1. Technology Great & Small It all adds up to make your life easier

2. Blackboard Assignments links Allow students to upload assignments Notice of assignment waiting to be graded recorded in the gradebook Instructor comments can be added Grades automatically recorded in the gradebook IT VIP’s (working professionals) moderate Discussion Boards to bring a new perspective to your students Online quizzes can check assess your students reading before class discussion

3. Smart Boards Save your class notes to continue with another day Post or email your notes to students after class so they can spend more time thinking about what you’re doing rather than mindlessly taking notes Recording a process Jeopardy

4. Blogs Blogging is a great way for students to share experiences with classmates More current than keeping a journal http://helpingout-katelyn.blogspot.com/ http://www.blogger.com/start

5. Eluminate Live Keep in touch with your online students live Tutoring live in your jammies http://www.elluminate.com/ https://sas.elluminate.com/dr.jnlp?suid =D.949A7C17A78B3EA5A2F72AC13FE5 FD

6. Clickers Turningtechnologies.com Radio frequency device/ IR device Available for large classes Questions are based on PowerPoint Publisher Specific – can be packaged with textbook Learning curve to incorporate questions. Publisher produced questions Security issues – lost devices Can be used to track individual students- numbered Used in classes to stimulate discussion Good for multiple choice answers Can be used for formative assessment How many times are you going to use it per class?

7. Engaging Students In large classes, clickers are used to take attendance

8. Pod Casting Educational Psychology Class – Students teach lessons Assignment: Produce a 5-10 minute podcast which can be posted on the web for students who missed class today.

9. What do you need Computer Microphone Program such as: Audacity, a multi- platform tool that can record, edit and post-process audio You can also use a digital recorder and upload the file.

10. Uploading to iTunesU Public and Private Sites Linked into Blackboard – check with your IT person Free Storage at iTunes U

11. Electronic Portfolios Teach students to work with PowerPoint Template Insert hyperlinks Change backgrounds, objects, inserts, etc Digital collection of work Present the portfolio at the end of each semester

12. Electronic Portfolios From a Powerpoint Presentation a) The template The template a) A first semester student’s product. A first semester student’s product.