Interesting article about an app called "ConnectYard" that allows students and teachers to communicate no matter what tool they each prefer to use - email, facebook or twitter.
"If students prefer interacting through text messages or on Facebook and Twitter, they can send messages to their professors this way. In turn, professors can receive and send responses however they prefer – and typically, that’s through email, according to ConnectYard CEO Donald Doane. “Faculty isn’t always keen on adopting new technology and many don’t want to encroach on the personal space of students on social networking sites,” Doane told Mashable. “ConnectYard allows students and professors to interact on the platforms they prefer to use. If a teacher cancels a class and sends an email to students, some students might choose to receive the message as a text or Facebook post instead.” Students can also respond to messages on whatever platform they choose. If they are on Facebook and send an email to their professor about a class, the professor can receive it through email. “We wanted to give students and faculty an easy way to reach each other and interact without having anyone change their communication habits,” Doane said. “We’ve had great success with it so far and more institutions are jumping on board.” Here's the link to ConnectYard's page: http://www1.connectyard.com/ Michael Michael A. Britt, Ph.D. [email protected] http://www.ThePsychFiles.com Twitter: mbritt --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=15007 or send a blank email to leave-15007-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
