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This is a group for students enrolled in MVCR's Technology Tools group.

I really enjoyed the article. It answered one of my 5 wish list. To know there are so many tools is exciting but yet scary. I can not wait to use the new tools.

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.

This article covers a wide spectrum of topics -- from the state of online teaching to emerging technology, based on a study.

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 .....

Millennials live and breathe on social media, so teachers are learning how to incorporate the medium into the classroom successfully. In doing so, teachers not only encourage students to engage actively in the material, but they also provide online communities for students that might not exist for them in real life.

Suggestions include: having students use Twitter, Facebook and Flickr to share work, using hashtags to live tweet, requiring students to blog, using LinkedIn to reach out to experts, using Google Hangouts for virtual office hours, post assignments and messages in Edmondo, conducting class in Second Life.

Instructional Design Central (IDC) provides instructional designers & learning experience (LX) design professionals access to content and resources.

This is a great article on Edutopia. It contains good practical ideas on how to use an online course's discussion forum.

Best practices, strategies and tips for successfully facilitating online discussion boards.

Do you need to record your screen to give a presentation or demonstrate a product? Camtasia is one option when it comes to capturing your screen, and it gives you a lot of editing power over your final video. You can then upload this video...

By Pamela Pollara in Educational Technology and E-learning. The acceptance of Facebook by school-aged users is evident, but the potential of using social networking sites for educational purposes is still being debated. This paper explores the use of Facebook within a high school science-mentoring program.

Paint in 3D using VR technologies... Tilt Brush is a piece of software that works in conjunction with the HTC Vive to allow you to paint in 3D space. This would be great for any Fine Arts class that allows for Digital Painting or 3D texturing

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

You'll feel like a superhero. The above comments are from Padlet's hype...but I recently learned about this tool for collaboration at a conference. It seems to be a wall where you can collaboratively post things. You do not need to sign up for an account to use it. From the little I've used it, it seems worth exploring. Lisa

A colleague used this tool in a workshop and I thought it was great! I'm eager to embed this into my online courses.

Accessibility to E-Learning for Persons with Disabilities: Strategies, Guidelines, and Standards

What you can do, Tips for Faculty in Higher Education

There are distinctions between traditional face-to-face and online teaching and learning. Academic policies must address both contexts. As technology evolves, academic policy and practice change may be needed at the micro and macro levels to ensure quality education--in-person and from a distance. Sample policies included.

I need to read this article a little closer. We are offering our first fully online language courses for Elem and Interm Spanish this summer. Although the grad students teaching this course will make the same amount of salary as those teaching the hybrid classes, I have a feeling they will be spending a lot more time on it. And then, we have to be careful if they go to their union about the differences in compensation.