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This is a tool to use with the student. This is a HUGE factor in student participation. I know when I took online classes and the first person posted, if I realized my answer was different then I waited for others to post thinking that I was way off base.

Thank you,

Dr. Davis

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Limitation to Tweeting and Facebook

Just like any other networking site, Facebook does have length requirements when it comes to writing on the wall, status, message and comment sections. For instance, private messaging is used as an email within Facebook. Private messaging can come as an instant message (chat), or a regular email-type message. For instant messaging, there is a 5000 character limit. Regular messaging provides also 5000 character limit.

A Facebook status is another area that has a character limit as well. The limit for the status has been raised to 63,206 characters. Previously, it was 5,000 but it has been raised 12… >>>

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Online learning

An effective learning can happen only if the content is up to the mark and meets the end user requirements. The learners must be able to satisfy their question â€˜Whatâ€™s in it for me?â€™ A positive answer to this question will ensure an acceptance of the content and an intended learning from it. The content must not be too long, the best practice is to break it into small chunks and present it along with relevant media assets.

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The Audience is the focus

When you speak to a crowd, communicating effectively means that your delivery is positive and confident so that your message comes across effectively. Use the tips in the following list to convey your points: Speak up so others can easily hear you, especially in group situations. Make your message as concise as possible; wordiness is not needed or wanted. Use language in the best way possible to make your points.

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Tips on communication

Communicating effectively involves not only speaking well, but listening well, too. Active-listening tools, such as those in the following list, help you hold up your end of a successful conversation or discussion. Concentrate on what the speaker has to say. Listen for content and emotion to understand the entire message. Maintain steady eye contact so speakers know your attention is with them. Reflect back with verbal feedback to confirm your understanding of the message.

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Communication

No matter your age, background, or experience, effective communication is a skill you can learn. The greatest leaders of all time are also fantastic communicators and orators. In fact, communications is one of the most popular college degrees today; people recognize the value of a truly efficient communicator. With a little self-confidence and knowledge of the basics, you'll be able to get your point across in no time.

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Writing Skills

When I lived in Chandler, Ariz., I was blessed to have found Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe. The owners schedule writing workshops throughout the year. Not only did I meet fellow aspiring authors, I met published authors who would share writing tips and tricks such as the importance of using an outline, whether you write fiction or nonfiction. Writer's conferences and workshops are good places to meet editors, literary agents, publishers, and other writers. You can take a class or two and improve your writing skills in no time, and the contacts you make are invaluable to your career.

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Customizing students output

I would provide students with an anecdote about the implications of substandard writing or the value of good writing. For example, you may talk about a job candidate who missed selection due to his or her poor writing. (Motivation)

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Conventional Teaching

I think that its a traditional usage by teachers to prepare a written test.... Suppose that you were administrating test in your classroom. How would you prepare a student's work in a timely manner... However, constructing good items is time consuming and it is ineffective to measure. Davis

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Alternative Assessments

Student performance on assessments can be measured in two very different ways, both of which are important. Achievement describes the absolute levels attained by students in their end-of-year tests. Growth, in contrast, describes the progress in test scores made over the school year. In the past, students and schools have been ranked solely according to achievement. The problem with this method is that achievement is highly linked to the socioeconomic status of a student's family. For example, according to Educational Testing Service, SAT scores rise with every $10,000 of family income. This should not be surprising since all the variables… >>>