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Bring More Collaboration, Creativity, and Engagement to Your Course with Canva

On By Cathy ScottIn Assessment, Blooms - Analyzing, Blooms - Applying, Blooms - Creating, Blooms - Evaluating, Blooms - Remembering, Blooms - Understanding, Data Analytics, Design Thinking, Tip of the Month

“You can’t use up creativity.  The more you use, the more you have.” ~Maya Angelou~ Since the shift toward remote learning, Markus and I have been asked numerous times about ideas and tools to bring more collaboration, critical thinking (creativity), and engagement to courses.  This month we are sharing Canva, a technology tool that allows …

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2021 Year End Review

On By Markus AhrensIn Academic Integrity, Assessibility, Assessment, Blooms - Analyzing, Blooms - Applying, Blooms - Creating, Blooms - Evaluating, Blooms - Remembering, Blooms - Understanding, Data Analytics, Design Thinking, Emerging Technologies, Moving Online, Productivity, Research, Study Tool, Tip of the MonthLeave a comment

With COVID-19 still hanging around, many of us are ready for 2021 to end and we look forward to a healthy 2022.  At this time of year, we feel that it is a great opportunity to reflect upon the fantastic technology tools and topics that we explored throughout 2021.  A great resolution for 2022 is …

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Increase Your Efficiency in the Classroom with Chrome Browser Extensions

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With Chrome’s market dominance, many of us use the Chrome browser on a daily basis.  To improve your productivity and efficiency within your classroom environment, Cathy and I suggest exploring a few of the many Chrome extensions.  We recommend starting with the following innovative extensions:  Momentum – Momentum is a free extension that can help …

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Let’s Get Ready for the New Academic Year!

On By Markus AhrensIn Assessibility, Assessment, Blooms - Analyzing, Blooms - Applying, Blooms - Creating, Blooms - Evaluating, Blooms - Remembering, Blooms - Understanding, Data Analytics, Design Thinking, Moving Online, Productivity, Tip of the MonthLeave a comment

At this time of year, we as educators begin to organize ourselves and make plans for the upcoming semester.  The COVID-19 pandemic forced many educators to utilize technology to deliver quality education.    This a great time to reflect on what worked well in a virtual environment and utilize technology that can help organize yourself and …

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MURAL

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Are you looking for a collaboration tool which will allow your classroom teams to work remotely by brainstorming, designing, and planning project ideas using visual tools and flowcharts?  If so, then MURAL may be the tool for your classroom environment.  Teachers and students can use MURAL as a dynamic way to present material, encourage class …

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Accessibility – Free Technology Tools and Tips for Compliance

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During Spring 2020, COVID-19 forced many face-to-face courses to shift to remote learning abruptly. This shift posed numerous challenges for instructors, including how to provide accessible course content. While the pandemic forced institutions and instructors to be flexible or even allowed short-term exceptions for specific requirements; accessibility standards were not waived.  Instructors were still responsible …

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Are You Ready for Remote Learning? Technology Tools to Quickly and Effectively Shift Your Lecture Courses Online.

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When teaching with technology, Markus and I always promote having a Game Plan B and sometimes even a Game Plan C.  This same mindset can apply to having a contingency plan for taking lecture courses online.  This plan might be the result of weather or as we are seeing right now the Coronavirus (COVID-19).  If …

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Doodly: Create engaging videos as easy as 1-2-3!

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Happy New Year!  Markus and I hope you find some great technology tools to add to your toolbox in 2019! This month’s technology tip is Doodly, a unique video creator.  Most of the time, Markus and I write about free technology, but this month I wanted to share a technology tool “deal” that could put …

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Microsoft Whiteboard

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Microsoft Whiteboard:  A Collaborative Learning Experience Are you looking for ways to make your classroom or synchronous online lectures and activities more engaging?  Try Microsoft Whiteboard!  Microsoft Whiteboard is a new virtual, collaborative whiteboard app that can help increase student engagement and participation.  Microsoft Whiteboard is a free app that works with both Windows and …

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Flipgrid

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If you are looking for a way to make your online, hybrid or lecture course come alive, Flipgrid may be just the new interactive technology tool you need in your teaching and learning toolbox.  Flipgrid is an easy to use application that gives every student a voice in your course.  It creates a vibrant learning …

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