UMass Boston: IT/Educational Technology http://umbmedia.wordpress.com modern technology meets ecology Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:40:37 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ en hourly 1 http://www.gravatar.com/blavatar/253f3f8d3766812ce01842618750c628?s=96&d=http://s.wordpress.com/i/buttonw-com.png UMass Boston: IT/Educational Technology http://umbmedia.wordpress.com UMass Boston Ed Tech Web 2.0 Sites http://umbmedia.wordpress.com/2009/09/01/umass-boston-ed-tech-web-2-0-sites/ http://umbmedia.wordpress.com/2009/09/01/umass-boston-ed-tech-web-2-0-sites/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:05:20 +0000 umbmedia http://umbmedia.wordpress.com/?p=140 ]]>

Here are some quick links to access UMass Bostons IT Web 2.0 sites and services.

UMass Boston on iTunes U

UMass Boston on Facebook

UMB Educational Technology on Facebook

UMB Ed Tech on Twitter

UMass Boston Blogs

UMass Boston Wikispaces

UMass Boston Open Course Ware

UMass Boston on You Tube

UMass Boston on Flicker

UMass Boston Xythos

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Here are some great examples of what other Universities are doing with Blogs.

Self-reflective and collaborative journal of students experiences. Allows prospective students to read about student life first hand from current students.

Student live journals. Example-Oklahoma Christian University

Real life college experiences. Example- Ball State University

College Life- Ohio Wesleyan University

Communication with prospective students and their parents about admissions. Example-Colby College

Outreach and network with current students about their learning environment. Example-MIT

Other Examples

UCLA Undergrad Admissions

Maricopa Community College

Harvard Blogs

 

Examples of UMass Boston Blogs

Academic Blog- Music Theory with Professor David Patterson

Student Perspectives-Technology in the classroom

Media Center student consultant media reviews

Media Center WordPress blog

Resources

Media Web website.

 

Blogging at UMass Boston-Powerpoint Presentation

 

 

 

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The Media Center, located on the 3rd Floor of the Healey Library is home to multimedia Mac and PC systems, flatbed and slide scanners, color printers, video/audio editing suite and a recording studio. If you would like to make an appointments to consult on a project or if you would like to discuss some options for using multimedia in your course work feel free to email us at multimedia@umb.edu.

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Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms
by Will Richardson

Classroom Blogging: A Teacher’s Guide to the Blogosphere
by David Warlick

Managing Virtual Teams: Getting the Most from Wikis, Blogs, and Other Collaborative Tools
by Brenda Huettner , M. Katherine Brown & Char James-Tanny

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