MVCR Tech Tools

If you haven't seen this, it is a safer place to post educational videos you make for class. It is also a great place to search for related media to use in class. You can set up an account so that only certain people can see your videos if you want.

A free community for sharing instructional videos and content for teachers and students. We are an education focused, safe venue for teachers, schools, and home learners.

Anything to make college life easier is a godsend for any student cramming for exams or preparing for life after graduation, so here is a list of ten websites that every college student should know, or at least be aware of.

As you navigate around the Web, it's so easy to get pulled into rabbit holes of irrelevance. The Internet is filled with sites that offer nothing of value for college students. But if you know where to look, there are quite a few sites that are legitimately useful.

This is the best online library I've come across on the net! I love the huge variety of topics and tools available for comprehensive research. Yet,it's easy to use and fun. Thank you so very much for being here.

The Faculty Summer Institute (FSI) is a three-day conference that brings faculty members and instructional-technology professionals together each May at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Attendees come from across Illinois and as far away as Canada. The conference features keynote presentations, networking, and hands-on training on the use of modern communication and information technologies in higher education.

Also, they always do a live feed to watch online.

Historypin is a way for millions of people to come together to share glimpses of the past and build up the story of human history. It's a great tool for collaborative classroom work.

A wonderful tool to create historical timelines.

Stephen Downes is often cited as an expert on MOOCs.

Site to post Podcasts

Free podcast hosting. Great site for weblogging all your podcasts

I find that this parking place for podcasts is efficient and effective. So far I have posted two podcasts using podbean, and I plan to have my students hold material on this website in future courses.

Are you looking to create interactive visualizations of data? ChartsBin "is a web-based data visualization tool that will allow everyone to quickly and easily create rich interactive visualizations with their own data. You can then share your interactive visualizations with others by embedding them in websites, blogs or sharing via Facebook or Twitter. We're focused on building the most exciting and engaging destination for statisticians, and computer scientists in the world."

It shouldn't come as a surprise that social media has changed more than just how we pass the time, it has now infused itself into formal learning channels. Although adoption is slow (for instance, only 15% of teachers find value in Facebook, Wiki, and other social networks), time will only show that it will rise. I think that the integration of social media in higher education has its benefits and challenges... however I can say that undisputedly it is one of the better ways of increasing communication between academics and students.

This is a rather lengthy guidebook that I came across while researching this week's topic. It touches on many of the issues we've been dealing with in our course, but also includes tips and strategies for blended courses. I thought it'd be a good resource for anyone interested, as it summarises key points on the use of technology in higher education.

Some of you may already be familiar with this website/tool, but Podbean is worth exploring if you're interested in getting your feet wet with getting your podcasts on the web. Podbean helps you "upload, publish, manage, and promote" your podcasts.

Maybe you don?t have time to sit down and sift through the latest education blogs for ideas and inspiration. If the thought of trying to carve out more h

short clear videos on the use of tech tools for grad students- worth looking at if you are a beginner in the use of tech tools.

Looks really cool! Thank you for sharing..

What three objectives should you accomplish on the first day of class?

This can be used as an ice breaker (helps to get get your course off to a great start, build community and get students focused on being successful). If feasible, break students into small groups and have them pick a quotation that would be a good "motto" for the course.

This website has a great list of top tech tools for formative assessments. Although they are primarily for k-12 teachers, there are many ways to incorporate into a post secondary course such as increase the complexity of questions or have the students write their own assessments. Most of these are free and and are easy to use and teach. Teachers can use these tech tools for easy and interactive formative assessments.College instructors can use these tools to measure the students' understanding of the material and assess if review or re-teaching is necessary. Small assignments can be indicators for instructors and assist in "taking the pulse" of the class.

We all hear about how bad wikipedia is but it is seriously awesome. Read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Why_Wikipedia_is_so_great and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reliability_of_Wikipedia.

Mostly about High School but I think still pertinent.

This is an interesting article about 8th graders. It applies also to most of high school students also, but I believe that mature adults can use it as a useful tool that enhances education. For many it is nothing more than an escape from the duties of the real world. I have found it to be both "All about me" and informative. Social media does need to be taught in the classroom if it's going to used.