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Student confidence to learn online is predictive of the student learning experience.

This was worth listening to. It inspired me to think about using Twitter as a teaching tool. Jesse Strommel convinced me it's worth a try.

How one professor and students use twitter to drive class discussion participation

@hnoore681 Thanks for sharing! Just wanted to keep in mind of those who don't have an account, and those who don't want to have one. That's when UDL comes into play. I am also exploring https://grouptweet.com/blog/step-by-step-guide-to-managing-a-classroom-twitter-account-with-grouptweet.

@chreych I am always curious about this. Since twitter is free, if they do not have an account - can't we ask them to create one for use in the classroom?

Khan academy has free videos on Youtube on a variety of anatomy and physiology subjects and pathophysiology. It's a great way to review the basics with the nursing students with high quality videos/lectures from Khan academy. It's free and I get a lot of positive feedback from the students.

Loretta-Thanks for the reminder about using Khan Academy videos in nursing courses and that they are free. I have to admit I forgot about this site. I too often use videos from You Tube (Nurse Sarah) to help students reinforce their learning. Thanks-Pat

Here is a very thorough analysis of the use of technology in the classroom. I found it to be in-line with a lot of my own thoughts and feelings on the subject.

Great ideas and templates for doing remote learning. Mostly for K-12, however it is easy to get inspired or adapt to college level.

5 easy activities if you teach a course that address the topic of Globalization. The activities are geared toward high school level but can be expanded for higher levels.

Explains how to do it.

Integrating slack, a synchronous or asynchronous chat tool, into the higher ed classroom

Listen to TED talks as they discuss using bite sized content pieces for education and communicating with the young generation by using TikTok, Instagram, and Snapchat

An informative read of synchronous vs asynchronous learning.

Guidelines for Building Games for Classrooms

Great speaker, really relates through her experiences.