Friday, November 21, 2008

Share Your PowerPoints Online

Using YouTube, Authorstream enables you to share your PowerPoints on full-screen.  I’m not a PowerPoint person, but much of academia is.  This may well help you out.

Warn Your Students: Five Deadly Study Myths

These myths may seem absurd to us, but many students may believe them out of ignorance or, more likely, a deep desire that they be true.  Really.  Go check them out, and please take the time to urge your students to study wisely.  The end of the term is nearing, and our students could use the best advice possible.  Thanks to Gearfire for posting!

Thursday, November 20, 2008

More Web 2.0 Tools for Teachers

Here is another collection of web 2.0 tools for teachers.  Yes, I’m in the mood for tech these days.

Test Your Web site: A 57-Point Checklist for Maximum Usability

If you are building a Web site, but are not sure if it is usable or not—and you have no experience in usability testing—why not go here?  Courtesy of Librarian in Black, this link takes you to a 57-point checklist to see if your site is user-friendly!

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

How Much Work is It to Apply for a Job?

My Backstage Blog has a great post on just how much work is involved in applying for an academic job—in case you didn’t know.

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Food: Five Ingredient Casseroles

Courtesy of about.com, here’s a collection of Five Ingredient Casseroles.  The term ought to be exerting a lot of pressure right now, so hopefully one or more of these recipes will help ease the tension.  Enjoy!

Monday, November 17, 2008

Grades: Do You Have Hard Copies?

There is about a month left to go.  The term is heating up for the final blast—I can sense portfolio reading already!

Still, this is not the time to forget about grades.  That’s right, hard copies of grades.  I have had a couple of close calls over the past couple of years regarding grades, and so I now print out hard copies of my grades from my computer-based grading system just in case.  I try to do this several times a term.  Plus, I make a second copy of the hard copy and keep one at home and one at school.

Sure, I may be overly cautious or paranoid, but better that than the alternative of not having any information on hand for students’ grades during the final week.

So, have you made or printed hard copies of your grades yet?  Yes, it is common sense.  But still, it is a good idea!