MVCR Tech Tools

Nineteen suggestions for online student-created content in ESL classes, and the best tools to use for each.

This is a website that administrative assistance can visit to learn the latest and greatest in our field as well as to keep in touch with each other.

These games would be a good review for students who are struggling with understanding the basic math concepts and who need some extra drills for reinforcement.

Social Media and Web 2.0 for learning is a presentation created by a Malaysian educator.

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

Here is a well done interactive tutorial for the library sciences. RIOT = Research Information Online Tutorial.

See the Guide to Using Twitter in university, research, teaching, and impact activities. Carol H @ltaparaprof

See PDF Guide to Using Twitter in university research, teaching, and "impact activities".

The Internet Archive/Wayback Machine provides a way of accessing older versions of a website. It can also be useful if a site is temporarily inaccessible. Internet Archive is a non-profit digital library offering free universal access to books, movies & music, as well as 150 billion archived web pages.

As explained by Wikipedia.org

An interesting view of just how big YouTube is...

Found this National Online Teacher Certification announcement

Found this National Online Teacher Certification announcement

This blog posting of Steve Wheeler suggested 10 top uses of Twitter for education.

This video details what approaches should be taken in regards to teaching in the 21st century.

Welcome to the Center on Instruction, your gateway to a cutting-edge collection of scientifically based research and information on K-12 instruction in reading, math, science, special education, and English language learning. Part of the Comprehensive Center network, the Center on Instruction is one of five content centers serving as resources for the 16 regional U.S.

Facebook isn't just a great way for you to find old friends or learn about what's happening this weekend, it is also an incredible learning tool. Teachers can utilize Facebook for class projects, for enhancing communication, and for engaging students in a manner that might not be entirely possible in traditional classroom settings.

I've not used social bookmarking until this week, so I first checked to see what platforms are available. And now....[drumroll]....my first social bookmark!

Recent review of the ways teachers have turned to twitter to discuss teaching and share resources.

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