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An interesting, if somewhat outdated, article about how one instructor uses Twitter in his classroom, even as he is teaching (the horror!)

Know your students! We can better serve our students if we understand them better. This article gives a great list of facts about online students.

It took me about an hour to find this podcast. I wanted a podcast that addressed topics that are could be understood by a student in a college level math class. These short podcast give a step by step solution for various algebra problems and could be used as a supplemental way of explaining a particular problem. I would use these podcast if there were a few more examples for each topic. For instance, I would like at least 3 podcast for the common denominator problem. I would probably use the podcast as a section review or with a worksheet that had similar examples.

This is survey I created that I would give to my students on the first day of class. The survey tries to figure out how students feel about math courses they have taken.

Technology and education are pretty intertwined these days and nearly every teacher has a few favorite tech tools that make doing his or her job and connecting with students a little bit easier and more fun for all involved.

I hear complaints about the poor quality of student writing today as often as I read stories about the Internet causing the end of higher education as we know it (i.e., frequently). When those complaints come in the form of actual conversations with peers, instead of in print, I feel myself immediately put on the defensive.

Thanks for this post Heather. I liked that the instructor recognized that despite some challenges with using a new technique to promote his students' writing skills the energy that was expressed by his students far outweighed the "mess" that he dealt with the first time trying something new.

The lack of learning transfer is a common mantra in higher education. It's a good article for reflection. Although I've been a proponent of service learning, at the same time, I wasn't sure how students could or if they would transfer their experiences to the academic component. Now, I need to rethink my position on service learning and its impact on connected learning

Isra Garcia writes: In the past, I've written about how I use LinkedIn and also offered 13 fast tips to optimize your profile. But there's still so much more to learn about the platform. Below, you will find eight tips for making the most of your time on LinkedIn. Getting the most out of LinkedIn

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!

I like to use this clip when teaching students about the Fifth Amendment. It's funny and sparks a great conversation about the media/society's conception of how and under what circumstances the Fifth Amendment is used. And it's fun! Enjoy!

List.ly, according to co-founder Nick Kellet, is "true social curation with lists as a metaphor." List.ly is all about creating and curating lists. You can create lists of tips or lists of websites or lists of anything you can think of that your potential clients would be interested in.

List.ly is an excellent tool for curating web resources. You can then embed these lists into your blog, wiki, or content pages in your institutions learning management system. Other list.ly users can even request to add resources to your curated list. You can sign up for list.ly and it's free.

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

Blog about UW Bothel Learning Technologies

Will great free courses drive down applications to places like Stanford? That's doubtful. It's more likely that these offerings will help build a stronger university brand. Writing about the success of a Stanford online computer science course in the Wall Street Journal, Holly Finn implies that free Web-based education is about to or should replace elite universities: It's a thrilling collegiate coup.

This was really interesting...there are so many free online courses. The issue seems to be quality and accreditation.

This site has information about online Communication Conferences

Description of three open-access courses offered as part of the Stanford Engineering Everywhere Initiative.

A blog for and about Princeton University faculty use of technology for teaching and research.

This is a wiki created in May 2006. The author is Mr Demetri M. Orlando who is currently working as director of information technology at Buckingham Browne & Nichols School, chair the NAIS technology & curriculum task force, and do consulting work for strategic thinking around technology. This wiki site offers information to K-12 teachers on how to grow their professional network, integrate technology into teaching, and teach & learn online. It is intended as a comprehensive source of information about all aspects of eLearning.

Here's an idea about e-mail you might find useful with students.

This is something about CC copy right licenses.

Recognizing the grave consequences for individual opportunity and more generally for our economy and society, the Carnegie Statway ™and Quantway ™Networked Improvement Communities have embraced an audacious goal-to increase from 5 percent to 50 percent the percentage of students who achieve college math credit within one year of continuous enrollment. As a result of the Carnegie Advancement for Teaching (CAT) work, my college will undergo a pilot program for Fall 2012 where I will be the instructor to achieve college math credit within one year on continuous enrollment. The Pathways Blog provides information about Carnegie's work to create pathways for student success in developmental education in community colleges and makes connections between Carnegie's work and that of others concerned with student struggle. Even though I follow the pathways blog, there are several more blogs from the foundation and are listed blow: