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15 Tips For Facilitating Online Discussion - Edudemic

15 Tips For Facilitating Online Discussion - Edudemic | EdTech Tools | Scoop.it
Facilitating discussions between students is one of those things that is infinitely easier when you’re teaching in a physical classroom rather than online. When the students are all in one room, discussions happen more naturally. Facilitating the same type of productive, useful discussion when teaching online is more of a challenge. The handy infographic below …
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co-meeting - A new style of group communication

co-meeting - A new style of group communication | EdTech Tools | Scoop.it
co-meeting increases the efficiency of group communication, including chat, mail, microblog and web meeting systems; it may even be even more productive than having a real meeting!
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Generating and Facilitating Engaging and Effective Online Discussions (pdf)

Online educators who use discussion boards successfully estimate that their interaction with students can be as much as three times the interaction with face-to-face students, and that peer-to-peer interaction is even many times more than that.

 

For instructors facilitating a robust discussion board, the fervor of activity may prove overwhelming. How do you make the most of this new form of learning experience? And what if your discussion board is more like a ghost town than a boom town? How can you get students to participate thoughtfully and frequently?

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Free tools for teachers: Mouse Mischief - Partners in Learning Network

Free tools for teachers: Mouse Mischief - Partners in Learning Network | EdTech Tools | Scoop.it
Join the worldwide community of educators who are passionate about ensuring learners are prepared to thrive in the global economy.
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Mouse Mischief is a fun way to keep your students' attention and increase participation in the classroom. This PowerPoint add-in lets each student use their own mouse to click, circle, cross out, or even draw answers for lessons you present with PowerPoint. Mouse Mischief also includes instant polling tools, which you can use to encourage discussion and adjust your teaching based on class progress.

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Grockit Answers

Grockit Answers | EdTech Tools | Scoop.it
Start a Question & Answer page for any video on YouTube.
Share it with your classroom or share it with your friends.

It lets its users search for a YouTube video and once found, they can then both watch the video and use the right side panel to write their questions or comments. They can then share this page using a generated URL with their students or colleagues.

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