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Sull, Sull, E. (2013). at: https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/online-education/overcoming-eight-common-obstacles-of-teaching-online/.
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2) eLearn Magazine learning environment.
Shamsy, Shamsy, J. (2014). at: http://elearnmag.acm.org/archive.cfm?aid=2627756.
3) Vitaly Friedman shares over 50 writing tools and resources to help improve writing. You will find a variety of resources and links to learn more. References, articles, blogs, and dictionaries.
The link to enhance writing skills isFriedman, V. (2009, June 28). 50 Free Resources That Will Improve Your Writing Skills.
Available at: https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/06/50-free-resources-that-will-improve-your-writing-skills/.
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4) Turnitin provides writing instruction.
The link to avoid plagiarism is Turnitin, LLC. (2017) Available at: http://turnitin.com/.
5) and self-motivation.
The link to overcome challenges Kumar, S. (2015, July 10). 5 Common Problems Faced By Students in online learning iseLearning and How To Overcome Them. Available at: https://elearningindustry.com/5-common-problems-faced-by-students-in-elearning-overcome.
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Rooney, Rooney, J. (2013). educator. InformED. Retrieved fromAvailable at: https://www.opencolleges.edu.au/informed/features/10-ways-to-inspire-your-colleagues/
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Culatta, Culatta, R. (2015). Innovative Learning. Retrieved from http://www.innovativelearning.com/teaching/communities_of_practice.htmlAvailable at http://www.innovativelearning.com/teaching/communities_of_practice.html:
8) Timing Richard Haswell.
Haswell, Haswell, R. (2006). Academic Writing. Retrieved fromAvailable at: https://wac.colostate.edu/atd/articles/haswell2006.cfm
9) and learners.
http://blog.tesol.org/lets-all-be-connected-educators/.
10) Arntsen, T. (2013, October 15). Let’s All Be Connected Educators. Tesol International Association. Blogs. Available at: http://blog.tesol.org/lets-all-be-connected-educators/.
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How How To Teach Classes Online & What Tools To Use To Run an online class.
Nathalie Lussier Media Inc. (2012, Nov 20). How To Teach an online class Retrieved from
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http://blog.tesol.org/lets-all-be-connected-educators/.
10) This YouTube video provides different tools and services on how to teach an online course with live video. There are resources explored during the video that will help you develop your own live video for your course.
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5) A resource for students and instructors to help students avoid or deal with common problems using technology, time management, computer literacy, and self-motivation.
The link to overcome challenges in online learning is https://elearningindustry.com/5-common-problems-faced-by-students-in-elearning-overcome.
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Rooney, J. (2013). 10 ways to inspire your colleagues as an educator. InformED. Retrieved from https://www.opencolleges.edu.au/informed/features/10-ways-to-inspire-your-colleagues/
7) A Community of Practice brings learning through people who have common goals and can interact while striving towards those goals. The term “community of practice” refers to the communities of practitioners into which newcomers would enter and attempt to learn the sociocultural practices of the community” (Culatta, 2015).
Culatta, R. (2015). Community of Practice. Innovative Learning. Retrieved from http://www.innovativelearning.com/teaching/communities_of_practice.html
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http://www.learnhigher.ac.uk/writing-for-university/.
The link listed below will help me understand how to overcome these challenges inStudent Writing; or, Looking for Shortcuts via the online learning environment.
http://www.onlinecollege.org/2012/12/04/how-overcome-common-challenges-online-learning/.
Haswell,Road of Excess, by Richard Haswell.
Haswell, R. (2006). Retrieved from https://wac.colostate.edu/atd/articles/haswell2006.cfm.
Reid, E. S., (ND). A Tree Fallinghttps://wac.colostate.edu/atd/articles/haswell2006.cfm
9) TESOL Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. TESOL International Association connects you to other educators in the Forest: Helping Students “Hear” and Use Your Comments. Faculty Focus Special Report. Effective Strategiesfield globally, offers resources for Improving College Teachingcertificate programs, and Learning. Retrieved from https://www.facultyfocus.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/FF-Special-Report-Effective-Strategies-Revised2017.pdf.
Educational Technologythe latest news and Mobile Learning
Link: http://www.educatorstechnology.com/.
Botha, A., Kourie, D., & Snyman, R. (2008). Environment: Knowledge management and knowledge management technology. Oxford, UK: Chandos Publishing.
The linkevents around TESOL. To learn more about what TESOL is http://www.teachingonthenet.org/courses/certified_online_instructor/index.cfm .
