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Hi everyone, Just a reminder if you didn’t see it, central ITS are running some introductory sessions for GMail – the University’s new email system we’re rolling out soon: The University will soon move to Google as our email, calendar and collaboration solution. Hands-on exploratory sessions are available to give all staff the opportunity . . . → Read More: All About Google Apps Morning everyone, One of the questions we’ve received about the Universities migration from our own mail servers to Googles GMail service is around security. Many staff are understandably concerned that since GMail stores a users mail offsite it may be easier for an unauthorized person to gain access to their messages. Happily the University . . . → Read More: Google Mail and Security From Mashable: The possibilities for social media tools in the classroom are vast. In the hands of the right teacher, they can be used to engage students in creative ways, encourage collaboration and inspire discussion among even soft-spoken students. But we’ve already made our case for why teachers should consider using social media in their . . . → Read More: 7 Free Social Media Tools for Teachers A year after seventh grade teacher Elizabeth Delmatoff started a pilot social media program in her Portland, Oregon classroom, 20% of students school-wide were completing extra assignments for no credit, grades had gone up more than 50%, and chronic absenteeism was reduced by more than a third. For the first time in its history, . . . → Read More: The Case For Social Media in Schools This is a re-post of a interesting article from Mashable.com. If you are interested in the potential for the use of social media technology in the classroom there are a number of excellent articles posted on this site weekly. While the site is predominately focused on the North American context don’t let that . . . → Read More: Three Ways Educators are Embracing Social Technology |
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