Seems like everywhere we go lately everyone is all a flutter about Twitter. From professional conferences to the boy next door, everyone seems to be doing it! Which has led some of us to wondering, “Is there a use for Twitter in the college classroom?”. Turns out the answer is yes! Check out these great…Continue Reading So you want to sing… Tweeting in the Classroom
What does it mean to be human in a 21st-century digital world?
PBS Frontline explores this topic in Digital Nation: Life on the Virtual Frontier by award-winning producer Rachel Dretzin. Read this post to learn more, including where to watch online!…Continue Reading What does it mean to be human in a 21st-century digital world?
Wondering what cool new technologies are on the Horizon?
Well then look no further than the Horizon Report! Published each year as a joint publication of the New Media Consortium (NMC) and the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI), the Horizon Report seeks to identify the six technologies that have the greatest potential to impact education over the next five years. The report is broken down…Continue Reading Wondering what cool new technologies are on the Horizon?
Free Survey Tools: Choosing the best for you!
Working on a research project that requires a survey? Once you have decided on the goals of your survey, the time comes to choose a tool that will help you best implement. Here are the things that you need to consider: How many questions will the survey contain? What types of questions will be used? (e.g….Continue Reading Free Survey Tools: Choosing the best for you!
Speaking of Searching, just what can a simple Google search do?
Last week, the TTL blog talked about new and interesting search engines that provide information in a wealth of ways! But how can you make your simple Google searches more effective and efficient? Patrick Crispin, Instructional Technology Coordinator at California State University, Long Beach has done some research into Google and provides some hints as…Continue Reading Speaking of Searching, just what can a simple Google search do?
Looking for a cool new way to search the web?
Search engines have become a staple of our everyday lives, and, in general, they all seem pretty much the same. You go there, type in a word, and get a list of results. But what if your search could be different? Now it can! Next time you’re out searching the web, try something a little…Continue Reading Looking for a cool new way to search the web?
Represent Your Ideas Visually
How do you begin a project? How do share your ideas with others? An outline? Just start typing and see what comes out? Lay out your references side by side and pull the main ideas from each before organizing into a general plan? Consider concept mapping! Concept mapping (or “graphic organizing”) is the process of…Continue Reading Represent Your Ideas Visually
Like that software but don’t want to pay the hefty price?
In the world of expensive software this is often a problem. Not to worry, Alternative To is here to help you! Alternative To (http://alternativeto.net/) is an innovative new site which allows you to to input a software title and retrieve listings on alternatives to that product. The suggested alternatives are ranked by site visitors so…Continue Reading Like that software but don’t want to pay the hefty price?