Wandering Wednesday - Instructify... Rest in Peace

Readers,


This week's Wandering Wednesday is focused on Instructify, an amazing website focused on free Educational Technology apps. Unfortunately, today's post has to begin with "Rest in Peace" to the Instructify website, because the website is "signing off". I hope the information will remain on the server and that current and future educators can access the content.

Check out their website here - http://blogs.learnnc.org/instructify/.


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

Sometimes I Forget the Obvious - Online Teaching Tips (Embedding a Facebook or Twitter Widget on Blackboard)

Readers,


Usually, my blog entries focus on teaching and research. I attempt to think of items that would be of interest to the blog readers, but sometimes I forget the obvious (i.e. - reminders to students, my virtual office hours and Twitter widgets on Blackboard, embedding Google Docs on Blackboard, posting tinyurls in the titles of external links, etc.). These are teaching strategies that I use on a daily basis without thinking about the fact that this simple strategy might be a great blog post! :)


One of my new "academic blogger" friends, Professor Josh also uses embedded widgets on his blackboard course homepage. In one of his recent blog post, he talks about "Adding a Facebook Widget to a Blackboard" course. Although I do not use Facebook with my students, I use Twitter and I embed a Twitter widget on my course home page. 


Here's an example of the interaction that I have with students through Twitter:



I love Twitter because it does not reveal as much personal information as Facebook (i.e. - students viewing a spam message from one of my friends on Facebook or students viewing my pictures from college, etc.). If you use Twitter and desire to embed a widget on your department webpage, personal webpage, or course site - CLICK HERE - http://twitter.com/about/resources/widgets.


Do you use Facebook to communicate with your students? WHY or WHY NOT?  Do you think interaction through this particular social networking website increases social presence in your professional relationship with students ?


Sincerely,


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

Adopt This Technology - AnswerGarden!

Readers,

Answergarden.com is an amazing brainstorming tool that can be used in training and development sessions, face-to-face and hybrid classrooms, in learning management systems, and in department meetings! It informally gathers your participants' opinions and perceptions about your chosen subject.

Let's try it out! Here's my Answer Garden - http://answergarden.ch/view/13130:

Teaching college students is....... at AnswerGarden.ch.

You can make the AnswerGarden larger or smaller to fit your needs! :) Could you please contribute additional ways to use this technology?

Thanks!

Sincerely,

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

Freebie Friday - Carmex Lip Balm

Readers,


I know that this might not seem like a good deal, but it is a GREAT DEAL! When I am teaching (especially in the summertime and wintertime), my lips become slightly chapped while walking across campus. I always have a tube of Carmex in my briefcase to prepare myself for speaking in front of the classroom. Try some Carmex today!


Click the link to print a coupon for $.35 off of Carmex Lip Balm - LINK.

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

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