<p>Bonni Stachowiak shares about a few things she&#8217;s doing over Spring break to recharge. Spoiler alert: It is mostly all about getting caught up and staying caught up for me.</p>
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<h1>Podcast notes</h1>
<h3>Differing perspectives on Spring break</h3>
<p>a) give assignments for students to work on over the break<br />
b) grade student work<br />
c) recharge/refresh for the rest of the semester</p>
<h2>Efficiency</h2>
<h3>Sign ups</h3>
<ul>
<li><a title="Doodle" href="http://doodle.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Doodle</a></li>
<li><a title="The best day" href="http://thebestday.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Best Day</a></li>
<li><a title="Time Trade" href="http://timetrade.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Time Trade</a></li>
<li>Google forms</li>
</ul>
<h3>Grading</h3>
<ul>
<li><a title="Mac Power Users episode 240" href="http://5by5.tv/mpu/240" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mac Power Users episode 240</a></li>
<li><a title="TurnItIn iPad app" href="http://turnitin.com/en_us/features/ipad" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">TurnItIn iPad app</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Answering student questions</h3>
<ul>
<li>Forum set up just for Q&amp;A (invite students to post questions there)</li>
<li>Screenshots (<a title="SnagIt" href="http://snagit.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">SnagIt</a>)</li>
<li>Screencast (<a title="Tapes App" href="https://usetapes.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tapes app</a> &#8211; beware the 60 minute monthly limit, <a title="SnagIt" href="http://snagit.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">SnagIt</a>, <a title="Screenflow" href="http://www.telestream.net/screenflow/overview.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Screenflow</a> or <a title="Camtasia" href="http://camtasia.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Camtasia</a>)</li>
</ul>
<h2>What about you?</h2>
<p>Recharge, refresh for Spring break?</p>
<p>Leave a message at: 949-38-learn.</p>
<h2>Recommendations</h2>
<p>Recharge &#8211; <a title="Kindle Voyage" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GDQDRPK/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00GDQDRPK&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=innovatelearn-20&amp;linkId=RVGNRK3LBZLVZ5XK" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kindle Voyage</a></p>
<h2>Closing credits</h2>
<p>Please call 949-38-LEARN to record a message about your Spring break recommendations and / or ideas beyond what I spoke about on this episode.</p>

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Thank you for checking out the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. This is the space where we explore the art and science of being more effective at facilitating learning. We also share ways to increase our personal productivity, so we can have more peace in our lives and be even more present for our students.