Faculty eCommons How to Save Time Developing Rubrics. How to Make Your Syllabi More Engaging. Paper syllabi are officially outdated. Many professors make their course syllabi available online as a downloadable file, but an increasing few are actually turning their syllabi into interactive blogs, which we refer to as syllablogs. The benefits to students are remarkable. A syllablog is a destination for students to download materials and interact with their professor and other students. For professors, a syllablog offers a place to constantly keep students informed about schedules, changes, projects, resources and feedback. With the right tools, a syllablog can also be easily updated and viewed on a mobile device.
It’s a modern way to engage students, and it’s a task that can be accomplished relatively quickly with little investment. Tools for Turning a Syllabus into a Blog There are a number of ways free hosting platforms allow noncoders the chance to build a robust website or blog: WordPress. What Content to Include on Your Syllablog Getting Students Involved. Google Tips for Busy Teachers. I just came back from the best conference. I am re-energized and so excited about some of the new technology tips I learned I can't wait to share! This first post is dedicated to Google...it's more than just a search engine! Basic Search Tips 1. Research the weather for your science unit by typing weather and then the city (weather Denver) and you will see the current forecast for the next five days. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Tips For Organizing Google Drive 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Tips for Using Google Forms 1. 2. 3.
Tips for Researching While Creating 1. 2. 3. I hope you found these tips helpful! How to connect your iPad to your Interactive Whiteboard. OK, so you have some shiny new iPads at school. One of the first things that many teachers want to do is to be able to hook them up to their Interactive Whiteboards to show whatever is on the screen to a class. It’s a question I get asked a lot on my IWB training courses these days. There are different ways to do this, and I’ve written about some of these in the past.
But here they all are in one handy blog post. 1. The simplest way to display the contents of your iPad screen to a class is to buy a VGA adaptor and connect the iPad directly to a projector in exactly the same way you’d connect a laptop. This does work pretty well, although you are tethered by the cable and sometimes the connector can work loose. What this won’t do is give you any control of the iPad from the IWB. 2. Another way to connect your iPad to a display is to buy an Apple TV device and connect that to your projector. The beauty of the Apple TV is that it works wirelessly. 3. 4. 5.
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