This CoP will be helpful because I will be able to keep updates on resources.and does this international association provides numerous resources for educators and learners.
http://blog.tesol.org/lets-all-be-connected-educators/.
10) This YouTube video provides different tools and services on how to teach an online course with live video. There are resources explored during the video that will help you develop your own live video for your course.
How To Teach Classes Online & What Tools To Use To Run an online class Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQqoMFayRxg

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1)Faculty1) Faculty Focus is
Sull, E. (2013). Overcoming Eight Common Obstacles of Teaching Online. [online] Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning. Available at: https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/online-education/overcoming-eight-common-obstacles-of-teaching-online/.
2)eLearn2) eLearn Magazine shares
Shamsy, J. (2014). elearn Magazine: A Balancing Act Part I: Technical Support and the Online Instructor. [online] eLearn Magazine, an ACM Publication. Available at: http://elearnmag.acm.org/archive.cfm?aid=2627756.
3)Vitaly3) Vitaly Friedman shares
The link to enhance writing skills is https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/06/50-free-resources-that-will-improve-your-writing-skills/.
4)Turnitin4) Turnitin provides tools
The link to avoid plagiarism is http://turnitin.com/.
5)A5) A resource for
The link to overcome challenges in online learning is https://elearningindustry.com/5-common-problems-faced-by-students-in-elearning-overcome.
6) Great tools to build to help yourself and your colleagues. Online database, start a group with other educators, collaborate through COP’s, tools to mentor new teachers, team teach with other instructors. These are just a handful of the resources that are suggested in this article.
Rooney, J. (2013). 10 ways to inspire your colleagues as an educator. InformED. Retrieved from https://www.opencolleges.edu.au/informed/features/10-ways-to-inspire-your-colleagues/
Creating Rubrics in Canvas7) A Community of Practice brings learning through people who have common goals and can interact while striving towards those goals. The term “community of practice” refers to the communities of practitioners into which newcomers would enter and attempt to learn the sociocultural practices of the community” (Culatta, 2015).
Culatta, R. (2015). Community of Practice. Innovative Learning. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwmYWBIRRBAhttp://www.innovativelearning.com/teaching/communities_of_practice.html
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I expect that this link would also provide me with some assistance in helping students learn how to write properly.
http://www.learnhigher.ac.uk/writing-for-university/.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
Link: http://www.educatorstechnology.com/.
AllThingsPLC. (2006). About PLC's. Retrieved from http://www.allthingsplc.info/about/aboutPLC.php
Hord, S. M. (1997). Professional learning communities: Communities of continuous inquiry and improvement. SEDL. Retrieved from http://www.sedl.org/pubs/change34/plc-cha34.pdf
Agrifoglio, R. (2015). Communities of practice. In Preservation through community of practice (pp. 25-46). Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-22234-9_2.
AllThingsPLC. (2006). About PLC's. Retrieved from http://www.allthingsplc.info/about/aboutPLC.php.
Botha, A., Kourie, D., & Snyman, R. (2008). Environment: Knowledge management and knowledge management technology. Oxford, UK: Chandos Publishing.
Hord, S. M. (1997). Professional learning communities: Communities of continuous inquiry and improvement. SEDL. Retrieved from http://www.sedl.org/pubs/change34/plc-cha34.pdf
The link is http://www.teachingonthenet.org/courses/certified_online_instructor/index.cfm .
This CoP will be helpful because I will be able to keep updates on resources.
The link is http://www.elearninglearning.com/learning-management-system/.
http://www.elearninglearning.com/learning-management-system/?open-article-id=3344496&article-title=top-5-benefits-of-using-a-learning-management-system&blog-domain=elearningbrothers.com&blog-title=elearning-brothers.
http://blog.tesol.org/lets-all-be-connected-educators/.
BE, T. (2017). What is a community of practice? | Wenger-Trayner. [online] Wenger-trayner.com. Available at: http://wenger-trayner.com/resources/what-is-a-community-of-practice/.
Hernandez, A. (2017). Current Communities of Practice - Association of Science - Technology Centers. [online] Association of Science - Technology Centers. Available at: http://www.astc.org/professional-development/communities-of-practice/current-communities-of-practice/.
McDermott, R. (2000) “Knowing in Community: 10 Critical Success Factors in Building Communities of Practice” at http://www.co-i-l.com/coil/knowledge-garden/cop/knowing.shtml.
http://teachinghistory.org/best-practices

Support Resources
1)Faculty Focus is a Higher Ed Teaching Strategies Publication that offers a wide variety of articles to support online instructors. This article talks about common obstacles that online instructors face and solutions to overcome them.
