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Mentimeter to facilitate collaboration within the classroom

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Mentimeter to facilitate collaboration within the classroom

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She uses this tool to present new information and facilitate discussion. Mentimeter presents students with a discussion questions, polls, or surveys they can respond to. My professor will allow us to answer the questions, rate different topics or ideas, and then discuss our answers or results with our classmates.

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Microsoft Outlook to communicate with faculty, staff, and students 

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Microsoft Outlook to communicate with faculty, staff, and students 

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My professor uses Outlook to send and receive emails. This facilitates communication to and from her students, fellow professors, and other staff.

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Microsoft Outlook Personal Email and Calendar | Microsoft 365

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Download free Microsoft Outlook email and calendar, plus Office Online apps like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Sign in to access your Outlook email account.

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VideoAnt to collaborate and annotate the videos we watch in class

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VideoAnt to collaborate and annotate the videos we watch in class

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My professor loves to show videos in class that connect related real-world materials to what we are learning in class. Sometimes it is hard to take notes and understand the video when it is playing in the classroom. This tool would make it easier for us to have class discussions on the videos we watch in class. The tool allows students to annotate any video while it is playing. Students could take notes, form questions, and make comments on the video to help facilitate our group discussions.

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VideoAnt is a web-based video annotation tool for mobile and desktop devices. Use VideoAnt to add annotations, or comments, to web-hosted videos. VideoAnt-annotated videos are called "Ants".

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Zoom for group communication and collaboration 

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Zoom for group communication and collaboration 

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My professor always starts a Zoom before each class, so that everyone can join each class discussion. She also encourages us to use zoom to work on group projects, assignments, and discussions.

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Modernize workflows with Zoom's trusted collaboration tools: including video meetings, team chat, VoIP phone, webinars, whiteboard, contact center, and events.

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Parlay for group discussions and tracking participation 

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Parlay for group discussions and tracking participation 

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Parlay would be a great tool my professor could add to her classes. She loves to have group discussion and typically participation in these group discussions are a large part of our grades. Parlay helps organize, facilitate, and track group discussions. My professor always offers an option for her students to join via Zoom and Parlay has a built in video chat functions, so that the students who join online can participate in the group discussion easily.

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Parlay is an AI-powered instructional platform that helps teachers facilitate meaningful, measurable, and inclusive class discussions. Join over a million teachers and students. Start using Parlay for free in your class today.

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LinkedIn: A professional social media to share job listings, research findings, and accomplishments 

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LinkedIn: A professional social media to share job listings, research findings, and accomplishments 

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My professor uses LinkedIn to connect with fellow professors and colleagues. She allows students to join her connection network and frequently posted her recent research findings and professional goals.

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1 billion members | Manage your professional identity. Build and engage with your professional network. Access knowledge, insights and opportunities.

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My professor also uses the discussion tool within eLC to allow students to ask questions, introduce themselves, and to collaborate and communicate with their fellow classmates.

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The Discussion Tool allows students and instructors to post written text, graphics, videos, links to documents and other webpages, and to reply to others' posts.

Learn about:

1. The Discussion Tool can be located from the Course's Navigation Barusing the Tool's Drop-Down Menu. Click on Toolsand then Discussions.

2. The Discussion Toolwill be populated with a Discussion Listthat includes Forums and Topics

1. There are three primary terms that are used in the Discussion Tool: Forums, Topicsand Threads.

2. A Forumis the category under which the discussions will take place. In the example below, Forums are outlined in red.

3. A Topicis the discussions in a Forum. There can be multiple Topicsin one Forum. In the example below, Topics are outlined in blue.

4. A Threadis created to write a Post. There can be numerous Threadsunder one Topic. Threadscan be replied to once they have been opened and read. The example below shows a Thread outlined in red.

1. To add a Postto a Topic (within a Forum), click on the Topic to open it in a new window.

2. Click on Start a New Thread.

3. Create a Subject, or title, for the Post.Add text, a graphic, or a video to the body of the Thread. Click on the Post Button when finished.

4. Add a Video from Kaltura by choosing the Play Icon(outlined in green). Add a pictureby clicking on the Camera Icon (outlined in orange). Add a hyperlink clicking on the Link Icon(outlined in blue). Upload an Attachmentby choosing the Add an Attachment option (outlined in red).

5. Videos stored in Kaltura may be located by choosing Media Uploadfrom the Add New Drop-down Menu.

6. To Respondto a discussion post, open the thread by clicking on the title. Click on Reply to Thread.

7. Type a response in the Bodyof the Thread. Attachments, hyperlinks, graphics, and videos can be added to responses. Hit Post when complete.

1. To receive email notifications regarding additions and changes to a Forum, students should Subscribeto the Forum. To receive Notificationswhen replies are added to a thread you created, choose Settings. To Subscribeto one specific Forum, choose Subscribefrom the Topic's Drop Down Menu

2. Choosing Subscribe from the Drop-down menu provides a list of choices as to how notifications will be received and the opportunity to verify an email address.

3. Choosing Subcribefrom Settings allows students to be notified if replies are made to any thread they create.

1. To make changes to the default Discussion Settings,choose the Settings Icon. Settings may be changed at any time.

2. Changing the settings in Discussionsprimarily changes how the Discussion Listsare viewed. Instructors may ask that original posts are included or not included in Replies. This can be changed by checking the Reply Settings,then Save.

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The Discussion Tool allows students and instructors to post written text, graphics, videos, links to documents and other webpages, and to reply to others’ posts.

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My professor typically starts off the semester and facilitates initial communication by assigning her students a Flip introduction video. Students will record a video of themselves responding to the questions she wants us to answer.

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We express ourselves in different ways. On Flip, you can use our simple and fun built-in camera to record your thoughts, add effects and share within your Flip group as video, audio only or text in your web browser or mobile app.

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Flip is a video discussion and sharing app, free from Microsoft.

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Flip (formerly Flipgrid) is a video discussion and video sharing app, free from Microsoft, built for classrooms and beyond. Learn more.