TT1541 Module 8: Something I would like to try

Exploring Student collaboration

Asynchronous collaboration:
Piazza.com (It has Latex code!) 

Piazza is a website where students can be grouped into a course section, and then are allowed to ask questions to the entire class.  Responses then can be submitted by any other students.  This allows for students to collaborate over homework problems without meeting face to face.  This site is free, and has a latex code editor, which is great for upper level mathematics.  

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MOOCs
Massive open online courses: good for professional development, free! (usually unless taken for credit)
Edx: website for MOOC courses

This is a wonderful way to explore topics that someone is interested in, but may not necessary want to pay for a course or get the course credit.  I would use this to explore professional development opportunities in teaching.  This would allow me to stay current on trends in teaching, and continue to adapt my lessons to best serve my students. 


SurveyMonkey.com
Good for student feedback, anonymous, easy to navigate, can analyze results and share with a group

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ScreenCastify:
create screencast with video and audio, easily uploaded to youtube
My example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_45hH6NzbQ

This tool is perfect for making short screencast videos.  I would use this to make videos on any topics that seem to be difficult for students to understand.  They can be used to show how to navigate to a certain website, or how to complete a specific math problem.


Jing:
Similar to screencastify: also can capture still images of your desktop to upload for student viewing



Prezi:
presentation software, using for organizing thoughts (maybe too disjointed for connections in math, more useful to diagram a paper/story?)

An interesting way to connect ideas.  This tool is similar to powerpoint, but I would use this tool to mix up the presentations to allow for a continued interest in the readings and material.