Sull, E. (2013). Overcoming Eight Common Obstacles of Teaching Online. [online] Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning. Available at: https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/online-education/overcoming-eight-common-obstacles-of-teaching-online/.
2)eLearn Magazine shares how technical support affects the instructor and the learner. The need for technical support is 24/7, the article describes issues and solutions as well as the role technical support plays in the online learning environment.
Shamsy, J. (2014). elearn Magazine: A Balancing Act Part I: Technical Support and the Online Instructor. [online] eLearn Magazine, an ACM Publication. Available at: http://elearnmag.acm.org/archive.cfm?aid=2627756.
3)Vitaly Friedman shares over 50 writing tools and resources to help improve writing. You will find a variety of resources and links to learn more. References, articles, blogs, and dictionaries.
The link to enhance writing skills is https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/06/50-free-resources-that-will-improve-your-writing-skills/.
4)Turnitin provides tools to improve writing for instructors and students. Turnitin offers a podcast, a revision assistant, and feedback studio that offers instant feedback. Lesson plans are available as well to inspire writing instruction.
The link to avoid plagiarism is http://turnitin.com/.
5)A resource for students and instructors to help students avoid or deal with common problems using technology, time management, computer literacy, and self-motivation.
The link to overcome challenges in online learning is https://elearningindustry.com/5-common-problems-faced-by-students-in-elearning-overcome.
Pearson. (2017). Instructor Resources. Retrieved from Pearson Higher Ed: https://www.pearson.com/us/higher-education/subject-catalog/download-instructor-resources.html6)
Rooney, J. (2013). 10 ways to inspire your colleagues as an educator. InformED. Retrieved from https://www.opencolleges.edu.au/informed/features/10-ways-to-inspire-your-colleagues/
Creating Rubrics in Canvas Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwmYWBIRRBA

Sull, E. (2013). Overcoming Eight Common Obstacles of Teaching Online. [online] Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning. Available at: https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/online-education/overcoming-eight-common-obstacles-of-teaching-online/.
Shamsy, J. (2014). elearn Magazine: A Balancing Act Part I: Technical Support and the Online Instructor. [online] eLearn Magazine, an ACM Publication. Available at: http://elearnmag.acm.org/archive.cfm?aid=2627756.
The link to enhance writing skills is https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/06/50-free-resources-that-will-improve-your-writing-skills/.
The link to avoid plagiarism is http://turnitin.com/.
The link to overcome challenges in online learning is https://elearningindustry.com/5-common-problems-faced-by-students-in-elearning-overcome.
Pearson. (2017). Instructor Resources. Retrieved from Pearson Higher Ed: https://www.pearson.com/us/higher-education/subject-catalog/download-instructor-resources.html
Rooney, J. (2013). 10 ways to inspire your colleagues as an educator. InformED. Retrieved from https://www.opencolleges.edu.au/informed/features/10-ways-to-inspire-your-colleagues/
Creating Rubrics in Canvas Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwmYWBIRRBA
I expect that this link would also provide me with some assistance in helping students learn how to write properly.
http://www.learnhigher.ac.uk/writing-for-university/.
The link listed below will help me understand how to overcome these challenges in the online learning environment.
http://www.onlinecollege.org/2012/12/04/how-overcome-common-challenges-online-learning/.
Haswell, R. (2006). The Complexities of Responding to Student Writing; or, Looking for Shortcuts via the Road of Excess. Across the Disciplines. A Journal of Language, Learning, and Academic Writing. Retrieved from https://wac.colostate.edu/atd/articles/haswell2006.cfm.
Reid, E. S., (ND). A Tree Falling in the Forest: Helping Students “Hear” and Use Your Comments. Faculty Focus Special Report. Effective Strategies for Improving College Teaching and Learning. Retrieved from https://www.facultyfocus.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/FF-Special-Report-Effective-Strategies-Revised2017.pdf.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
Link: http://www.educatorstechnology.com/.
AllThingsPLC. (2006). About PLC's. Retrieved from http://www.allthingsplc.info/about/aboutPLC.php
Hord, S. M. (1997). Professional learning communities: Communities of continuous inquiry and improvement. SEDL. Retrieved from http://www.sedl.org/pubs/change34/plc-cha34.pdf
Agrifoglio, R. (2015). Communities of practice. In Preservation through community of practice (pp. 25-46). Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-22234-9_2.
