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Video Editing

Want to edit some video footage you have? Is your practicum video too long/large to upload onto CLAS? Here are a few tools for you to cut your videos so that they are within the upload limit (2GB/video). Final Cut … Continue reading

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Social media: blending the social and the academic worlds

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When one thinks of social media, Facebook and Twitter are two platforms that come to mind instantly. Typically, people think of them as forms of entertainment that keep us glued to the screens of our mobile devices. However, it’s time to … Continue reading

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Zotero: a valuable research tool

From their website: Zotero [zoh-TAIR-oh] is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources. Zotero is particularly useful if you will be using a wide variety of sources to write research papers. It is a Firefox … Continue reading

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Mystery Skype Photos

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Here are a a few photos from last week’s Mystery Skype session. You can also view them on the front page of the Educational Technology Support website and on previous events!  

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Introduction to the SAMR Model

The SAMR Model was developed by Dr. Ruben Puentedura as a way for teachers to evaluate how they are incorporating technology into their practice. This video on Common Sense Media gives a good overview of the model. SAMR stands for substation, augmentation, … Continue reading

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Skype in the Classroom

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There are so many potential uses for Skype and other web conferencing software. In addition to the technological affordances, Skype has also put together a community that lends itself to supporting teachers. One of the neatest feature of this community … Continue reading

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November Technology in Transit

It’s almost that time of the month again! Every second Wednesday of the month, Educational Technology Support (ETS) hosts Technology in Transit. Technology in Transit is a space for Teacher Candidates to showcase and raise awareness of different teaching and … Continue reading

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