Social Media Course for Science Students
Chronicle post about a course at Cal Tech called “Social Media for Scientists” – a good read. http://chronicle.com/article/Science-Students-Learn-to-Use/237158… Read More
Blog Posts
Canva.com added a Presentation Template with Full-Screen Preview
For our Canva.com fans… If you are working on a presentation that needs to incorporate a high-end graphic design look and feel, check out the… Read More
Embedding a YouTube Video with Start and Stop Time into Canvas
I found the info on http://12starsmedia.com/blog/embed-youtube-video-specific-start-time. It worked like a charm. To have an embedded YouTube video begin playing at a specific timestamp, first… Read More
Embedding an Instagram Post into Canvas
The info referenced in this post comes from the ever-handy Canvas LMS community discussion boards. https://community.canvaslms.com/thread/9925 I was looking for a way to give… Read More
Review of Academic Twitter Accounts
This one is for fun. The London School of Economics and Political Science has an Impact of Social Sciences blog that includes one of… Read More
Going Web 2.0 Old School with Feedly
Ten years ago, we were very excited about websites that syndicated their content. Rather than having a static page that changed on a monthly basis,… Read More
ThingLink
Thinglink allows users to layer links to media on an image. Thinglink Samples A free {limited} educator license will allow teachers to create… Read More
Social Media Image Size Cheat Sheet
Love this resource from Louise Myers that lists the best image size for different social media posts. http://louisem.com/2852/social-media-cheat-sheet-sizes Includes ideal Pinterest pin sizes!… Read More
I got the Pindex Invite
Pindex looks easy to use. Very like Pinterest, but collects and organizes videos. Here’s a nicely organized (curated) collection on Health, Disease and Medicine. Read More
LinkedIn Students
Here’s a new mobile app from LinkedIn “tailored specifically for soon-to-be college graduates”. http://www.slideshare.net/linkedin/the-new-linkedin-students-app… Read More