AllThingsPLC. (2006). About PLC's. Retrieved from http://www.allthingsplc.info/about/aboutPLC.php.
Botha, A., Kourie, D., & Snyman, R. (2008). Environment: Knowledge management and knowledge management technology. Oxford, UK: Chandos Publishing.
Hord, S. M. (1997). Professional learning communities: Communities of continuous inquiry and improvement. SEDL. Retrieved from http://www.sedl.org/pubs/change34/plc-cha34.pdf
The link is http://www.teachingonthenet.org/courses/certified_online_instructor/index.cfm .
This CoP will be helpful because I will be able to keep updates on resources.
The link is http://www.elearninglearning.com/learning-management-system/.
http://www.elearninglearning.com/learning-management-system/?open-article-id=3344496&article-title=top-5-benefits-of-using-a-learning-management-system&blog-domain=elearningbrothers.com&blog-title=elearning-brothers.
http://blog.tesol.org/lets-all-be-connected-educators/.
BE, T. (2017). What is a community of practice? | Wenger-Trayner. [online] Wenger-trayner.com. Available at: http://wenger-trayner.com/resources/what-is-a-community-of-practice/.
Hernandez, A. (2017). Current Communities of Practice - Association of Science - Technology Centers. [online] Association of Science - Technology Centers. Available at: http://www.astc.org/professional-development/communities-of-practice/current-communities-of-practice/.
McDermott, R. (2000) “Knowing in Community: 10 Critical Success Factors in Building Communities of Practice” at http://www.co-i-l.com/coil/knowledge-garden/cop/knowing.shtml.
http://teachinghistory.org/best-practices

YouTube Creators
YouTube Creators offer tutorials and courses on creating your own YouTube video channel. Their course, Building an educational channel on YouTube, is easy and very helpful to create your video. Content is what will engage your learners, depending on your goal there are categories that may be helpful when planning to create your video. Edutainment, education and entertainment, this category is fun and memorable. Straightforward education and answers – sharing how-to academic subjects or curriculum-based category are often teachers and experts in their area of education sharing their knowledge. Skill-based learning – teaching skills to enhance careers, maybe from a profession in the field that specializes in skill-based learning. The goal of learning through a YouTube educational video would be to “inspire, inform, or empower viewers to advance or change their careers” (YouTube, 2017). Instructors could use YouTube to discuss in depth an assignment, or create a tutorial video. Students can use YouTube to create projects to share with their instructor and other students. Having a visual of a person can build a connection and encourage a student to watch and interact more with the instructor. Creating a video and uploading your video to YouTube is easy and free to use. Your channel can be made public, so anyone can use your video as a resource, and you are now connected globally. Through the comments section, you may receive questions, suggestions, and links to other information. Hopefully, you will inspire others to share their knowledge as well.
https://www.youtube.com/yt/creators/
Presentation Tools
Twiddla

Collaboration & Communication Tools
Google Hangout
Teacher-Student - Teacher-Student Communication
Google a communication tool but a reviews and a brainstorming session.sessions. Having the link invite. Google Hangouts are free to use.
https://hangouts.google.com/
Google Docs
Within Google Docs you will find four tools under one roof, Sheets, Docs, Slides, and Forms. Google docs can be accessed anywhere online and through any device, laptop, tablet, or phone. Students and Instructors can work together on Docs, Sheets, and Slides in real time. A group can be working collaboratively together on a project from anywhere and see the edits and comments that others are creating. Google Docs can be shared with anyone, it is not limited to Gmail users only. All work and changes are automatically saved which is amazing when you are on the go or in a hurry and forgot to save your file to your hard drive. There is also the ability to see older versions of your docs, who created them and the dates they were created. Forms are a great way for an Instructor to create a survey for students to learn more about them and their learning styles. A poll might be created to find out a groups availability to meet or learn students’ knowledge on a topic. Sheets can be used for a group to track progress, assign tasks and create a chart. Using Google Docs is free with a Gmail account.
https://www.google.com/docs/about/
Corkboard
easy through sms,SMS, email, or app. Users are able tocan collaborate on to discuss thea group topic. real time. Corkboard is free to use.
