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"The goal of providing the handheld device, the school said in a statement, was to improve the learning experience and give students flexible access to health care--related content. The combination media player-camera-video recorder-personal digital assistant with WiFi capabilities was loaded with mobile applications students will need in the classroom as well as an app to help them prepare for the nursing board examination."

What sort of apps would you add to a mobile device for students entering the nursing profession?

"This resource page is dedicated to iPhone, iPod touch and iPad devices and applications for (special) education."

"Anki is a spaced repetition system (SRS). It helps you remember things by intelligently scheduling flashcards, so that you can learn a lot of information with the minimum amount of effort." Free, open-source, multi-platform desktop application.

Flashcard web application that has includes sharing, importing, groups, and multiple study modes.

Pretty good presentation of how to use Google Apps for Education. While, this is focused on a K-12 audience, it could certainly be relevant to nurse educators. Journaling, surveys, E-portfolios can all be done with Google applications for free!

Focused on K-12, but this document from edutopia magazine is a great primer for "teaching with new media"

Another example of using Jing, a previous iNET featured tool, to give student feedback. Jing is a free and simple to use screenrecording application, which is perfect for recording short 'screencasts', tutorials, instructions, and annoucements.

I did similar screen casts when I taught graphic design. It was so much better than textually critiquing something very visual...and it took less time. The students liked the video because it helped them "See" the things they could improve upon and they liked hearing the tone of the voice which helped eliminate any misinterpretations of the critique...meaning I wasn't out to get them.

This article has a great video in it that shows variation in magazine design for the new iPad. Magazine design may lead the way for publication/Web surfing navigation design.

"Claroline is an Open Source eLearning and eWorking platform allowing teachers to build effective online courses and to manage learning and collaborative activities on the web."

This is an open source LMS, which could be compared to MOODLE

After a quick review, i would say this open source is much more friendly than Moodle and feels more like you are in a microsoft application...definitely worth use

THE COURSE OF INNOVATION: Using Technology to Transform Higher Education By Ben Miller Course redesign examples in a 29 page report

Could give you ideas as to how to redesign a course to be higher quality

A good introduction video with many examples and uses. From the description: An overview of educational uses of Second Life including educational locations, tools, and learning archetypes that are applicable to Second Life.

A good video demonstration of VoiceThread

After looking at voice thread I started thinking of ways in which I could utilize this technology in teaching my undergraduate students and it dawned on me that I could post a picture of the Amish and ask my students to share comments about the amish culture which would be useful in facilitating optimal outcomes with clients. At the graduate level, I was thinking of posting a diagram of a nursing model and asking the students to give an example of an application of the model to a client scenario. And in teaching nurse practitioners, I could post a picture of a patient and tell the story then ask students to identify a possible differential with rational. With 6 students in a clinical, 6 possible differentials could be generated from viewing a picture of the client and listening to the story in context.

This is an interesting site. It does appear that NC State has placed a strong emphasis on supporting distance education as well as finanical supporet to the faculty within their institution.

This is an interesting article about a medical school approach to selecting candidates who have good social skills. I wonder if this approach would be valuable for nursing school admissions interviews? "Virginia Tech Carilion trained 80 people to be interviewers, including doctors and businesspeople from the community."

Addressing the communication and collaboration aspects of the IOM report. A different approach to the medical school interview.

Quiz show that teaches about minority health issues in the U.S.

This is a good example of what we are trying to acheive with the IOM modules in the iNet Project. This Quiz show module teaches about misconception regarding minority health in the U.S. It is creative, simple, and fun to play. Check it out!