Facebook Has 109.7 Million Members (Double the Membership of Myspace)!

The Twitter Toolbox - 111 Web-Based Twitter Tools

 "111 Twitter Tools" is a list of 111 web-based twitter tools that novice or advanced twitter users can use for twitter analysis, information gathering, network building and management, twitter management, sharing tools, organization and productivity, life tools, business and finance, and health, and blogging. Check out this great list! - http://bigisthenewsmall.com/?p=4207

Introducing Scholastic's "Expert Space" - A Tool for the New Digital Classroom

Grade 4-12 educators and educational technologists: Scholastic just released a digital curriculum titled "Expert Space". This curriculum features social studies and science content that teachers can display in class and on the internet. This curriculum is based on a literature review titled, "Expert Space Digital Curriculum & Tools for the 21st Century Effective Web-Based Learning Environments: A Literature Review".

To access this website please click the following link - http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/digital_curriculum/expertspace/index.htm. 

In addition, teachers and other interested parties can sign up for a free webcast titled "The New Digital Classroom, Building Expertise in the Science Curriculum". This website also lists several additional workshops focus on K-12 learning and instruction in the 21^st Century using inquiry, collaboration, technology.

Millennial Professor/Jennifer T. Edwards

How to Engage Each of Your Students (Small Classes to Large Classes)

I teach at a mid-sized, public institution in Texas and my class sizes range from 22 students to 36 students in a course section. Today, I discovered a wonderful article pertaining to class size and how to reach all students in a larger (50+) class. The author contributed wonderful ideas that will help any teacher/professor accomplish the goal of  engaging every student in your classroom! Enjoy!


http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-and-learning/encouraging-student-participation-in-large-classes/

Millennial Professor/Jennifer T. Edwards