http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Sun, 19 May 2013 10:09:38 PDT Sun, 19 May 2013 10:09:38 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=543061 What do you think of this resource? Please click http://svy.mk/e6BP1G to complete a quick survey.This Technical Glossary video aims to give you an understanding of the social media platform Twitter http://twitter.com. The concept of tweets is discussed, and the video also demonstrates how to set up an account, how to find and follow other Twitter users, tweet and send direct messages to users, and how to use hash tags in teaching contexts. Please also watch the related case study called Teaching with web 2.0 technologies: Twitter, wikis & blogs - Case study http://bit.ly/e2Hxxs. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=505925 Download the supporting PDF file for this episode http://bit.ly/bobJOD from the Learning to Teach Online project website.This Learning to Teach Online http://bit.ly/d18ac5 case study aims to show how simple and powerful using audio feedback can be. Simon McIntyre from COFA Online http://online.cofa.unsw.edu.au, at The University of New South Wales discusses how he uses audio feedback effectively in COFA's trans-national fully online Master of Cross-Disciplinary Art and Design program http://bit.ly/5oNGn1. While the context of this case study is in art and design, the use of audio files for giving students feedback is applicable to any discipline or almost any type of student work, even in 100% face-to-face classes. This case study will examine some of the motivations for adopting the use of audio feedback, the benefits for students and teachers, and some key considerations to keep in mind. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=727960 This resource is designed to assist teachers in finding and using good mobile apps and devices for teaching and learning. Includes links to articles about mobile technology. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=379212 Zamzar is a free file conversion tool that allows user to convert and save YouTube Videos directly from URL address or from user's computer. Files can be converted to image, document, music, video, or other formats. Files are converted at the Zamzar site and user receives an e-mail with a link to download the converted file.