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Blog | Smart Teaching. (2011). Retrieved July 1, 2011, from Smart Teaching - Online Teaching Certificates - Become a Teacher: []


 * The Smart Teaching Blog is a self-proclaimed source for "Industrial Strength Knowledge for the Creative Mind." Though not updated since late 2008, the contents remain poignant and address a wide range of topics from SAT preparation to open source courseware targeted at the improvement of teaching. Posts are substantive and often include dozens of linked resources, increasing the overall value and supporting the content.

Rutledge, T. (2011, March). English Language Arts Video Blog. Retrieved July 1, 2011, from English Language Arts Video Blog: [|http://elavideoblog.blogspot.com]


 * The English Language Arts Video Blog is a product of the mind of Arizona State University sophomore Tiffany Rutledge. The English major collects and shares video elements from elsewhere on the Web and compiles them into a series of Video-Blog (vlog) posts targeted at common Language Arts instructional challenges including public speaking suggestions, listening skills, literary terminology, writing improvement and several others. The vlog appears to have actively updated only during March of 2011 but continues to hold a practical and useful collection of varied video resources.

Medical Students, N. Y. (2009, July). @medupdates. Retrieved July 1, 2011, from Medicine and Health:[|http://twitter.com/#!/medupdates]


 * Students creating a resource for other students establishes strong appeal for the Medicine and Health (medupdates) Twitter feed. New York medical students tweet several times a week identifying the most interesting, controversial and/or applicable news impacting the medical community, including their classmates, future peers and constituents. The tweets, though tapering off in July of 2009, were frequent and relevant.

Show-Me Academy, Inc. (2008). Retrieved July 1, 2011, from Show-Me Academy - Free Video Training Tutorials: []


 * Show-Me Academy is a collection of screencast videos offering instruction on various popular features of Microsoft Excel 2007 and Internet Explorer. The videos, many of which are cross-listed on Youtube, are of appropriate length and format to offer targeted guidance on critical tasks in both applications. The titles are intuitive, the recording and narration is of high quality and the resolution is easily viewed b most users.