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This is an interesting article from the TEACHING WITH iPAD IN A FLIPPED CLASSROOM blog about creative ways to use the iPad in teaching and ideas for engaging students through effective instructional methods and technology. "Computers are like a bicycle for our mind" (Steve Jobs)

"How I've tried to reinvent the classroom for the Digital Age" is an interesting article from the TEACHING WITH iPAD IN A FLIPPED CLASSROOM blog about creative ways to use the iPad in teaching and ideas for engaging students through effective instructional methods and technology. "Computers are like a bicycle for our mind" (Steve Jobs)

Many educators are experimenting with the idea of a flipped classroom model. Find out what it is and why everyone's talking about it.

Flipped Classroom

Google Classroom. Do you use it? What part do you find the most useful?

I know that someone from class asked me about this website so I thought that I would add it - great webinar opportunities

"Classroom 2.0 is a free, community-supported network. We especially hope that those who are "beginners" will find this a supportive comfortable place to start being part of the digital dialog." more from www.classroom20.com

6 Pros And Cons Of Social Media In The Classroom; this article gives good food for thought and ideas; motivates me to delve a little further into the main points of the article

Looks like an interesting article to me!

It's no surprise that high school and college students spend a bulk of their time texting and tweeting. But who would have thought that social media would make its way into the classroom -- as an invited guest, no less? Developing community Forget the "no cell phones rule" -- these days, laptops and iPhones are a mainstay of the classroom.

This abstract written by an engineering professor at Cal Poly Engineering offers research and support for a new trend in education called, "the Inside-Out Classroom." The abstract describes how the inside out classroom is a win-win-win strategy for teaching with technology. Instructors create "chunks" of core content in a digital, lecture-capture format. These resources are then stored online for students. These are short videos that students watch before attending class sessions. Students study core content for a course online on their own, and then complete assignments during in-class sessions.

Tips for Using Skype in the Classroom

link that shares ideas about : How to use Twitter in the Classroom

A news feed blog about classroom-friendly apps, websites and more. Patricia J. Brown is a 13-year education veteran with an eye for engaging classroom technology. The technology integration coach for Missouri's Ladue School District in St. Louis shares classroom-friendly apps, websites and more on her blog. * msedtechie.blogspot.com * @msEdtechie

Social media in the college classroom - article.

Teaching students in the 21st century has new implications for today's classroom at all educational levels. Accompanying these implications are expectations that faculty must engage students through instructional strategies and activities of value to students. Twenty-first century learners live in an age of new technologies and information sharing. Cell phones, laptops, handheld PCs, electronic devices, and social online communities are a few examples of students' constant immersion in technology (see Figure 1). The exception to this constant exposure can be found in the classroom. One might reasonably ask, "How are faculty integrating technology into the curriculum to enhance learning?"

This article provides a good global study of faculty, and addresses the needs, technology needs in particular, that are essential to faculty effectiveness as we transition to the 21st century classroom.

Project Spotlight Terry Austin, an instructor of anatomy and physiology at Temple College in Texas, has boosted student retention rates in his classes - and he attributes part of that success to the real-time feedback system he's using in his flipped classroom.

Considered using Instagram in the classroom? Here are some tips for the same. (Posted by TT1921 student, Zockoll, 3.28.19).

Another social media platform to use in the classroom. This article explains how to set up Instagram and gives ideas for using it.

Even more ways to use Twitter... including as a "faculty lounge."

60 Inspiring Examples of Twitter in the Classroom by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Jun 12, 2014 | Uncategorized

Here are to ideas to consider regarding the use of Twitter in the classroom.

Found Tweetree here! Converts tweets to a discussion board-like format.

This article has some great suggestions for using Twitter with college students.

Using Twitter in the College Classroom

How one professor and students use twitter to drive class discussion participation

@hnoore681 Thanks for sharing! Just wanted to keep in mind of those who don't have an account, and those who don't want to have one. That's when UDL comes into play. I am also exploring https://grouptweet.com/blog/step-by-step-guide-to-managing-a-classroom-twitter-account-with-grouptweet.

@chreych I am always curious about this. Since twitter is free, if they do not have an account - can't we ask them to create one for use in the classroom?

I liked this resource. It included a video on the basics of Twitter and some ideas for what to tweet for those who wish to use it in the classroom.

My students hate writing, especially in math. To create a happy medium I decided to integrate the use of micro-blogging into my classroom to motivate my students to begin to at least use mathematical language in class.