http://www.corkboard.it/how_corkboard_works
YouTube Creators
YouTube Creators offer tutorials and courses on creating your own YouTube video channel. Their course, Building an educational channel on YouTube, is easy and very helpful to create your video. Content is what will engage your learners, depending on your goal there are categories that may be helpful when planning to create your video. Edutainment, education and entertainment, this category is fun and memorable. Straightforward education and answers – sharing how-to academic subjects or curriculum-based category are often teachers and experts in their area of education sharing their knowledge. Skill-based learning – teaching skills to enhance careers, maybe from a profession in the field that specializes in skill-based learning. The goal of learning through a YouTube educational video would be to “inspire, inform, or empower viewers to advance or change their careers” (YouTube, 2017). Instructors could use YouTube to discuss in depth an assignment, or create a tutorial video. Students can use YouTube to create projects to share with their instructor and other students. Having a visual of a person can build a connection and encourage a student to watch and interact more with the instructor. Creating a video and uploading your video to YouTube is easy and free to use. Your channel can be made public, so anyone can use your video as a resource, and you are now connected globally. Through the comments section, you may receive questions, suggestions, and links to other information. Hopefully, you will inspire others to share their knowledge as well.
Presentation Tools
Twiddla
An online whiteboard that allows instructors and students have remote a tutoring session. Instructors can markup graphics, photos, or use a blank canvas to create their presentations to share with their students. Twiddla is free and you don’t have to sign up to use their service. There are no downloads or plug-ins needed to utilize Twiddla. This tool would be great for creating an engaging visual presentation for students.
https://www.twiddla.com/
Slideshare
SlideShare
With Slideshare,SlideShare, a dynamic it.
https://www.slideshare.net/
Powtoon – Animation Presentation Software
Instructors and students can create animated presentations and videos that are engaging and fun to watch. There is an app for educators to use and has been proven to be a more effective way of learning compared to a regular video or PowerPoint presentation. To create your video, they offer a drag and drop template that is scripted and ready to use, this saves time and effort. Powtoon is used by large companies to engage their employees, some of those organizations are Google, eBay, Starbucks, Apple, Target, and MasterCard. This is a great tool for a teacher introduction or to use for a Syllabus. The animation and music are engaging and different from your average video recording.
https://www.powtoon.com/home/
Task Management Tools
Freecdamp
Freedcamp is a task manager for professional and personal task tracking. A simple task list can be created, and subtasks added. Your task lists are private, and the service is free. There are several different viewing options, Kanban board, and Gantt Chart. The Kanban board lets you manage tasks by dragging them into completion columns. The Gantt Chart gives you a bird’s eye view, so you can easily change plans if needed. Freedcamp offers many tools to use with your task lists. Sorting options, reordering your projects, filtering and search options and shortcuts to easily find your tasks. This would be a great tool to keep track of when assignments are due and using subtasks for what each assignment needs. This assignment is a perfect example. I needed to find 10 Web 2.0 tools, so my initial task is just this, then my subtasks are the tools that I find.
https://freedcamp.com/
Group Work
Slack
be uploaded intoto a channel and once they are in Slack, use.
https://slack.com/
NowComment
NowComment is a collaboration and discussion tool for instructor and students. Instructors can create an online discussion for their students. Students may be more inclined to communicate virtually. Collaboration can go a step further than the general class discussion. Through NowComment details can be discussed, other findings and resources shared. Instructors can sort our comments by student’s names and dates which helps them evaluate their overall participation. Documents can also be uploaded to group project work and/or peer reviews on assignments. NowComment is a free tool to use.
https://nowcomment.com/

Google Hangouts is not just a communication but a collaboration tool as well. Google Hangout allows instructors and students to connect for a one-to-one session for homework help or a small group through a video chat. In instructor may come across multiple students having the same questions, using a hangout would be a great opportunity to connect this small group to answer similar questions and create a space for the group to interact with each other and the instructor. Students can use google hangout for peer reviews and a brainstorming session. Having the group together can inspire ideas and give a space to share articles, and creative discussions. Almost everyone has a Gmail account and/or connected to a Google application which makes it easy to access a Hangout right through your email or through a link invite.
https://hangouts.google.com/
Corkboard
Is a unique tool that allows users to post notes, websites and locations on their corkboard. Posting is easy through sms, email, or an iPhone app. Users are able to collaborate on a corkboard. Multiple users on one cork board will share posts across the group. Notifications can be enabled so you can get an alert for when a new posting has been added. Students can use cork board for group discussions to discuss the group topic. Pictures can be posted and shared and commented on in real time.
Presentation Tools
Twiddla
Group Work
Slack
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https://slack.com/

Google Hangout
Teacher-Student Communication
creative discussions.
Almost Almost everyone has
https://hangouts.google.com/
Presentation Tools