I know sometimes my job does require that I do something “cool” and this week it was attending a webinar on “Cool Tools” so I figured for the next few blogs I would share a few that were highlighted! Clickers are always a fun way to engage students but if you forgot to pick them … Read more
SLIDESHARK! Per their website “SlideShark is the leading app for viewing and sharing PowerPoint® content on the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. With SlideShark, mobile users can easily view and present PowerPoint slides the way they were meant to be seen—with animations, fonts, colors, graphics, hyperlinks and videos intact.” By using the broadcast feature to the computer … Read more
And also at your students’ fingertips. Centra now known as SabaMeeting has recently completed an upgrade which allows you to use the desktop interface with all the new features that were added to the browser interface last summer! You will need to install a small SabaMeeting program on your computer the first time that you … Read more
Is there some technology you need to learn about or that your students need to become familiar with? Well check out Lynda.com’s library of resources. lynda.com is an online learning company that helps anyone learn software, design, and business skills to achieve their personal and professional goals. ECU has a subscription and it is available to … Read more
Anywhere Polling available via Turning Point application (available in all classrooms) lets you poll over any applications such as a web page, PDF< streaming video, etc. Anywhere Polling also allows you to poll verbal, on-the-fly questions at anytime during your presentation and it works on Mac’s or PC’s! You do need a receiver and clickers, … Read more
Some Blackboard enhancements you will find in May – Build a profile, have students do this task and it completes the old homepage assignment and appears in all courses. Calendar is intuitive, enter a due date on assignments, tests and will automaticallly enter on the calendar. Drag and drop items as well! Discussion Forum can … Read more
This article “The paranoid’s survival guide“ touched on some key points for keeping identity and data safe. The basics: Six standard operating procedures for online behavior Draw the line: Decide what’s personal Don’t share your personal information — even when asked Lie. About. Everything. Create personal and professional personas Understand how much you’re paying before … Read more
Interesting article from Campus Technology “The 6 Most Important Technologies To Impact Teaching and Learning in the Next 5 Years“. These technologies include virtual assistants, flipped classrooms, gamification, the quantified self and 3-D printing. Many of our faculty are using the flipped classroom mode check out the article for more information on using this teaching … Read more
Did you do something really good this past semester, did something work really well, did something not work so well? So how to remember? I have discovered one trick that works well for me and that is to put that information on my calendar as a reminder on my calendar prior to the next time … Read more
YEs THAT’S RIGHT! fOR wED, tHU & fRI ONLY CLASSES THIS IS THE LAST WEEK YOU ARE MEETING AND ONLY TWO MORE CLASSES FOR THE mon & tUE CLASSES. sO SOME END OF SEMESTER TIPS SAFEASSIGNMENTS – WHEN USING THIS TOOL IN BLACKBOARD MAKE SURE YOU “SYNCHRONIZE YOUR COURSE” WHENEVER YOU DEPLOY A SAFE ASSIGNMENT SO … Read more