Distance Learning, mLearning, Digital Education, Technology

Susan Gilbert shares four cool social media tools.

Neil Patel suggests 15 content collaboration tools worth a look. Several may be new to you.

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best team, best tools; best team, better tools.better content no brainer

Great list of business and social media productivity tools from Forbes. Recommended reading.  9/10

Great list of business and social media productivity tools from Forbes. Recommended reading.  9/10

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Cool tool worth a look for DIY video.

Are you looking for resources that provide "copyright friendly" images, audio and video for your learners? This post, by Richard Byrne, provides six resources. Each one provides access to materials that are in the public domain.

* The Moving Image Archive. This is part of the Internet Archive and includes over 1.7 million clips.

* The Public Domain Review is a project of the Open Knowledge Foundation and provides access to images, books, films, audio recording and essays.

* The Free Music Archive (FMA) provides access to free music. This collection is curated and provides a range of genres.

* Sound Gator provides free sound effects. Do you need the sound of a horn honking, or whipped cream coming out of a can?  This is a great place to go.

* Pixabay and the Morgue File are both great places to search for images. The Morgue File is a collection of photos, and Pixabay provides high-resolution images in the public domain.

Byrne provides additional details on each of these six resources in the post. Click through to learn more.

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Tools like this (especially free tools) really help online educators bring classes alive!

Must haves for your swocial media, blogging toolbox.

screencastomatic the easiest way to capture your screen add voice and publish a mp4 video or simply a video onto you Youtube video.

Great reminder to back up your social media material and useful tips on how to do it right from Kristi Hines.

There's one constant across all social media tools: change. Learn what's new and how communication and marketing professionals can make use of these 5 tools.

There's one constant across all social media tools: change. Learn what's new and how communication and marketing professionals can make use of these 5 tools.

"Hashtagging on Facebook should be as important now as it is on Instagram and Twitter."

These tech tools offer the teacher a wide array of options that can serve a multitude of purposes. In this article you can find a list of technologies this teacher has utilized and the tasks that they offer. From video creation, to word sharing, to primary sources this article offers an abundance of great information for any teacher, but really plays to the success of the social studies teacher.

Technology integration for social studies

I am supporting a social studies teacher integrate technology in her classroom  

Great Google tips and tools worth taking for a test drive in your social media projects.

Casey Ark highlights 14 free stock photo sources. Highly recommended for bloggers, marketers and content marketing pros 10/10

Thanks to Doug Hall for sharing this article.

So useful for bloggers

Images are important to use throughout a websites content but finding great photos can eat-up a lot of time.  Images help attract reader attention by breaking up text and providing visualization.  Adding images will improve also your SEO if a targeted keyword is included into the alt text.  I found the fourteen websites listed above to be extremely useful resources, which I will definitely be of use in the near future!