Yes, there are a ton of great ed-tech tools out there, but which ones should you be adopting for your classroom? One of the best ways to narrow your choices is to get in touch with experts. I sent an email out to ed-tech experts (and great teachers) asking for their recommendations.

Reaching agreement on the convenience of online classes is easy, but arguing in favor of a synchronous learning experience in a virtual classroom is harder. Debunking the top 10 myths about synchronous online teaching helps refute the arguments against it, while the transformational nature of online teaching can convert skeptics into supporters.

This URL links to the National Center on Universal Design for Learning guidelines, which are important considerations as we work to make our online courses accessible.
http://www.udlcenter.org/aboutudl/udlguidelines

Here's a link to an interesting article about a topic of relevance to online education and about which I've been thinking this past week and a simple Prezi I created to highlight some main points of the issue.

Honesty in Online Education
http://www.ion.uillinois.edu/resources/pointersclickers/2005_01/index.asp

https://prezi.com/bgs1sux0937f/promoting-online-academic-integrity/

Even as today's college student experiences a variety of classroom forms (i.e., "brick and mortar", virtual, hybrid), social media's use and influence are evolving depending on context. Widely embraced as a tool for personal or business purposes, the notion that social media could be an effective tool for educational purposes has received recent attention. #TT1711