59 Free Twitter Tools and Apps
https://blog.bufferapp.com/free-twitter-tools
For LRS, it is not about using these apps. It is about learning what they do (mostly statistics) and using the knowledge as a benchmark against employing the services of Hootsuite.
Please have the rest of our posts on Twitter:
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/?s=twitter
Teaching Is Not a Business
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/08/17/opinion/sunday/teaching-is-not-a-business.html
Business does have something to teach educators, but it’s neither the saving power of competition nor flashy ideas like disruptive innovation.
While technology can be put to good use by talented teachers, they, and not the futurists, must take the lead. The process of teaching and learning is an intimate act that neither computers nor markets can hope to replicate. Small wonder, then, that the business model hasn’t worked in reforming the schools — there is simply no substitute for the personal element.
but seriously, what are your thoughts about Common Core
Can ‘World of Warcraft’ Game Skills Help Land a Job?
http://m.us.wsj.com/articles/can-warcraft-game-skills-help-land-a-job-1407885660?mobile=y
the article lists “for-” and “against-,” but does not take a stand.
What is your opinion? Do games on resume represents better skills? Do you think listing your gaming skills on a resume will increase your change of being hired?
Please consider our other blog entries on games and gamification in education:
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/?s=gamification
Virtual Reality’s Next Hurdle: Overcoming ‘Sim Sickness’
http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2014/08/05/338015854/virtual-realitys-next-hurdle-overcoming-sim-sickness
One problem is the resulting “postural sway,” or postural instability and hand-eye coordination challenges.
Additional reading: http://www.augmentedrealitytrends.com/virtual-reality/sim-sickness.html
my note: similar issues with Google Glass. Here is some more info on the issue:
Rethinking Motion Sickness
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/23/rethinking-motion-sickness/
Pls have other IMS blog entries on Google Glass
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/?s=google+glass
10 Twitter Tactics to Increase Your Engagement
http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/twitter-tactics-to-increase-engagement/
#1: Keep Tweets Under 110 Characters
#2: Tweet During Daytime Hours
#3: Tweet on Saturday and Sunday
#4: Share Images
#5: Ask for Retweets
#6: Use Hashtags
#7: Include Links
#8: Stay Away From Lifestyle Tweets
#9: Use Strong Calls to Action
#10: Send One to Four Tweets a Day
What do you think? What Twitter techniques do you use to create engagement? Do you have additional advice for others? Please leave your comments below.
For Storytelling Projects, Cool New Multimedia Tools
http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/04/for-storytelling-projects-cool-new-multimedia-tools/
Meograph
Zeega
WeVideo
Please check our other blog entries regarding digital storytelling:
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/?s=storytelling
http://blog.ed.ted.com/2014/06/27/ted-eds-super-summer-reading-list-40-books-recommended-by-our-educators/
Do you recognize any of the titles? Have you read any of the books? Would you like to share you impressions and opinions?
Do you have more titles to add?
Main Learning Theories: concept map
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2014/08/excellent-visual-summarizing-main.html