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IDEAS
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
INNOVATION. DESIGN. EXPERIENCES. ACTIVITES. SYNERGY
…. COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
A Note from Wendy:
IDEAS ROOM Coordinator
How will you continue to learn beyond the four walls of the classroom, during the
UPCOMING NOTES: 1
GaGa for Google Drive: April 14th & 15th @ 11:30am April 16th @ 1:15pm April 17th @ 5pm
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Finals Week: May 3rd - 9th
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Spring Commencement: May 9th
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Summer Break: May 9th - August 25th
summer, after you graduate? Leveraging web 2.0 tools in order to create a professional learning network is an integral 21st Century Skill that all professionals need to consider-especially educators. What tools and resources can you turn to in order to continue your professional growth? Pinterest, Twitter, Diigo, Facebook, the list goes on. Which tool you select is a personal preference, but one that seems to be left behind is YouTube. More often than not when YouTube is mentioned in a conversation it is about a cute cat stunt, or the latest new talent. But have you considered harnessing this web 2.0 tool for professional learning? The IDEAS Room recently started a YouTube channel in which we will publish only professional learning content for the faculty and students in the College of Education. However, we are not the only professional learning channel on out there. Continue reading our newsletter to learn about other YouTube channels that go beyond cute puppies and pranks and can be used to increase your knowledge of professional practices. Image from: http://www.fanpop.com/clubs/despicable-me-minions/images/35063166/title/minions-wallpaper.
IDEAS Room Hours May 12th–16th: 9AM to 3PM, M-F
There’s a Minion Reasons to Read! Stop by the IDEAS Room this month to color your minion and tell us your favorite reason to read.
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TECH Update *Click here to subscribe to our YouTube channel
IDEAS Room YouTube Channel: IDEAS Room has its own YouTube Channel. The channel is a great way to keep up with all things new in the IDEAS Room. Videos showcasing GAGA sessions as well as other technology how-to’s will provide students and faculty with the latest information about educational technology tools and trends. YouTube is becoming more Educational YouTube Channels… prevalent in the classroom setting. Which channels do you subscribe to? Teachers are utilizing educational videos posted on YouTube to bring their topics to life.
Big Think
There are many YouTube channels geared toward providing educationally relevant information. Take some time and browse the website. It’s simple to navigate and conveniently linked to your unomaha email account.
- Provides access to presentations by well-known presenters on the topic of economy
App Corner iMovie: The app of the month is…. iMovie. Yep, you read that right. The IDEAS Room iPads are all loaded with the iMovie App to help you share, browse, and edit your video clips. Once edited, videos downloaded on our iPads can be directly Image from: http://www.imore.com/ipad.
uploaded to YouTube, Dropbox, or even Google Drive.
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ISSUE #13: SUMMER 2014 as edited by Danielle Henery
In case you missed it in March…
Recap from GAGA for Web Bookmarking: *also see tutorials of these tech tools on our YouTube Channel
As described by eduClipper on Google Apps Marketplace, eduClipper is a social platform that equips teachers and students with powerful tools for the collection, creation, and display of content. We expand the universe of resources available to teachers and improve the tracking and analysis of individual progress through personal, shareable portfolios. By adding eduClipper through the Google Apps Marketplace, school and district administrators can create accounts and enable single sign-on for eduClipper for all of their teachers and students. Description from: https://www.google.com/enterprise/marketplace.
According to Jill Duffy’s article in PC Magazine,
PROS: Interesting way to explore the Web visually based on interests. It lets you save or share images easily. Free.
CONS: Difficult to navigate at times. Google Chrome browser not well supported. By-invitation only. Some areas of interest are not well populated with content.
BOTTOM LINE: Pinterest gives Internet users another way to discover and explore visual content. The virtual pinboard concept has been tried before, and Pinterest executes the idea fairly well. Description from: http://www.pcmag.com/article.
According to edshelf’s description of LiveBinders,
Take Control of Information - View links like pages in a book instead of URLs on a page - Combine uploaded PDFs and Word docs with links in one binder - Go paperless one LiveBinder at a time
Save Time - Avoid layout issues - all documents are organized by tabs and subtabs - Edit LiveBinders anytime, any place
If you don’t have an iPad don’t fret… these Web Bookmarking tools are both applications and websites!
- Update information conveniently without having to resend links
Make an Impression - Share all your documents in an easy presentable format - Use LiveBinders for Smartboard and laptop presentations - Build a library of binders and become a valuable resource for others LiveBinders is Free! Description from: https://edshelf.com/tool/livebinders. 3
ISSUE #13: SUMMER 2014 as edited by Danielle Henery
IDEAS Room Staff: Ask us about… Danielle -
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Computer Troubleshooting
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Writing
Wendy *IDEAS Room Coordinator - Tech Integration - Children’s Literature
Jana -
Printing
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Material
Tessa
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Die Cut Ideas
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Computer Troubleshooting
Sarah -
SMART Board Training
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Sister Rosemary
Curriculum Questions
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Computer
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Laminating
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Computer Troubleshooting
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Literacy
Jordie -
Cataloging
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Book Check Out
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Material Searching
Jen -
Google Drive
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SMART Board
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Computer Troubleshooting
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ISSUE #13: SUMMER 2014 as edited by Danielle Henery
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ISSUE #13: SUMMER 2014 as edited by Danielle Henery