Virginia College School of Business and Health

1. Virginia College School of Business and Health In-Service September 2013 Christopher Lyons

2. Expectations in the Classroom • Harlo Van Brummelen (2009), a leading authority on Christian responsibilities in teaching stated. • “They must help children develop and live with emotional, social, and moral proficiency so that they become compassionate, just, and dependable“ (p 227-228). • Our duty as instructors to educate moral, compassionate and dependable students.

3. Technology in the classroom. • Students today have grown up using technology on a daily basis. • Technology products such as computers and tablets is more affordable. • High speed internet is available to over 68% of all households in the USA (Huffingtonpost.ca, 2012). • Many products are available online and at little or no cost to the users.

4. Technology Cont. • Instructors must be knowledgeable and comfortable with the technologies available. • How to incorporate technologies in the curriculum • Social Media – Twitter, Linkedin • Blogging – Wordpress, Blogger • Collaboration – Google Drive • Presentation – Prezi, Powerpoint

5. Social Media

6. Twitter.com • Twitter was formed in February 2006 (Carlson, 2011). • Twitter has over 500 million users (Twitter.com). • Instant updates – max 140 characters. • Through a computer or mobile app.

7. Main Page

8. Signup page

9. Mobile App

10. User Dashboard

11. Implementation in the class. • Classroom updates. • Homework Due dates. • “Allows students to do the 4 Cs—Create, Collaborate, Connect, and Communicate.” (Purcell, 2012). • Engage students by having them follow the instructor and post regular questions.

12. Linkedin.com • Started in May 2003. • Currently has 225 million users (Linkedin.com). • Business networking site. • Resume • Experiences • Certifications • Groups

13. Main site

14. Signup page

15. Signup page cont.

16. Start page

17. Using Linkedin in the classroom • Resume building for the students • Networking with professionals in their field • Job searching • Social skill building • Teaching students professional expectations

18. Polleverywhere.com • Over 100,000 educators use poll everywhere (polleverywhere.com, 2013). • Quick easy setup • 40% of fortune 1000 companies use poll everywhere (polleverywhere.com, 2013). • Free account available.

19. Main Page

20. Create Poll

21. Create Poll Cont.

22. Poll screen

23. Using Poll Everywhere in the classroom • Create polls and receive instant feedback. • Surveys can be anonymous, use polls to get honest student feedback to improve class. • Allow other students to create polls for class use.

24. Blogging

25. Wordpress.com • Over 68 million blogs on wordpress servers. • Started in 2003 • Open source so it is free and customizable • Started as blogging software but can be used as much more.

26. Main Page

27. Signup Page

28. Verification Page

29. Setup Screen

30. Customization screen

31. Customization cont.

32. Customization cont.

33. Main Dashboard

34. Using Wordpress in the Classroom • Use as homework to increase students writing skills • Successfully implemented in the Network Engineering classes this quarter • Helps fulfill homework requirements • Use to get students to critically review other students writing • Customize questions for increased student participation

35. Collaboration

36. Google Drive • Owned by Google, can incorporate other google tools easily (google.com, 2013). • Mobile app • Accessible anywhere • Collaboration with students • Share documents with students and other faculty members

37. Main Page

38. Registration Page

39. Verification Page

40. User Dashboard

41. Using Google Drive in the classroom • Collaboration between students and instructors by sharing documents anywhere • Allow students to turn in homework electronically • Post homework online for easy student downloading

42. Presentation

43. Prezi.com • Over 18 million registered users • Free accounts for educators • Create fully interactive presentations and share online • Built for educators • Easy setup and fully interactive tutorials (prezi.com, 2013).

44. Main Page

45. Signup screen

46. Signup screen cont.

47. User Dashboard

48. Using Prezi in the classroom • Create fully interactive presentations using zoom features, video, and other effects to keep students involved. • Have students create presentations rather than using non technological methods. • Encourage student creativity.

49. Review • Twitter – Quick feedback • Linkedin – Networking, Resume • Polleverywhere – Surveys • Wordpress – Critical thinking, writing skill building • Google Drive – Collaboration • Prezi – Interactive presentations

50. References Carlson, N. (2011). The Real History of Twitter. Retrieved on May 30, 2013 from http://articles.businessinsider.com/2011-04-13/tech/29957143_1_jack-dorsey-twitter-podcasting. Google.com (2013). About. Retrieved on June 20, 2013 from http://www.google.com/drive/about.html?authuser=0. Linkedin.com (2013). About Us. Retrieved on June 20, 2013 from http://www.linkedin.com/about-us. Polleverywhere.com (2013). About Poll Everywhere. Retrieved on June 17, 2013 from http://www.polleverywhere.com/about.