Freebie Friday! - Emergen-C Samples

Readers


I strive to keep a flawless attendance record in my classes and I am willing to take any natural supplements to keep myself healthy. One of my favorite colleagues recommended the Emergen-C product a few months ago. This product tastes great and it is a boost of vitamin C for the working woman (or man) on the go! 

Visit the website to request a few sample - http://www.emergenc.com/free-samples


I hope that I can stay well until my last final this semester! :)


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

Adopt This Technology - JoliPrint for Instant PDF Documents!

Readers,


JoliPrint (http://www.joliprint.com/) enables users to print webpages (documents, articles, etc.) without the color ads. This website would be helpful for instructors who teach online or hybrid courses, because they could post a link to the shared PDF document on blackboard (without uploading the entire PDF to their university's learning management system.


In addition, I plan to post job announcements on our Communication Studies Facebook and Twitter accounts via JoliPrint instead of saving the content to a Google Document and posting the link. Take a look at our current job postings! Become a fan of the Communication Studies Facebook page! http://www.facebook.com/TarletonCOMSDept


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

Wandering Wednesday's Academic Blogger - Academichic - http://www.academichic.com

Readers,

I LOVE exploring new blogs and since our week-long program for Environmental Communication Week 2011 ended, I have had a few extra minutes in the day to explore a new blog, Academichic! Academichic is a neat blog dedicated to fashion in the academy! I love wearing suits on campus and this site is definitely one of my new favorites! Check it out!

Academichic - http://www.academichic.com

                    

This website has various categories, which range from "Night Without Grading" and "Office Hours" to "Pregnancy in Academia" and "Visiting Lecturer". Very neat! Let me know what you think! :)


This is the first post in a new weekly featured titled "Wandering Wednesdays", which highlights an academic blog or a neat academic website. Enjoy! Come back soon! :)


Sincerely,


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

Goo.gl - A New Url Shortening Website (Thanks LifeHacker)

Readers,


I read the LifeHacker website on a weekly basis and recently the website focused on Goo.gl (http://lifehacker.com/5791974/googl-url-shortener-adds-easier-copying-better-dashboard-controls), a new url shortener website on Google. This seems like a great opportunity for those of us who regularly use bit.ly or tinyurl.com for links in our online and/or face-to-face classrooms.

http://www.thewwwblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/goo-gl-shortener-extension.png

I always place a tinyurl link (after testing the link) beside each of the external links on Blackboard. Since every browser and every computer is different, this enables the students to access the links when clicking the link will not work for the student.


For example:


Action Item - Read COMS 101 Notes - http://www.tinyurl.com/COMS101CH1


Since I am a big fan of Google AND Tinyurl, I think this new Google Service might work for some instructors who wish to use a certain link, but the link title is already taken by another user. For example, if I needed http://www.tinyurl.com/COMS101SpeechNotes and the link was always taken on Tinyurl, I can use the COMS101SpeechNotes link on Goo.gl.


I hope this helps someone! Read the LifeHacker blog for more information...
http://lifehacker.com/5791974/googl-url-shortener-adds-easier-copying-better-dashboard-controls


Sincerely,


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

Environmental Communication Week 2011 @ Tarleton State University (Recap)

Readers,

We received some wonderful press from Environmental Communication Week 2011!

Here you go!

Library Online Lounge - Tarleton Libraries (Blog Post)

http://tarletonlibrary.blogspot.com/2011/04/environmental-communication-week-2011.html

Environmental Communications Week Kicks Off (Newspaper Article)

http://media.www.thejtac.com/media/storage/paper1248/news/2011/04/28/CampusLife/Minute.To.Win.It.Week.To.Learn.It-3996220.shtml

Saving Paper With Green Printing (Newspaper Article)

http://media.www.thejtac.com/media/storage/paper1248/news/2011/04/28/CampusLife/Saving.Paper.With.Green.Printing-3996221.shtml

Politics and Environmentalism (Newspaper Article)

http://media.www.thejtac.com/media/storage/paper1248/news/2011/04/28/CampusLife/Politics.And.Environmentalism-3996219.shtml

Environmental Communication Week at Tarleton State University (Press Release)
http://www.tarleton.edu/scripts/press/display.asp?id=3453

BYOA (Bring Your Own Appliance) - 

Tarleton, Stephenville community to swap appliances at House Party in effort to recycle and reduce

http://media.www.thejtac.com/media/storage/paper1248/news/2011/04/21/News/Byoa-bring.Your.Own.Appliance-3994348.shtml

Sincerely,

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

Environmental Communication Week 2011 @ Tarleton State University - Day Five

Readers,

Today's Freebie Friday is dedicated to our Green Works Houseparty! Two months ago, we applied to host a Green Works houseparty through Houseparty.com. This has been an amazing experience because House Party sent us a free gift pack for our party!

Here is the link to our House Party! - http://houseparty.com/party/484681

Our Party Pack contained:

• Green Works^® naturally derived Laundry Detergent samples
• Green Works^® naturally derived Compostable Cleaning Wipes samples
• Sierra Club notecards
• Reusable Nalgene^® water bottle from Brita^®
• Green It Yourself Guide with Coupons from Green Works^® and Lowe’s
• Brita^® water filtration system coupons
• NEW Burt’s Bees^® Naturally Nourishing Milk & Honey Body Lotion Sample and Coupon

Each guest brought a household appliance to swap with the other attendees. We took an interesting, interactive quiz on house hold allergens and upon their departure, each guest was given a House Party goody bag. We had a blast!

Here's the neat thing, as we tweeted about the company during ECW2011, the Green Works and House Party company actually responded to our students' tweets and became a FAN of our week! It was amazing! In addition to the extra curricular activities, we also talked about the Green Works company in our persuasion, interpersonal communication, and organizational communication courses.

Sincerely,

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

Environmental Communication Week 2011 @ Tarleton State University - Day Four

Readers,


Today was the LAST day of Environmental Communication Week 2011 (since tomorrow is good Friday)! 

2PM - 3PM

Recycling Contest – 100 Uses for a _________ Contest

Where: Dick Smith Library Multipurpose Room

Calendar: Environmental Communication Week 2011 @ Tarleton State University

Description: Think of common items around your residence hall room or your home that can be reused! Bring those CREATIVE ideas to our RECYCLING CONTEST! Participants will form teams to complete against one another to create the LONGEST list of alternative uses for everyday products!

We also had attendance punch cards available during each event and each attendee will receive an e-mail (at the end of May) with an itemized listing of each event he/she attended during Environmental Communication Week!

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