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2008 Teaching with Technology Institute Resources

Social Networking Technologies
(Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Ning)

Presenter: Jason Rhode, Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center

Facebook

• Facebook
• Blackboard Sync
• Blackboard Sync Wiki
• Social Networking in Plain English
• Groups vs. Networks
• Facebook: More Popular Than Porn
• Blackboard, Meet Facebook
• Best Practices for Educators Using Facebook
• Facebook Atop Tools for Learning
• Reaching Students with Facebook: Data and Best Practices
• Places to Go: Facebook
• 7 Things You Should Know About... Facebook [PDF]
• 7 Things You Should Know About... Facebook II [PDF]

Twitter

• Twitter
• Technology Institute on Twitter
• A Professor's Tips for Using Twitter in the Classroom
• Teaching with Twitter
• Twitter in Plain English
• Forget E-Mail: New Messaging Service Has Students and Professors Atwitter
• Twitter Tweets for Higher Education
• Mobile Social Networks and Social Practice: A Case Study of Dodgeball
• 7 Things You Should Know About... Twitter [PDF]

Tumblr

• Tumblr
• Technology Institute on Tumblr
• Excellence Resources on Tumblr
• Tumblr: A Different Way to Blog
• Blogs in Plain English
• RSS in Plain English
• Tour of Tumblr
• Founder of Tumblr, David Karp
• web2teacher
• 7 Things You Should Know About... Blogs [PDF]
• 7 Things You Should Know About... RSS [PDF]

Ning

• Ning
• Technology Institute on Ning
• Classroom 2.0
• 7 Things You Should Know About... Ning [PDF]

Resource Sharing Technologies
(Blackboard SafeAssign, Scholar, Content Collection)

Presenter: Olga Urban, Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center

Blackboard SafeAssign

• SafeAssign
• SafeAssign Wiki
• SafeAssign Overview
• Be Original [PDF]
• Sample Originality Report
• SafeAssign Student FAQ
• SafeAssign Faculty FAQ
• Blackboard SafeAssign Tutorial

Scholar

• Scholar
• Scholar Wiki
• Scholar Overview
• Quick Tutorials
• 7 Things You Should Know About... Social Bookmarking [PDF]

Content Collection

• Content Collection Overview
• Content Management Tutorial [Flash]
• Content Collection Manual

Multimedia Learning Technologies
(Short Focused Tutorials, Online Media, Podcasting, Flickr)

Presenter: Dan Cabrera, Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center

Short Focused Tutorials

• Articulate
• Articulate Presenter
• Articulate Engage
• Impatica for PowerPoint
• Short Focused Tutorial Examples:
• FAQ
• Time Line
• Labeled Graphic
• Tabs
• Glossary

Podcasting

• Educause Resources on Podcasting
• Mace Bentley's Podcasts
• Educational Podcasts
• 7 Things You Should Know About... Podcasting [PDF]

Online Media

• Digital Video in Education
• Streaming Video: The Bridge between Tradition and Innovation
• EduTechie.com (where education and Technology Intersect)
• 7 Things You Should Know About... Digital Storytelling [PDF]
• 7 Things You Should Know About... YouTube [PDF]

Flickr

• Flickr
• Technology Institute on Flickr
• 7 Things You Should Know About... Flickr [PDF]

Collaborative Learning Technologies
(Wimba Classroom)

Presenter: Jason Rhode, Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center

Wimba Classroom

• Wimba Classroom
• Getting Started
• Brochure [PDF]
• Knowledge Base
• Users Forum
• Training
• Instructor Support
• Student Support
• Accessibility [PDF]
• Spotlight [YouTube Video]
• Spotlight II [YouTube Video]
• Web 2.0

Last Updated: 06/04/08

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