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Yes, there are a ton of great ed-tech tools out there, but which ones should you be adopting for your classroom? This article gave me some great ideas.

Ranzie, Thank you for sharing this. Loved it. I am still learning about much of this content and how it can be utilized in my classroom

Millennials' social media habits matter. Why? Some of the reasons are obvious; millennials represent tremendous potential buying power, and are some of the most important consumers to reach through social media marketing. They're also young and have grown up using the Internet, and are therefore more likely to embrace new technologies, which is important for emerging brands.

ERIC is an online library of education research and information, sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education.

Factors to think of when deciding about synchronous/asynchronous activities in a classroom.

The tips are common sense applying to any kind of instruction but serve as a good checklist.

The author's ABCs are: Acknowledge, Build, and Conclude. Good tips based on 17 years of OL teaching!

Several articles in this e learning industry post. Many good tips for discussions and how to make them effective for everyone,

A topic that has really gained my interest

I require the SmarterMeasure assessment and am really interested in learning styles and what is the best way students learn.

interesting read

interesting read

Really has some nice information on tools available for online teaching.

Hi Kathy, good solid article and my favorite part related to one of the pod casts that we were assigned for Module 4 this week in our TT class. DeMarias says that the synchronous on line class should not be a literal translation of the f2f and she suggests the same concept as this article: a reconceptualization of the course all together. My least favorite part of the article was that we are developing "digital citizens of tomorrow". I totally agree but the sound of it is so robotic. :)

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the May 2017 issue of Teaching for High Potential. Research from Mathematica and CREDO have shown disappointing results for online schools, though the studies do not address how well or poorly they serve gifted students.

5 Differences Between MOOCs, Online Degree Programs Expect greater access to your professor in an online degree program than in massive open online courses.

This is a new favorite tool for gathering feedback from a group. Feedback is gathered as free-text and compiled into a word cloud. Since the survey can be left open for up to 1-2 weeks, this would work well as either a synchronous session tool or an asynchronous tool.

Teacher resources for class. Surveys, worksheets, etc.

Online tools database for teaching resources.