Responding+to+ACE+Units+Needs

Below are tools that can be used to answer some of your needs and questions. Please add more in the discussion section.Information session on any of these internally are possible with individuals within our own staff willing to share their experiences, several people within the university have offered to assist us, and I can assist in any way you need help. Please contact Pam Burish, pburish@nd.edu if you are interested in information and/or training sessions. List others you would like to see in the discussion area.

**Learning the Ropes**

 * Social Networking Tools 101: What is the difference between a blog, a wiki, and a ning? Which serves what purpose?

**Marketing and Communication**

 * Newsletters and Email to Mass groups can be organized in [|Mail Chimp]. This may be a tool to use for recruitment and communication purposes.

Professional Development

 * TechSmith is one tool possibly to use for developing professional development segments.

Developing Our Own Curriculum

 * The University of Notre Dame has collections of digital works in theology, saints, and more that can be tapped and developed into courses or informational nuggets for our ACE teachers and Catholic schools to use.
 * Moodle is a tool used within some K - 12 schools. Learn more about options for OWC in the 'Possible Online Curriculum Development Options' link in side bar

Web Design Issues

 * See Working with the Web link on the side bar -- does include information about working with Facebook.