T4LT - Padlet

Padlet.com is a collaborative web app for collecting text, images, videos, links and more. It's like a virtual bulletin board for sticky notes. Code for embedding a padlet board into your LMS is also readily available.

View the T4LT Padlet

T4LT - Texting Applications

Reaching students is often not so easy with email or course announcements. Texting is currently their choice of communication. Let them opt-in to receive text messages for your class with some of these texting applications for the web and mobile devices. Two featured applications in this episode are Remind101.com and gText.com.

Have you used texting with your students? Share your success or work-in-progress story in the comments.

T4LT - Texting

Texting has become an important form of communication and some instructors are beginning to explore how and when to use sms messages with their students.

Resources mentioned:
Txting: The Gr8 Db8 by David Crystal

Poll Everywhere
http://www.polleverwhere.com

T4LT - Open Textbooks

Emily talks with Kate Hess, Library Coordinator for Kirkwood's Iowa City campus, about open textbooks.

Links Mentioned in this episode:

Flat World Knowledge
http://www.flatworldknowledge.com

Kirkwood Library
http://www.kirkwood.edu/library