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UW-StoutTech Tips NewsletterApril 19, 2012(Re-posted with permission of the Editor: Karen Franker)

This e-newsletter is brought to you by University of Wisconsin-Stout School of Education. If you do not wish to receive future issues, please see instructions to manage preferences at the bottom of this message.    Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/onlineteaching -------------------- In this issue... E-Learning Certificate Program New Summer Online Courses  Top Resources For Exploring iTunes U   Tech Tip: 101 Web 2.0 Teaching Tools Every Teacher Should Know About   E-Learning Certificate Program Summer Classes are open for enrollment. For complete information visit the E-Learning and Online Teaching Certificate Homepage. New Summer Online CoursesEnroll soon and meet your goals for continuing education professional development and license renewal. Check out the new courses.  Using Games for Learning and Assessment Math Assessment for Response to Intervention (RTI) Reading Assessment for Response to Intervention (RTI)   Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Integrating Social Media Instructional Strategies Mobile Learning Instructional Design (for iPads, tablets, and cell phones) List of Forty Summer 2012 Online Courses  Register now to reserve a spot.  No tuition is due until the first day of class. Register Online!    Top Resources For Exploring iTunes U This week’s newsletter explores how open education resources expand delivery to new audiences. Discover why iTunes U, MITx, the Khan Academy and others are changing how we think about course content and instructional design. iTunes U: Free Education for the Masses Nathaniel Mott explains the benefits of exploring the wealth of free resources available on iTunes U. Hands On With Apple’s iTunes U: An Education Darrell Etherington provides an overview of how iTunes U is structured, including screenshots of a typical iTunes U course. Which University is #1 on iTunes U? Tony Bates presents statistics on which universities have the most-frequently-downloaded materials on iTunes U. HACC Offers iTunes U App Enelly Betancourt describes the results of a pilot program at Harrisburg (PA) Area Community College where students can use their iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad tablet to download assignment instructions, audio and video podcasts, handouts, syllabus, and self-assessments iTunes U for Faculty Ithaca College has created an extensive guide to assist instructors who wish to create digital materials for students to access on iTunes U. iTunes University (video: 1:39) The staff at Southeast Missouri State University has created an introductory video about using iTunes U, including how to share content with students. iTunes U. vs. Blackboard Juli Clover compares iTunes U with Blackboard and describes iTunes U’s better navigation and more user-friendly interface as key advantages. ACSD on iTunes U Mike Hohenbrink describes the new ASCD channel on iTunes U that provides free professional development resources to K-16 educators. Tech Tip: 101 Web 2.0 Teaching Tools Every Teacher Should Know About Jeff Dunn has created an excellent slideshow describing the best Web-based tools to create instructional materials. Browse his extensive list of tools to create timelines, graphs, games, posters, mind maps, flashcards, word clouds and more. List of All Summer and Fall 2012 Online Courses  Register Soon to Reserve a Spot   Request Information Online  School of Education Online Professional Development University of Wisconsin - Stout Phone: (715) 232-2253 Archives - back issues in case you missed the most recent newsletter.

May 1: Classroom 2.0 Webinar: the New Media Consortium

Attend: Tuesday, May 1st, for live and interactive Future of Education conversation with Larry Johnson, Chief Executive Officer of theNew Media Consortium(NMC). We'll talk about the NMC Horizon Project the NMC Horizon Reports, their summer conference, and more. With over one million downloads in the past nine years, the NMC Horizon Report series serves the higher education, K-12, and museum communities across the globe in their desire to understand the impact of emerging technologies on their chosen field or discipline.

Laurence F. Johnson, Ph.D. is the founder of the Horizon Project, which produces the acclaimed series of Horizon Reports that are now used by more than a half-million educators in nearly 60 countries, and Chief Executive Officer of the New Media Consortium, an international not-for-profit consortium dedicated to the exploration and use of new media and new technologies. Its hundreds of member institutions constitute an elite list of the most highly regarded universities, museums, research centers, and companies in the world. Johnson is an acknowledged expert on emerging technology and its impacts on society and education, and the topics of creativity, innovation, and how to think about the future. With more than 25 years of experience in the higher education arena, he has served in roles from professor to dean, CIO and provost, and most recently, president before joining the NMC in 2001.