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This is the summary that comes with the article. Social networking is a topic I have extensively covered here in Educational Technology and Mobile Learning during this year. I am also preparing an ebook about it which I will publish here in the next coming weeks. Why next coming weeks and not this week ?

Social networking is a topic I have extensively covered here in Educational Technology and Mobile Learning during this year. I am also preparing an ebook about it which I will publish here in the next coming weeks. Why next coming weeks and not this week ?

I could see using this in my College Success course. That class lends itself more to discussion in this forum.

As a professor who favors pop quizzes, Cedrick May is used to grimaces from students caught unprepared. But a couple of years ago, in his class on early American literature at the University of Texas at Arlington, he said he noticed "horrible, pained looks" from the whole class when they saw the questions.

The Interesting Ways series continues to be a great example of crowdsourcing good quality classroom ideas. It is remarkable what can be achieved and created together if you give people the right way to do it. I like this guy and joined his resource group. I encourage you to check out some of the great ideas for brining technology into the classroom.

Facebook and Twitter may be ubiquitous, but there are many other social media tools out there that can enhance teaching and learning. Here, three educators share their favorites.

TT1921: (M Oyeleye) I am always researching for ways to improve my teaching, learning and technology know-how. I am sharing this link as it has the following apps information within: 1. Apps for teaching students how to present, create and code 2. Apps for everyday classroom needs 3. Apps for collaborating on school projects 4. Apps for communicating with students and their families Enjoy!

#1921 (Beverly Bradley) This is a great article to get an understanding of how we can use tech in classroom situations.

TT1921 (M Oyeleye) Social media indeed can be a distraction, but the global advantages of its impact is unquantifiable.

#TT1921 - I got a better insight into synchronous interaction though this article. I think it is worth reading. Synchronous learning refers to a learning event in which a group of students are engaging in learning at the same time. Before learning, technology allowed for synchronous learning environments, most online education took place through asynchronous learning methods. Since synchronous tools that can be used for education have become available, many people are turning to them as a way to help decrease the challenges associated with distance that occurs in online education.

I agree that as we continue, learning will become more interactive, using all types of tech tools to enable students not only to learn in the classroom, but as online learners also.

Interesting Read. #TT1931

Interesting post!

This article describes the use of social media as a bridge between students, teachers, and the online course. Many students are currently using social media such as Facebook and Twitter. The challenge for instructors is to learn how to leverage that as as an opportunity to create value for the student, the course, and for the instructor. The growing trend of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) is commonplace among many campuses and it is now becoming common for institutions to require students to supply their own technology tools.

This article addresses the essentials for F2F and online teaching and learning--presence and community. Some interesting comments were made about facilitator presence in an online course.

An interesting article about how we can(not) detach from technology Part 2/related article in the series: http://www.chronicle.com/article/The-Distracted-Classroom-Is/239785

Some podcasts that explore technology issues.

This is a cool look at some recent blended learning and online studies. - Jen Hill