager/employee information or perhaps as an FAQ interaction.

O thy virtues, thou blog and bloggers. Seest thou this day the new dimension that thou hast brought to mankind and to pets. I tell you, this is fast education

This is a great primer, from Stephen Downes, on making blogging a part of the blogger's daily routine. See what you think - Donna Rubinson