Repeating my colleagues
Teams UI
Still available, easy to use and here’s a new feature!
Turning Point and location-based attendance, see how it’s done! Here’s an interesting article using the tool Increase participation by reducing anxiety Polling Options As an instructor, you can create instant polling questions from Web content, PDF’s, Microsoft Office products, whiteboards and more. In addition, you can create and save quizzes or create interactive presentations in … Read more
I already sent my Hurricane Update so here’s one on Recombobulation
What’s that you ask? To quote the article “recombobulation” is not technically a word, but what else do you call it when you’re trying to regroup yourself after feeling discombobulated thanks to the TSA screening process?” To quote from the article “One of the most challenging snippets of time – security lines aside – is that moment … Read more
A day late but only one more . . .
And the first week of Fall 2019 Semester is in the books, and we survived. Nothing tech today, no tips, just a fun quick video to view. #PeeDee coming at #PirateNation live with those #ThursdayThoughts? ☆ Always be yourself ✨ ★ …Unless you can be a Pirate ☠️ ☆ Then always be a Pirate ? … Read more
Teaching Tips 2019
Specific Lesson Starter Strategies Start with vocabulary – Post several words and let students guess the topic; Try the whiteboard purge – Invite the entire class to write everything that they know about a new topic until the blackboard/whiteboard is full. Then asked for students to elaborate on their notes and take the time to … Read more
Teaching Tips Fall 2019!
Six Strategies for Learning Students’ Names Quickly: A common strategy is to take photos of students wearing name tags on the first day of class and then create flashcards to practice outside of class time. Create rhymes to aid your auditory and visual memory: “Fred eats monkey bread.” When students tell you their names, say … Read more
Teaching Tips Fall 2019!
11 Strategies for Reducing Cognitive Overload Introduce New Content with Video – Support students’ understanding of what is to be learned. Use videos from Youtube Learning, Khan Academy, and MIT Opencourseware. Also, ECU students, staff and faculty have access to lynda.com, an online library of instructional videos teaching the latest software tools and skills. No Scrolling – If … Read more
Take a Break?
Now that summer session is almost closed you may be able to take a bit of a break before we head into a new school year! But before you go here are some tips to keep in mind. Backup, File, Protect, Mark, Track, Find and Power! More on these from this site. Lots of good … Read more
Team work!
With the integration of Office 365 and email updates course groups are no longer available. Perhaps now is the time to try Teams with your class, here is a quick tutorial. A new feature that will be available is cross commenting across sections if you are teaching more than one section!
10 version 1809 is coming
In case you missed this notice ITCS will release Windows 10, version 1809, for campus Windows 10 desktop and laptop computers. Some features it includes are Adjust text size, Clipboard history and dark mode for File Explorer. Still using Windows 7, maybe it is time to upgrade! Want some Windows 10 tips click here.