I've had several faculty ask me about a good online tool for scheduling face-to-face student conferences, and I found that of the tools I looked at, Acuity Scheduling worked the best. I like that the student doesn't need an account, and that the interface for selecting a day and time for the appointment is the cleanest.

• Handout: How to Set Up and Use Acuity Scheduling 

You may remember using Doodle in a previous workshop (Session#7), but since then, the site has added the capability of limiting responses to one per time slot offered -- perfect if you want to avoid "double-booking" in student conferences. Doodle's interface isn't as clean for the student trying to make an appointment, but it's easy to use, and you don't have to register for an account to set up the sign-up for your students.

• Handout: Using Doodle to create a student conference sign-up.

I don't even teach a writing class, and I find student citations can be somewhat... challenged. EasyBib allows the student to enter a web source, and it creates the citation in the selected format (MLA, APA, or Chicago). Try it!

• Handout: Using EasyBib

Want to do your part to help with Maricopa's paper reduction commitment? Try PrintWhatYouLike, which enables you to select certain parts of a web page to print. For a brief intro on how to use it, watch this EduTecher video (or use this handout as a guide):

Now take a few minutes to try PrintWhatYouLike for yourself!

iPadio allows you to call in from any phone to make a recording -- AND it creates a transcript of the recording for you! Here is the link to some sample "phlogs" (phonelogs) that I have created:

http://www.ipadio.com/phlogs/mjmfoodie

Here's a handout to get you started.

Join.me is an INSANELY easy way to share your computer screen with collaborators -- with a simple click of the "Share" button on the Join.me site, you create a shareable link that others can use so that they can see your computer screen on their computers.

ACTIVITY: Find yourself a partner!

• One of you will be the Moderator - use the "Moderating a Join.me Session" handout. Here are your tasks:
• Create a Join.me session to share your screen.
• Invite your partner to participate in the session.
• Open the chat dialogue box, and begin the dialogue.
• Share control of your screen with your partner. 
• Take back control of the screen.
• Share a file with your partner (just select an image file from the computer you are working on).
• When you and your partner have completed all of your tasks, end the session.

• One of you will be the Participant  - use the "Participating in a Join.me Session" handout. Here are your tasks:
  
• Once the moderator has given you the session information (i.e., the 9-digit session code), join the session.
• Open the chat dialogue box, and chat with your partner.
• Zoom in on the screen being shared with you.
• When the moderator has shared control with you, practice navigating your partner's screen.
• Your partner will take back the control; now request control from the moderator.
• Share a file with your partner (just select an image file from the computer you are working on).
• Exit the session.

When you have finished your session, it's time to switch roles -- the partner that previously was the Moderator will become the Participant, and the former participant now becomes the moderator.  Once again, each person needs to complete the tasks assigned to his/her role before the session is ended.

DISCUSSION:

Now that each of you has had a chance to step into both roles, how might you use Join.me to facilitate learning in your courses?

The most-asked question we get after showing people join.me is whether there is a way to record the meeting? LiveMinutes does just that. Here's a handout to get you started!

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