Best Practices for Communication in the VLE
Build Relationships with Students
Daily Announcements
News Feed
Profile
User Profile
Settings
Profile Picture
Introductory Survey
Survey Tool
Embed/Link Google Form
On-Going Feedack
Put Yourself Out There!
Teacher Videos
Embedding Videos
Linking to Videos
Youtube
Viewpure
Screencast-o-matic
D2L Mail
Personal eMail
Formal and Informal eMail
Timely Communication
Daily Connection
News
Activity Feed
Pager
Office Hours
Create Widgets
Informal Discussion or eMail
Clear Understanding
Calendar
Dropbox
Due Dates
Meaningful Feedback
Grader App
Video / Audio
Active Participant
Participate in Discussions
Awards!
Awards Tool
Increase the importance of non-textual information
Add visuals
Infographics
Mindomo
Add Videos
Embedded YouTube Player
USeeYou Video Conferencing
Evaluation
Grader App
Handwritten Comments or Annotations
Audio & Video Feedback
Grader App
Video Assignments
Live Virtual
Hangouts, Adobe Connect, etc.
Better utilize the Discussions Tool
Blogging/Vlogging
Forum Heading & Description
Peer Review or Collaboration
Groups Tool
Discussion Tool
Assignments Tool (Dropbox)
Collaborative Documents
Evaluate
Set up Evaluation
Connecting to Grades Tool
Add Some Bling
Orientation Module
Videos
Image, Audio, Video, YouTube, and Embed
Timely Communication
Immediate
Pager
24 Hours
D2L Mail
Daily
News Feed
Checklist Tool
Convenience
Settings
Notifications
Subscribe to Discussions
D2L Mail
Classlist
Groups
Groups Tool
Embed Twitter
Group Hangouts
synchronous activities