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PlayPosit is an "interactive video" tool that I'm excited to try out. Not quite there yet, but this is a neat blog article talking about how they use it.

Glogster can be a great presentation tool. It allows students to make interactive posters. When assigning a poster, this YouTube video is helpful for teaching students to get the most out of the program.

Neat video about building a phylogenetic tree of the insects. Could be used towards the end of an introductory evolution course in a modern research setting.

How to integrate technology into the classroom: PowerPoint, Blackboard, Video, iclickers, online discussions, ePortfolios, blended learning, survey tools, etc.

When University of California, Davis student Anthony Nguyen wants to spelunk a little more deeply into the day's geology lesson, he knows help is just a click away. All the college senior has to do is visit YouTube.com, a file-sharing Web site typically known more for recorded stunts and home-video confessionals than for educational wisdom.

Product blurb: Looking for fast and easy mailing lists? Get stylish, effective results in 5 minutes or less. Personal experience: I have found these posters to be great for interactive review materials and enrichment. It's a quick way to organize anything you can post using Google Docs (so Google Forms (quizzes), Slides, etc...), websites, images, YouTube videos, etc... and the first 5 or so posters are free. The best part is it is very user-friendly. I highly recommend trying it out!

This video explains how to use Screencast-o-matic, a free tool that allows you to record your voice and screen for up to 15 minutes.

Here is a great video how to use Audacity. Audacity is an audio recording software.

Complete resources for learning to use Unreal Engine 4. For those instructors teaching game development, this is the best and most thorough source of tutorials and videos which support learning the software package.

This article does not directly address the educational use of social media, but the key points are important reminders that social media activity is always evolving. I was particularly struck by the emphasis on using video.

I am using VoiceThread for students to create digital stories to share about their research projects. Other students will peer review, comment, and write a reflection. Use VoiceThread Search Box terms "online teaching" to find Projects created for Online Courses.

This video details what approaches should be taken in regards to teaching in the 21st century.

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

Free University Courses I recommend SIMS 141 - Search Engines - Fall 2005 to learn more about discovering quality open content in the deep web.

Free online courses from the world's top scholars. I recommend the movers and shakers panel of guest speakers in Media, Education and the Marketplace Course Course MIT / Media Studies Shigeru Miyagawa

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