Techonology in Education Archives
January-February 2012
Online Research Management Software
Discover the free online research management and collaboration tool that the New York Times proclaimed is "throw[ing] open the doors to academic data." Mendeley is a a free reference manager and academic social network that can help you organize your research, collaborate with others online, and discover the latest research. Some of the features include bibliography generators, easy collaboration with other research peers online, easy paper importing, discovereable research on similar topics, 1 GB of free storage for backup, and on the go options with mobile apps. Click here to learn more about Mendeley and how you can start organizing and sharing your research today.
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Webinars
Wolfram|Alpha is a free online computational knowledge engine that generates answers to questions in real time by doing computations on its own vast internal knowledge base. Click here to learn more about the ways that Wolfram|Alpha is being used in classrooms.
View the YouTube recording of
Yoshiwara, Bruce. "What can I do with Wolfram Alpha (And what are my students doing that I need to know about)?" American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges. Webinar. June 2011.
See how students at Chicago State University use Wolfgram|Alpha. Click on the video gallery on the right side of the page.