Q: What do you use to check student assignments for plagiarism?

A: There is Plagiarism Checker Tool: http://www.plagiarismchecker.com/help-authors.php

You can download it for free: http://www.plagiarismchecker.com/

Check Turnitin  - it worth to pay for effectiveness if you don't have LMS system with integrated tools.

Q: I’ve noticed that some people are using a service called “brainshark” for their audio slideshows. Do you have any information about it?

A: You can narrate your PowerPoint presentation easily by signing up for a free account at brainshark.com.

This service is like Adobe presenter, allowing you to add narration to your presentation and then store it in the cloud. Your presentation is always editable and you will have a link that you can put in your emails, websites and blackboard shells. A couple of caveats.... Since your narrated copy of your presentation is stored on their service, you should consider what to do should their service go away.   

Retrieved from: ASU UTO Meeting Minutes

Q: In order to find valuable information about people and business, students required to perform search on Internet. Can you share some technical tips to make this search safer and less time-consuming?

A: There are many articles in PCWorld that could help. Here is one tip from Sarah Purewal: 
How to Run an Online Background Check for Free:
 "You can also use site-specific searches if you're looking for someone within a school or business. For example: site:pcworld.com "sarah jacobsson purewal" will give a list of search results found only in the PCWorld.com domain." More

Q: I have videos in my course for students to watch in preparation to the next class. I have to summarize the video's content in class because I am not sure that students were watching the videos. Is a "flipped classroom" approach effective?

A: A new study from the Stanford Graduate School of Education flips upside down the notion that students learn best by first independently reading texts or watching online videos before coming to class to engage in hands-on projects. Studying a particular lesson, the Stanford researchers showed that when the order was reversed, students' performances improved substantially. More

Q: The mobile learning seems to be attractive to students in my class. It is easier for them to stay connected while working on a group assignment online. What mobile app would you recommend which is safe to use in a classroom environment?

A: I would recommend ooVoo app - it is free and user-friendly video chat. It can handle up to 12 people at a time. The alternatives are listed here.

Q: I'd like to boost my course to make more relevant to technology my students use (like iPhone or iPad). What platform would be a most modern one with the less challenging learning curve?

A: I would recommend iTunes U app. It gives you access to enormous resources and makes it easy to manage. You can build your course in it in private/public format. It is not an LMS. It has been designed to enhance students/instructor interactions in the flipped classroom or online setting. More

Q: My class is heavy on a video content. Is it any platform available to perform an inside-video search?

A: Panopto is a helpful video platform. You can use it to do recording, broadcasting and inside-video search. The alternatives are listed here