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Google Earth
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Google Earth (and Google Maps) are free web mapping technologies that let you view maps all around the world, zooming in to street level or out to country or global scale. You can use Google Earth to "tour" the Grand Canyon in a geology class, or follow the path of the Avian Flu in a biology class, for example. This demo will show you some examples of these applications and how to use them in teaching.
Rich Media Sharing and Integration (Flickr, YouTube, Slideshare)
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
College and high-school students regularly share audio and video via the Web. Sites like flikr and YouTube allow users, in a few clicks, to easily post and share media files. This demonstration will show you how to get started, and offer some examples of course-based uses.
Podcasting II: Enhancing Your Lecture
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
"Answer-casts" offer a way to quickly respond to your students e-mailed questions in your own voice. "Wrap-ups" can be used to extend your class by offering additional insights or examples. Both of these webcasts, which you produce outside of class time, can be used to further increase the sense of community and interaction with students in courses. This session will describe how to leverage podcasting technologies to connect further with your students.
Podcasting I: Recording Your Lecture
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Audio-podcasts allow your students to time-shift (listen to the podcast when they wish) and multi-task (listen to the podcast while doing something else such as working out at the gym or commuting). An easy way to get started with podcasting is simply to record your lectures and post them for students to review. This demonstration will show you how to seamlessly integrate the audio recording into your lecture, how to post it, and even enhance it with images.
Connecting Your Classroom with Facebook
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
An EdTech Talk with Professor Scheirer
Facebook (http://www.facebook.com) is an online directory that connects people through social networks at schools and colleges. It receives 250 million hits per day and is ranked ninth in overall traffic on the Internet. Students love Facebook, but few professors and administrators are aware of it and most have yet to evaluate its impact. Prof. Dan Scheirer will provide an overview of Facebook and how he is using it in unique ways to "connect the classroom" and create feelings of "belonging".
Can Blogs and the Popular Media Help Educators? Working with Numb3rs
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
An EdTech Talk with Professor Bridger
Every Friday night at 10 p.m. on CBS, the cast of NUMB3RS takes on another crime that requires advanced mathematics skills to solve. Based on actual events, NUMB3RS explores the connection between criminal investigations and mathematics. Following each episode in which FBI Agent Don Eppes and his mathematical genius brother Charlie solve a complex crime, Professor Bridger of the NU Math Department posts on his blog an explanation of the math Charlie uses.
The blog can be found at http://www.atsweb.neu.edu/math/cp/blog/.
One of the principle mathematics consultants for the show, Professor Bridger created the blog to attract students to, and promote better public appreciation of, the mathematical sciences. Professor Bridger's talk will focus on the educational applications of his NUMB3RS blog and will feature interesting clips from the show.