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Post-It Sheets in the Classroom

[throwback post] I HEART using post-it sheets in class. Matter of fact, I use Post-it notes too . . . but that’s another blog entry. Especially when I taught the same course to multiple classes, it helped me minimize the amount of writing I did. It also allows you to keep concepts ‘around’ even when you [...]

Cool Web 2.0 Tools — a Prezi

[throwback post] I Heart Prezi [www.prezi.com]. Non-linear powerpoint? Are you kidding me? Well, I love this tool. Heere’s my first public prezi-nation.

DIscussion Boards in Blackboard

{anchor:Start ScreenSteps Content} This tutorial will demonstrate how to create and administer Discussion Boards in Blackboard 9.1. To learn more about Blackboard, view the [Discussion Baord section|http://a.nnotate.com/php/pdfnotate.php?d=2010-08-05&c=Ntj4BD81#page56_note25http://a.nnotate.com/php/pdfnotate.php?d=2010-08-05&c=Ntj4BD81#page56_note25] from the [Blackboard User Guide|https://behind.blackboard.com/s/faculty/refcenter/docs/details.Bb?DocumentID=3421&pid=200&rid=-1&dt=]. h2. Creating a Discussion Board !http://teachnologist.info/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/media_1283348832283.png|align=centre! From any Content Page, you can click on the Discussion Board link. h2. Alternatively . . . !http://teachnologist.info/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/media_1283349072954.png|align=centre! Click on the [...]

Beyond the PDF

[throwback post] I used to get really excited about PDFs. I was an early adopter in using these for any web posts back in the early 2000s. I started to investigate some new formats for using PDFs in more collaborative and interactive ways. Here’s a service called uniflip: This is an example of uniflip using a scrapbook. Here [...]

Avoid Information Overload

Another reason why visual communication is becoming so important.