The Year in Review - Top 10 Wired Campus Blog Posts in 2011 & Freebie Friday!

Readers,

I am an avid blog reader and sometimes it becomes overwhelming to visit my Google Reader and to read all of this wonderful information from various authors from across the world! Here are some great lists from various sources focused on the top higher education blogs in 2011! 

Chronicle of Higher Education's Wired Campus - 10 Most-Popular Wired Campus Articles of 2011

Here are the top three articles from their list:

1 - Pearson and Google Jump Into Learning Management With a New, Free System

2 - NYU Prof Vows Never to Probe Cheating Again—and Faces a Backlash

3 - Students Push Their Facebook Use Further Into Course Work

Readers - Here is our last FREEBIE of the year! Something for YOU and for your students!

Free $10 Kindle Textbook Credit! - Prior to making a purchase, enter the code ETXTBOOK and click the "apply" button. Your $10.00 credit will be automatically applied to your amazon account. This offer is valid from December 30, 2011 to January 9, 2012. PLEASE tell your students about this great offer!

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Enjoy!

Sincerely,

J. Edwards

Millennial Professor - Jennifer T. Edwards, Ed.D.

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The Year in Review - Top 10 Education Technology Apps for Higher Education in 2011

Readers,

I have had an iPad1, iPad2, and I am very excited about potentially purchasing the iPad3 when it debuts in a few months. So, I am eager to stay abreast of the new educational technology apps that are available for the higher education environment. Here is my top 10 list of #edtech apps for higher education....


1 - Blackboard Mobile Learn (FREE)





2 - Goodreader (Great for Organizing PDFs)





3 - Evernote





4 - Ebscohost

5 - Gradekeeper (Great for Attendance AND Grades) - LINK OR LINK





6 - Adobe Connect

7 - iMovie





8 - iHourglass (Thanks Jenna @ http://ecampusnews.com/)





9 - Inkling





10 - Course Smart

Converge Magazine - The Top 4 Higher Ed Stories of 2011

Enjoy!

Sincerely,

J. Edwards

Millennial Professor - Jennifer T. Edwards, Ed.D.

Become a fan of Millennial Professor on Facebook - http://goo.gl/gnN41

The Year in Review - Top 10 Technology Trends in 2011 (and projections for 2012)

Readers,

I am a sucker for technology at home (i.e. - the iPads, iPods, etc.) and I admit that my work is filled with technology as well! Here are a few of the best higher education #edtech tools for 2011 (according to various sources)...

According to CNN, here are five of the "Top Ten Tech Trends for 2011"!

1 - Touch Computing


2 - Social Gestures


3 - NFC and Mobile Payments


4 - Beyond the iPad


5 - TV Everywhere


According to Tech News World, here are five of the "Top Ten Tech Trends for 2012"!

1 - Voice Command (like Siri)

2 - E-mail Decline

3 - Cable Box Decline

4 - Hosted Services

5 - App Stores

Enjoy!

Sincerely,

J. Edwards

Millennial Professor - Jennifer T. Edwards, Ed.D.

Become a fan of Millennial Professor on Facebook - http://goo.gl/gnN41

The Year in Review - Top 10 Higher Education News Stories in 2011

Readers,

2011 has been an amazing year! Here are the Top 10 Higher Education News Stories in 2011 (according to various sources)...

Heritage Foundation - Morning Bell: Top 10 Education Stories of 2011

CampusExplorer.com - Top Education News Stories of 2011

HerCampus.com - The Top 10 College News Stories of 2011

Higher Ed Morning - Top 10 Stories of 2011

Converge Magazine - The Top 4 Higher Ed Stories of 2011


Faculty Focus - Our Top 11 Most Popular Articles for 2011, part 1


Faculty Focus - Our Top 11 Most Popular Articles for 2011, part 2


Enjoy!

Sincerely,

J. Edwards

Millennial Professor - Jennifer T. Edwards, Ed.D.

Become a fan of Millennial Professor on Facebook - http://goo.gl/gnN41

The Year in Review - Top 10 Millennial Professor Blog Posts in 2011!

Readers,

This has been an amazing and exciting, yet tiring year! This week, we will review several TOP TEN lists that are focused on higher education! Today's list is focused on the Millennial Professor blog!

Monday - Top 10 Millennial Professor Blog Posts in 2011

Tuesday - Top 10 Higher Education News Stories in 2011

Wednesday - Top 10 Technology Trends in 2011 (and projections for 2012)

Thursday - Top 10 Education Technology Apps for Higher Education in 2011

Friday - Top 10 Wired Campus Blog Posts in 2011 & Freebie Friday!

Here are the Top 10 Millennial Professor Blog Posts in 2011:

By the way, THANKS for visiting our blog this year! We had 7,087 visits and 10,297 pageviews!

#1 - How to Cheat on Blackboard (1,078 views)

#2 - iPads in the College Classroom - The iPad Pilot and Loaner Programs (763 Views)

#3 - My Online Academic Portfolio (ePortfolio) via Google Sites! - Dr. Jennifer T. Edwards (161 views)

#4 - This Week is OVER! The To Do/Completed List  (147 Views)

#5 - iPod Touch: Classroom Response System (138 Views)

#6 - HBCUs vs. Historically White Colleges and Universities (127 Views)

#7 - My Goals for 2011! - Five Simple Things to Make Me Happy! (119 Views)

#8 - Netflix in the Classroom? (108 Views)

#9 - My 5 Favorite Educational iPad/iPod Apps (105 Views)

#10 - iPad Pilots in Higher Education - iPad Pilots (103 Views)

Enjoy! Thanks for all of your views this year! :)

Sincerely,

J. Edwards

Millennial Professor - Jennifer T. Edwards, Ed.D.

Become a fan of Millennial Professor on Facebook - http://goo.gl/gnN41

Freebie Friday - Request a Kleenex Cool Touch Sample!

Readers,

I have been REALLY blessed NOT to have a cold this season, but I have had the pleasure of using this new product - Kleenex Cool Touch Tissue.

My review - This is one of the most AMAZING tissue products EVER! It IS really cool to the touch and I sincerely think that the product will be around for a LONG, LONG time! Request a free sample from Sam's Club here - LINK

Sincerely,

J. Edwards

Millennial Professor - Jennifer T. Edwards, Ed.D.

Become a fan of Millennial Professor on Facebook - http://goo.gl/gnN41