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COPH ED TECH THURSDAY!

April 6, 2017

COPH ED TECHTHURSDAY!April 6, 2017

Technology Tools in the Spotlight!

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Canvas - Attendance Tool

Canvas makes it easy to take attendance in your face-to-face and online courses. The tool automatically adds attendance as an assignment and lets you check students in as present and on time, not present or late. You can easily export attendance data and change the default points to fit your needs. Learn more at http://bit.ly/2p5hA6A

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Bit.ly

Easily shorten your long web page links to share in newsletters, emails, blogs, social media platforms, etc. Not only can you shorten web page links but you can manage and track the number of times the URL was clicked on. Bitly is available for free on your desktop and all mobile devices. Learn more at https://bitly.com/

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Instagram

Instagram is a visual way to connect with your students and become a valuable social networking resource. Instagram is a great tool for scavenger hunts, photo essays, capture field trip memories, share reading recommendations, record steps in experiments, etc. Easily keep track of posts by having a class #hashtag. Learn more at http://bit.ly/2o15BrG

Share your favorite technology tool to be featured in ED Tech Thursdays!

Do you have a technology tool that you like to use and want to share it? If so, please send your tool name, website URL (if applicable) and a short description of how you use it to analisa.mcmillan@unmc.edu.
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