Presentation of the Week: Best Practices in Online Teaching Strategies
Professors Consider Classroom Uses for Google Plus
Google Plus, the new social-networking platform, is so new that most Internet users are not yet able to see it—an invitation is required while the service is in its test phase. But some professors who have tried it say they …
Seven Stupid Mistakes Teachers Make With Technology
These are Doug Johnson’s nominees for the most stupid things a teacher can do related to technology.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/columnists/johnson/johnson032.shtml…
Seven Brilliant Things Teachers Do With Technology
Here are seven technology practices that just make me marvel and feel proud to be a teacher.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/columnists/johnson/johnson033.shtml…
28 Creative Ideas for Teaching with Twitter
Enterprising educators are using Twitter in creative ways, to engage students inside and outside of class, to stay on top of education news, and keep in touch with peers and students.
http://mindshift.kqed.org/2011/07/28-creative-ideas-for-teaching-with-twitter/…
How To Make Your Dropbox Portable With DropboxPortableAHK
DropboxPortableAHK application makes your Dropbox fully portable. This means that you don’t have to save your Dropbox folder on every computer which you use and also make Dropbox portable.
http://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/how-to-make-your-dropbox-portable-with-dropboxportableahk/…
6 Excellent Tools For Writing Without Distractions
With so many digital distractions, it’s a wonder we can get anything done. Fortunately, there are a number of writing applications that attempt to block out the distractions so we can finally focus.
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/tools_for_writing_without_distractions.php
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Report: Future Work Skills in 2020
This report analyzes key drivers that will reshape the landscape of work and identifies key work skills needed in the next 10 years. It does not consider what will be the jobs of the future. Rather than focusing on future …
40 Ultimate Useful Mind Mapping Tools
Mind Mapping Applications working as powerful in this era for taking notes, capturing ideas, represent words, exploring concepts or other items linked to and arranged around a central key word or idea. Mind maps are used to generate, visualize, structure …
Interesting Ways to possibly use Google+ to Support Learning
An interesting list of activities on how to use Google+ in Education
https://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AclS3lrlFkCIZGhuMnZjdjVfODk5aGhjZnJnZGc&hl=en_GB&pli=1…
The Best Resources For Learning What Google+ Is All About
Here are some great resources compiled by Larry Ferlazzo for learning what Google+ Is All About.
Angry Birds in the Physics Classroom
Some interesting ideas on how to use Angry Birds in your Physics classes.
http://fnoschese.wordpress.com/2011/06/16/angry-birds-in-the-physics-classroom/…