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Scroll down to see the virtual activity example posted here. I really appreciated this, as it is visual and interesting and goes well beyond a typical discussion board or written response.

Discusses how technology in the Early Childhood classroom can be beneficial.

This is a terrific article sharing tips about implementing new practices in your classes. Great primer on how to avoid common pitfalls, and help increase your chances for success. May the odds be ever in your favor!

In this resource, provided by Southern Oregon University, best practices in online course design are discussed. This is a great resource for educators who are committed to providing a high-quality online experience for students.

A peer reviewed article from BYU that discusses the benefits and risks to technologies such as Facebook for academic purposes.

For those who may be a bit unclear on how to use Twitter for a class, the article includes varied strategies. Some of the ideas have already been mentioned in our discussions and responses as we worked through the second module, but there are a few other points that may be noteworthy. Second, the article affirms some of the ideas already shared, especially for those of us who were initially unfamiliar with twitter's potential application.

I'm still not convinced I want to use Twitter in my classes, but this gives a lot of good information.

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 .....

The article seems more relevant for K-12 although it may be used to enlighten educators who continue to embrace the sage on the stage methodology of teaching.

Great article! While reading the article I immediately thought about how young children are taught to memorize the ABC's and numbers through rote learning. Young children actively engaged with letters and numbers using concrete objects to guide them in their learning results in higher-order thinking.

Recent review of the ways teachers have turned to twitter to discuss teaching and share resources.

A wonderful place for up-to-date education news. I send my students here several times a semester for articles to discuss in class.

This site discusses improving education through the use of social media. The site contains helpful ideas, infographics, news and videos.

This is an edited book that discusses emerging approaches to online teaching and learning long with various pedagogies for developing and using online teaching materials. The contributors to the book were participants at a seminar in Middlesex University in London.

A Comparative Content Analysis of Student Interaction in Synchronous and Asynchronous Learning Networks Chou, C. C. A Comparative Content Analysis of Student Interaction in Synchronous and Asynchronous Learning Networks. By comparing the student interactions in synchronous and asynchronous Computer-Mediated Communication systems, this paper scrutinizes the patterns of learner-learner interaction in a distance-learning environment. The study results showed the students spent more time in task-oriented interaction in asynchronous discussions than in synchronous mode.

This blog lists ideas for teachers when using Diigo or delicious and discusses the differences in the two sites from a beginners point of view.

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? ;)

Online Faculty have to manage and organize large amount of information. This article discusses various strategies to just that.

I have received many questions about my synchronous webcam discussions. This is the magic tool I use. :) BB IM. Enjoy!

This 3 part video discusses plagiarism and shows examples.