Shared Resources for the Week of October 17

• Moving at the Speed of Creativity – Explaining Google Searches and Page Rank
  “The three minute video, “How Search Works” from Google provides a nice overview of search engine basics, page rank, and online advertising. Consider sharing this with your students and discussing both the function as well as the power / importance / ethics involved in Internet search today.”

• Using Appointment slots – Google Calendar Help
  “The Appointment slots feature lets you set time slots on your calendar that other people can book. For instance, a professor could allow his or her students to reserve time during office hours each week. A hair salon could let anyone visiting their web site schedule an appointment during set business hours. This is a handy tool with many possibilities! Read on to learn how to set up and start using it.”

• Voicethread as an Assessment Tool – AestheTECH
  “VoiceThread  provides a tool to facilitate student conversations using interactive Web 2.0 technology.  Students can engage in dialogue about images and publish the collective work of a classroom. Students can also upload their work and leave an audio or written reflection of their processes and learning.”

• A Guide to Google+ Privacy and Information Control
  “Google+ is the new social networking kid on the block, and one of the main reasons so many people are interested in the service over Facebook is Google+’s proclaimed focus on protecting users’ privacy. Whether you’re a new Google+ user or you’re already a pro, understanding how to control your information on the site can make you feel much more at ease on the social network. Here’s the lowdown on Google+’s privacy controls, including a few of the more buried settings you’ll want to know about.”

• Introducing the Digital Learning Quadrants
  A classification that encompasses all ages and takes into account the realities of
  access and participation levels, we might use the following.

• Pearson and Google Jump Into Learning Management With a New, Free System
  One of the world’s biggest education publishers has joined with one of the most dominant and iconic software companies on the planet to bring colleges a new—and free—learning-management system with the hopes of upending services that affect just about every instructor, student, and college in the country.

• Medical Presentations
  BMJ Learning has recently launched a series of slide presentations on various medical education topics. You are very welcome to use them in your presentations if you wish. They cover a range of topics from curriculum development to setting up OSCE’s.

• Blackboard Embraces Sharing
  Professors who use Blackboard’s software have long been forced to lock their course materials in an area effectively marked, “For Registered Students Only,” while using the system. Today the company announced plans to add a “Share” button that will let professors make those learning materials free and open online.

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