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Although this is directed at K-12, I think it is definitely adaptable to the post-secondary environment.

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

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.

Helpful article detailing the reasons that instructor feedback is critical in online classes, along with strategies for how to provide feedback effectively.

Great easy to use.

You can develop your own questions, use their test bank, or import your existing quizzes. You can select the order of the questions, indicate scores for passing, will show you their score at the completion of the quiz and reveal the correct answer to the questions. Very easy to follow. Almost no learning curve. I would definitely use this in an online class to assess students understanding of concepts covered. I would offer it either as a review or as a quiz itself.

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Discusses how technology in the Early Childhood classroom can be beneficial.

This is a video I have for my students. Since I had to post something, and I have students use this, I thought I would use it here.

Very informative. Thank you for sharing! Any way to reduce the background noise in the video? Also love the introduction too!

Great tool to teach complicated procedures.

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!

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.

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.

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

A Wiki can be thought of as a combination of a Web site and a Word document. It provides a ready to use site with a simple user interface, ability to easily add pages, and simple navigation structure. This allows students to spend more time devel- oping the content of the site, instead of trying to learn how to make one.

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...

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.

Jing can capture and share videos (up to five minutes long) from your computer screen. Narrating a quick video is a great way to show someone exactly what you mean. Once you select your entire desktop, window, or custom area, click the Capture Video button.

In Canvas LMS, there is a course called "Using Social Media for Academic and Professional Development". It will help you how to use social media in your courses.

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

Prezi is an online presentation software that is a zoomable canvas which allows you to create non-linear presentations.

Once learned can be a effective tool for introducing concepts using visuals and interactivity.

Prezi is great tool to create/do your presentation.