Getting started with Google Drive
The rumors are true—Google Drive is the new adoptive parent of Google Docs. Google Drive is a free online file storage service. You can upload and share any kind of file to your Google Drive, including documents, spreadsheets, drawings, presentations, photos and videos so that they are accessible from any laptop, tablet or smartphone. In addition, Google Drive is the new home for Google Docs. You have the ability to create and collaborate on text documents, presentations, spreadsheets, forms, drawings and tables all within Google Drive. FollowShare on Tumblr
Read MoreVideo Tutorials on Media Services Equipment
The world may know YouTube for its videos of puppies and song lyrics, but Media Services is using the public website for a more practical application. Located to the left upon entering Belk Library, Media Services loans equipment and provides assistance to students, faculty and staff. However, questions about equipment may arise after office hours. This is why Media Services has made an instructional video series. FollowShare on Tumblr
Read MoreThis Week in Tweets: November 2, 2012
In case you missed it, here’s what @elontechnology and @elonteaching have been tweetingthis week. If you aren’t using using Twitter yet, learn how to get started. Moodle Q&A: How to collect assignments from groups, by@sam_parkerr http://tinyurl.com/cyu88d5 #Moodle #MoodleMusings Technology changing how students learn, teachers say http://nyti.ms/ViDVMy 5 blogging tips for newbies (teachers, students, and others) from #Duke http://bit.ly/TP6a5m FollowShare on Tumblr
Read MoreDr. Amy Hogan: Clickers for attendance, discussion and testing (no Scantrons!)
Written by Lori Schachle second year Honors Fellow majoring in Public Administration, minoring in Communications, Leadership and Management. Dr. Amy Hogan, Assistant Professor of Psychology, has always been intrigued by technology’s role in learning. Her research interests include interface design, the interaction of language and technology, and the application of new research methodology. This semester, she was able to merge her interests with her passion for teaching through TLT’s Clicker Pilot Program. Amy is one of several clicker pioneers testing out various uses for clickers. I met with Dr. Hogan to find out more. FollowShare on Tumblr
Read MoreMoodle Q&A: How to collect assignments from groups
In this Moodle Q&A post on groups, faculty ask how to collect particular assignments from different groups. Collecting assignments from groups is advantageous because it allows you to view submitted assignments from specific groups rather than from the class as a whole. For example, imagine you have assigned a group project in your class and want one team leader from each group to submit his or her group’s work. By using group assignments, you can quickly view the submitted assignments and the members of the group. This is what you would see: FollowShare on Tumblr
Read MoreLectureTools: An engaging presentation tool to use in the classroom
While searching for an alternative to clickers to use in his classes, Jim Barbour, chair of the economics department and associate professor of economics, stumbled upon LectureTools. Run by a five-person team in Ann Arbor, Mich., LectureTools is an engaging, web-based program that allows instructors to create interactive presentations. “I was looking for something that was more robust,” Barbour said. “Think of [LectureTools] as a combination of clickers, Facebook and Twitter all rolled into one.” FollowShare on Tumblr
Read MoreTwitter in higher education
Overview Organizations and individuals of all types use Twitter to communicate and share resources. This overwhelming adoption of Twitter has made it a practical tool for nearly every academic discipline to incorporate into their curriculum. This blog post includes information on who uses Twitter and how to incorporate Twitter into a course. FollowShare on Tumblr
Read MoreTen things you didn’t know about Dropbox
Nice, in-depth feature in Mashable about Dropbox. Broaden it’s usability with these tips. http://mashable.com/2012/10/26/dropbox-tips-and-tricks/ FollowShare on Tumblr
Read MoreThis Week in Tweets: October 26, 2012
In case you missed it, here’s what @elontechnology and @elonteaching have been tweeting this week. If you aren’t using using Twitter yet, learn how to get started. Laptops in the Classroom: Are they a good or bad thing? By@sam_parkerr: http://tinyurl.com/cdjbb9a Moodle Q&A: Create Groups, by @sam_parkerr http://tinyurl.com/8n4pzzl #Moodle #MoodleMusings Inclusive classrooms: inclusive course design. New blog post from CATL. http://bit.ly/RgsAIy FollowShare on Tumblr
Read MoreDr. Steve Braye: Learning literature with clickers
Written by Caroline Klidonas, third-year Honors Fellow majoring in Acting, minoring in Creative Writing. Professor Stephen Braye, department of English, is one of several clicker pioneers on Elon’s campus. He has been exploring new ways to use them in his Literature class, with hopes for extending their use to his Global Experience class. I met with him to find out more. Q: When did you start to use the clickers? Professor Braye began working with the clickers during the first week of classes this semester. Until then, he had never used them before. Thus far, he has only used them in his Literature class for quizzes, which has allowed him to become accustomed to the clickers, as well as make mistakes and work out kinks that slow the class down. For example, when transitioning between questions, sometimes a graph of responses to the previous question appears on the projection screen,…
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