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Tag: Technology Integration

  • Google Effect

    One of the things that edtech people often hear coming from keynotes is that Google is a great saviour for the inquiring minds of our students. Students are now able to ask a wide range of questions and get results (that still have to be filtered mind you) that they can use almost right away.…

  • Comic Life Windows

    Plaq, the creators of Comic Life have rolled out a Windows version of their great little app, Comic Life. Using comics is a great way to make information accessible to a greater range of students and it also allows students a great way to express themselves. It’s in beta, but worth looking at.

  • Facebook cohorts

    I mentioned that I am going to start to look into using Facebook as a means of organizing a cohort of students so that they have a place that they can get to know each other and start to care about (read b***h and whine) their experiences at the same time they are interacting with…

  • Discussion is the De….

    One of the things that I keep coming back to here when I talk to profs and instructors, especially those in large classes, is that discussion is something that should be part of every course, and every course can make use of discussion. Why? Because there is passion or controversy in every subject. there is…

  • Facebook vs email

    I started to take a look at Facebook as a way that we could help to establish some improved feeling of connection between TA groups as well as a cohort program. I’m also wondering if the Facebook API can’t be used to create a stripped down version of the main site that will in a…