Interesting Ways - Crowdsourced Classroom Ideas

Hi,

How would you like to have 100 knowledgeable people working for you (for free) providing tips and their expert input on classroom topics such as using Google Tools in the classroom or Using an iPad in the classroom? Well, "crowdsourcing" allows a crowd of hundreds or thousands of people to group author "How to" documents and tip sheets.

One example of crowdsourcing that is focused on classroom topics is the "Interesting Ways" section of the EDTE.CH blog. Check it out here: http://edte.ch/blog/interesting-ways/

EDUCAUSE podcasts - check them out!

Looking for a selection of free podcasts (often including slides as well as the audio) on topics including Educational Leadership, Policy and Law, Teaching and Learning, Emerging Technologies, Open Source, Research Computing, Cyberinfrastructure, and Digitial Libraries, then check out the EDUCAUSE podcasts website at: http://www.educause.edu/podcasts

You will find topics such as:

• How Are Mobile Devices Affecting Higher Education IT?
• The Open Textbook Puzzle,
• Gathering Evidence to Make an Impact: How Less Can Be More,
• and many others
  

Twitter for Teachers

Ran across this resource today, very nice: Twitter for Teachers – Support Videos
Thanks to "Shannon in Ottawa" http://shannoninottawa.com/?p=1922

Shannon authored a nice set of three brief but clear instructional / demo videos showing instructors how to create a Twitter account and get rolling with Twitter.

The YouTube version of the videos are here: http://www.youtube.com/user/shannoninottawa?feature=mhum#p/u

The same videos posted to Vimeo are here: http://vimeo.com/22317797