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Collaborize Classroom is designed to complement classroom instruction and engage students in online activities, assignments and discussions that allow for deeper participation inside and outside the classroom.
Monthly Archives: August 2011
WorkingAtTheEdge.org Daily Links 08/26/2011
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Back to School Resources – Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators
Kathy Schrock’s collection of back-to-school resources.
WorkingAtTheEdge.org Daily Links 08/22/2011
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David Crystal – Texts and Tweets: myths and realities
Professor David Crystal, one of the world’s leading linguistic experts, challenges the myth that new communication technologies are destroying language.
WorkingAtTheEdge.org Daily Links 08/21/2011
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Highly Effective School Library Programs: Power Libraries for All
What is a 21st century library? What is a 21st century librarian? A collection of resources to guide libraries and librarians to create a 21st century library. Rubrics are included
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Listio is a great directory of web 2.0 sites/applications. Not only can person browse through the many choices but submit their own and have others vote on them.
WorkingAtTheEdge.org Daily Links 08/20/2011
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Gamifying Education.org | Home
This website provides useful resources, papers, videos, and other materials regarding the gamification of education. This site is of interest to educators, students, policymakers, and anyone interested in how game mechanics and gamelike thinking can impact society for the better.
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OwnYourSpace: A Guide to Facebook Security
A must-read guide for students, parents and educators regarding Facebook security.
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Screencast-O-Matic – Free online screen recorder for instant screen capture video sharing.
Screencast-O-Matic is an online screen recorder for one-click recording from your browser on Windows, Mac, or Linux with no install for FREE!
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Behold | Search High Quality Flickr Images
Behold is a search engine that is designed to help you find the best Creative Commons licensed images for your blog, slideshow, or video project.
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40 Google Plus Tips for Newbies – MarketingProfessor.com
When I want to learn about Google+…when I have the time.
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The digital dropbox is essentially a tool incorporated into most learning management systems that enables faculty to designate a virtual inbox where students can privately submit their assignments and later retrieve them (presumably with a grade and some type of feedback). While there might be a specific time when it pedagogically makes sense to have students turn in their work to a digital dropbox viewable only by the instructor and the student, we have found that mostof the time it makes little sense to do so. In this article we argue for use of a public performance model and explain why.
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Wiki MindMap is a cool site for searching through wikipedia in a mind map style. All a user has to do is enter a term and results are returned in a mind map format.
