With the end of summer session I will take a break from posting tips and tools, since many may get tired of my posting about new tools etc. But if you really want one check out this webinar Pro Tips for Flipped Classroom Content Creation. Here’s one for me!
Click on the graphic to enlarge, something catch your eye? Want to try something new? Contact OET to explore! If you missed the Tips for BB check them out here!
Lynda.com that is. ECU students, staff and faculty now have access to lynda.com, an online library of instructional videos teaching the latest software tools and skills. Taught by accomplished instructors and recognized industry experts, lynda.com is a high-quality resource for students and faculty. To learn more, watch Welcome to lynda.com (01:14) How to use lynda.com … Read more
Voice Thread is one of the newer tools available for faculty to use. It was piloted Fall and Spring semester and now will be available campus-wide! VoiceThread is a web-based platform available through Blackboard, which allows instructors and students to upload slides, images, video, or documents, record audio, video, or text comments, and then invite others … Read more
From the Yammer Blog “Did you know that Yammer is a great way to kickstart conversation inside and outside the classroom? How?” Well rather than me telling you here is what one of your colleagues, Kim Stokes has to say about using Yammer! “We use Yammer as a communication platform for our clinical year students. … Read more
And summer break! Take some time, look at some of these tools Turning Cloud – Clicker Technology Socrative – Clicker Technology Voice Thread – feedback video tool within Blackboard My Mediasite/Mediasite – Mediasite is the university’s enterprise video strategy. My Mediasite, an all-in-one tool for recording, uploading and managing video, now gives … Read more
Webex serves as a feature-rich web conferencing tool for ECU users. On Friday, June 30, 2017, ITCS finalizes the transition from our current “on premises” version to the new WebEx Cloud. After this transition on June 30, the on premises WebEx version will no longer be available. You Can Transition Now WebEx Cloud is now live, … Read more
I am often asked if Presenter View is available in the classrooms. Unfortunately I have to answer no as the system does not recognize the screen as a 2nd monitor! So how do you utilize this feature? Using a laptop either Mac or PC will allow you to use Presenter View. Another way to view … Read more
Over the course of the summer I plan to highlight various tools, how they work and perhaps you would like to try in the fall. Last week I blogged about clickers in the classroom so I already started my plan of action. This week I want to highlight “AirMedia” a tool available in all classrooms … Read more
Clickers, polling, audience response systems are great ways to create interactivity in the classroom, keep the students awake and find out just how much they are listening/understanding. Turning Point Cloud is loaded on all classroom computers in our building and to use it for anonymous polling you just can go to Tools in your Blackboard … Read more