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List of education focused chats. Follow the foundation at http://www.twitter.com/edutopia

Diigo's latest upgrade has made it all the rage. My twitter is full of diigo related tweets and many, many of the blogs that I read contain posts and comments about this excellent web application.

Thanks for the post Rick - Twitter was a breeze in comparison to Diigo. Maybe I'll come around. :-)

The purpose of this wiki is to organize and explore FREE Web 2.0 tools that can be used to enhance teaching and learning.

"Using Twitter for Teaching, Learning and Professional Development in Higher Education" Archives and resources from the "Twitter in Edu" webinar that discuss engaging students with Twitter and implementing various platforms into your classroom and curriculum.

More discussion on the need for safety/ caution / education in the use of social media

The articles states, "A genuine online course would be nothing but the software and would handle all the grading, too. No living, breathing instructor would be needed for oversight." But, never fear, the opposite side is presented too.

Most surprising: those students who used e-textbooks, prefer textbooks. Study based on 90 or so students, so conclusions should be seen as tentative

This website has a number of helpful articles in all areas of Higher Education. Be sure to check out the Technology tab for helpful articles on the use of technology in the classroom.

great article for students and teachers

See Best Practices tagged by Use Categories: Medical, MBA Programs, Engineering, LMS Integration, Professional Development, Blended Online/Onsite Events, Online Events/Communities, Virtual Office Hours/Tutoring, Staff/Administration, Meeting Collaboration. *Elluminati* (Power User) Slideshare of Higher Education Case Studies (begins @ p 68) shows exceptional applications of Elluminate Live and identifies benchmark institutions for collaboration, mentoring, or peer review. I plan to add SLOAN-C to my PLN Personal Learning Network.

Dave recommended this report in MOD2 discussion to address question I asked about liability of teachers using social networking tools in class assignments. Well worth reading.

Create and play quizzes, discussions or even surveys (which we call Kahoots) using any device with a web browser… including a laptop, iPad, iPhone, iPod, Android, Chromebook, Windows Phone or PC and more.

These Twitter Hashtags will give you a leg up and help you get acclimated with all educational subjects especially for those of us who are just getting started in "Twitter chat"! - Valarie Lindsey

Here's a great article about a student using Twitter as a primary source for political science research.

This extensive directory of learning tools and technologies is the result of a collective effort initiated, developed and maintained by Jane Hart from the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies. It offers a comprehensive list of tech tools which you can use for your online and offline teaching.

The Internet Scout Report is a weekly newsletter of sorts that shares some excellent internet resources that can be used in teaching (subscribe for free). Every week, I find myself forwarding at least two or three resources to our faculty, and the response has been very positive.

From this article: Presence is the most important best practice for an online course (Boettcher & Conrad, 2010, p. 53) Research has shown that an important component in students 'performance in and satisfaction with their online course is the active participation of the instructor within their course (Picciano, 2002; Rovai, 2002; Swan & Shih, 2005). ***Because online presence is such a pivotal part of our role as facilitators, social media certainly assists us in actively participating in each course.

Different people communicate differently. Undoubtedly, you already know this. What you may not know is that these different ways of communicating are pretty much hard-wired into people and seldom reflect conscious choice.[1]Our communication style emerges from a combination of brain dominance, psychological preference, sensory approach and the communication examples that have surrounded us since birth.