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Online Teaching Strategies
Online teachers continually expand their repertoire of skills and techniques to reach their learners. In this section, we offer you some ideas, strategies, and activities that you can adapt for your own online classroom.

Audio/Video Conferencing

Video Conferencing - nice overview article on using video in distance learning
Louis Armstrong - good lesson plan example using audio!

Blogs

An Introduction to Blogger - A short video clip demonstrating how to get started with blogging using Blogger.com.

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Building Community

How to Build an Online Community
Online Community Toolkit
Yahoo Groups  
Google Groups  
The Virtual Community, Howard Rheingold  

Chat

How to Use Blackboard Communication Tools
Teachers.net: Special Education Chat Board
NASA Chat
ePals.com Classroom Exchange>Examples of Chat in the Classroom
Flexible Education - excellent site shows strategies, strengths & weaknesses
Using Chat in Teaching - pdf discussing setting up a good chat

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Discussion Forums

Flexible Education - excellent site shows strategies, strengths & weaknesses
Causes of the Civil War - detailed middle school lesson plan showing online activities
Web Discussion Forums in Teaching & Learning
- interesting article

Email

Flexible Education- excellent site shows strategies, strengths & weaknesses
Emailing for Homework Help - lesson plan to teach kids how to email safely for help
Email Projects for Class
ePals - Classroom exchange keypals

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General

Flexible Education - matrix  set of general teaching strategies used in online environments
NoteStar Useful research and communication tool for both students and instructors
Principles of Online Design  
Writing Lessons Plans  
Write a Lesson Plan Guide  
What to Consider When Writing a Lesson Plan  
Directory of Sample Lesson Plans  

Hybrid Learning

Basic Info on Hybrid Courses
Pedagogy of Hybrid Courses
U of Wisconson Hybrid Course Website
Blended Learning
Hybrid Models (interesting graphic to explore hybrid options, click the "next" button)
Selected Readings on Hybrid Courses

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Online Course Examples

"Online Teaching" at BSU - enter this live class as a guest, click on preview
Online Art Class - preview a sample of their classes

Survey Tools

Flexible Education - excellent site shows strategies, strengths & weaknesses

Wikis

Video: Wikis in Plain English - An amusing and very useful video introduction to using Wikis.

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If you have an effective strategy or activity you'd like to add to our expanding list, send us a note!



 

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Boise State University