MVCR Tech Tools

A prime example of how younger students use Twitter!

Step by step instructions for beginners

A very thorough list on how to use Twitter for educational purposes!

Found some of the uses quite interesting

A paper introduces a conception of discussion forums as student centred peer e-learning environments. The proffered conception positions the student as expert/facilitator at the centre of the learning event and the instructor, one step removed from the process, as overseer of the dialogue.

A nice explanation of how to save a bookmark!

The Online Teaching Conference 2014 will be held June 20, & 21 in San Diego, CA. Sounds like an ideal location to network.

If you buy the airline tickets, I'll go!

Me too!

This post assumes you already know the basics of how to use Twitter. You know what a hashtag is and what purpose an @mention serves. If you need a general overview of how Twitter works and why it's useful for teachers, we recommend starting here.

Grade Change - Tracking Online Education in the United State - 2013 The eleventh annual report on the state of online learning in U.S. higher education is designed, administered and analyzed by the Babson Survey Research Group, with data collection conducted in partnership with the College Board.

This post provides a description of Twitter and reasons to use this outlet of social media.

A brief article about social media's role in education

This link provides a checklist of key elements required for online courses to be "sound". I found this interesting and informative.

This article contains a great module to use for student reflections. At the end of each MVCR Module we are given reflective questions and this article offers structure to creating reflective assignments.

This manual has tons of information on signs and symptoms of various substance misuse and abuse.