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Share this:     Tech Tips Newsletter September 7, 2014 Editor: Karen Franker Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/onlineteaching -------------------- In this issue... 1. Final Call for September Online Courses – A Few Openings Left 2. Leveraging Apps and Mobile Tools for Learning 3. Tech Tip: 8 Ways to Display an iPad on a Projector Screen 4. Our Featured Course Final Call for September Online Courses Meet your professional development goals for continuing education, license renewal or advanced certification. List of Online Courses with a Few Openings Register Online Today  10% of the tuition is due in mid-September with the balance due in October. Leveraging Apps and Mobile Tools for Learning Discover the leading strategies, devices, and apps to support successful mobile learning experiences in K-12, higher ed, and corporate training. Compare experts’ opinions about the merits of Chromebooks vs. iPads and explore the possibilities of wearable technology. Managing Your Digital Classroom with Wearable Technology Tanesha Dixon provides a fascinating look at how the Pebble digital wristwatch facilitates instant instructor –student communication and provides immediate feedback on learner progress within a 1:1 classroom. How to Get the Most Out of Student-Owned Devices in Any Classroom Katrina Schwartz describes ideas for providing equitable classroom technology access in K-12 schools, regardless of income level, by creating a culture of trust and responsibility. Using the SAMR Method to Frame How to Teach With Apps The TeachThought staff applies the SAMR model (Substitution, Augmentation, Modification, Redefinition) to explore effective teaching activities which incorporate apps. Are iPads or Chromebooks Better for Schools? Meghan E. Murphy reports on the surprising findings of a school’s one-year experiment using iPads and Chromebooks side-by-side in the classroom. Chromebooks in Education and Mobile Learning Wikis Ann Bell, UW-Stout online instructor, has created a wiki repository of excellent resources for using Chromebooks in educational settings. In addition, her Mobile Learning Wiki http://uwstoutmobilelearning.wikispaces.com/ provides extensive links to a wide variety of mobile learning resources. 5 Ways to Choose and Use K-5 Apps, Mobile Devices Laura Devaney reports on five key approaches for successful implementation of mobile learning including: use of a reliable framework to evaluate devices and apps; and keeping students’ prior knowledge in mind.     Tech Tip 8 Ways to Display an iPad on a Projector Screen Tony Vincent has created a handy chart for comparing the features of eight different types of hardware, software, and connectors that enable the projection of an iPad display onto a larger screen. Featured Course  EDUC 641 Mobile Learning Instructional Design 3 semester hours graduate credit http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/mobilelearning.cfm September 29 – December 5, 2014  Integrate Chromebooks, iPads, smartphones, tablets, and e-readers in the classroom, library media center, professional development, training, and administration/assessment activities Apply mobile learning instructional strategies and live assessment tools such as ebooks, digital textbooks, digital assessments and surveys Identify mobile applications that work best for your learners (adult learners, K-12, or college-age students) Learn to use mobile tools for project management tasks, differentiation, transition to flipped/blended learning, and assessment data analysis Develop tools and metrics to evaluate the success of mobile learning technologies Final Call for Online Courses Beginning in September Register now to reserve a spot. Register Online!   Instructional Design for E-Learning September 15 – November 7, 2014  Assessment in E-learning September 15 – November 7, 2014 E-learning for Educators September 15- November 8, 2014 Children's Literature in the Reading Program (grades K-5) September 15 – November 28, 2014       Young Adult (YA) Literature in the Reading Program (grades 6-12) September 15 – November 28, 2014   Strategies for Dealing with Disruptive Behavior September 22 – November 14, 201 Bullying in Schools  September 22 – October 31, 2014 Effective Classroom Management September 22 – October 31, 2014 Methods of Teaching Middle School Math (Grades 4-8) September 22 – November 14, 2014          Leading and Directing Reading Program – Reading Specialist September 22 - December 5, 2014  Collaborative Communities in E-learning September 22 – November 14, 2014  Issues in Integration of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) September 22 – November 14, 2014 Supporting Literacy Instruction September 29 - December 12, 2014    Reading in the Content Areas K-12 September 29 - December 12, 2014  Math Assessment for Response to Intervention (RtI) September 29 – November 7, 201 Strategies for Teaching Students with Autism in the Inclusive Classroom September 29 - November 21, 2014 Using Games for Learning and Assessment September 29 – October 24, 2014  Middle School through Adult 6-Traits Writing Instruction September 29 – November 21, 2014 PK through Elementary 6-Traits Writing Instruction September 29 – November 21, 2014  Mobile Learning Instructional Design September 29 – December 05, 2014 (for Chromebooks, cell phones, tablets and iPads)  Teaching Digital Media Literacy in the Content Areas with Primary Sources September 29 – November 14, 2014 Integrating Social Media Instructional Strategies September 29 – October 24, 2014 List of October and November Online Courses Request More Information Online  Phone: 715-642-0209 School of Education Online Professional Development University of Wisconsin - Stout University of Wisconsin-Stout | College of Education, Health and Human Sciences 712 South Broadway Street, Menomonie, WI 54751 | Phone: 715-232-2253