"Warp Speed" could be used to describe the rate at which things are changing in Blended and Online education. As a faculty member's role changes too, how do you keep up? Join Mary Elizabeth as she reviews the 'Top Ten (of 92) Education-Related Online Sources' and provides tips on how to get your 'Daily Dose' of information.

1. Spoon-Feeding Yourself
Top Ten (of 92 reviewed) Education-Related
Sites and how to get your Daily Dose
Mary Elizabeth Smith
•Master Online Teacher – University
of Illinois
Badge - LinkedIn
•23 year s Educator
•Adjunct Online Faculty (16 yrs.)– CS
Dept.– University of Illinois
•Practioner of Emotional Learning
•Avid Learner!

2. Easy Cheesy!
Pinterest
StumbleUpon
FaceBook
RSS Feed
LinkedIn Groups
Learnist
Google Calendar

3. 1. Connected Educators
• http://connectededucators.org
• US Dept. of Ed
• October =
Connected
Educators
Month!
• Facebook &
LinkedIn

4. 2. edWeb
• edweb.net
• Communities –Tech Tools for the Classroom
• Webinar
– Add to Your Calendar
– Certificates

5. 3. Edudemic
• www.edudemic.com
• Teachers Guides
– Twitter
– Flipping
– Scavenger Hunt
– Badges
– More!
• Best – Like via Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/#!/
edudemic

6. 4. eLearning Tags
• elearningtags.com
• Follow on FaceBook
• Social Bookmarking
for eLearning
professionals
• Relatively New
• Creative Commons

7. 5. An Ethical Island
• anethicalisland.
wordpress.com
• Mia MacMeekin
• Best Infographics!
• Piktochart.com
• “Follow” for email
updates

8. 6. Spigot
• spigot.org
• Aggregator
• RSS Feed
• Hover Over Links

9. 7. Digital Media Research Hub
• dmlhub.net
• Supported McArthur Foundation
– Research
• Links to
Connect
– FB
– Vimeo
– Twitter

10. 8. Education Dive
• www.educationdive.com
• Dashboard for Ed Professionals
• Best – Facebook
• “One Daily Email”
• More Technically Inclined
– Read Write – http://readwrite.com
– How Technology is Changing the World

11. 9. For the Love of Mary…. Enroll in
a Class!
Free
Small fee – Certification or Badge
1. Coursea – https://www.coursera.org/
2. Udacity - https://www.udacity.com/
3. Course Sites – https://www.coursesites.com/
• MOOC Catalog
1. NovoEd - https://novoed.com/

12. 10. Classroom 2.0 (Ning)
• www.classroom20.com
– 70,000+ members
– 1-3 Email Updates per Week (webinars)
• Runner Up: Flipped Learning Network
– flippedclassroom.org

13. Bonus!
JOLT – Journal of Online Teaching and Learning
– http://jolt.merlot.org/currentissue.html
Educause – 7 Things You Should Know Series
– Celebrating 100 7 Things Publications
– http://tiny.cc/Educause_7things

14. Keeping it Clean
Email Rule to
Move to Folder
Move Groupon Emails to
Groupon Folder
1. Settings > Settings > Filter > New Filter
2. Enter Filter Criteria
Example:
From: Groupon
Subject: FIT-102